Blanche Arundell, Baroness Arundell of Wardour
The Dowager Lady Arundell of Wardour | |
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Engraving of Lady Arundell of Wardour by Edward Scriven after an unknown artist | |
| Known for | Defender of Wardour Castle |
| Born | Blanche Somerset 1583 |
| Died | 28 October 1649 (aged 65–66) Winchester, Hampshire, England |
| Buried | Tisbury, Wiltshire, England |
| Noble family | Somerset (by birth) Arundell (by marriage) |
| Spouse(s) | Thomas Arundell, 2nd Baron Arundell of Wardour |
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Blanche Arundell, Dowager Baroness Arundell of Wardour (née Lady Blanche Somerset; 1583 or c. 1584 – 28 October 1649) was an English noblewoman, known as the defender of Wardour Castle, that she defended for nearly a week with just 25 men and her maidservants against a force of 1,300.