Anne Dudley, Countess of Warwick
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Anne Dudley Countess of Warwick (1538–1588) was a writer during the sixteenth century in England, along with her sisters Lady Margaret Seymour
and Lady Jane Seymour
.
She was the eldest daughter of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
, who from 1547–1549 was the Lord Protector
of England during the minority of Anne's first cousin, Edward VI.
, the eldest son of the Duke of Northumberland
. King Edward VI was present at the festivities. The match was intended as an expression of renewed amity between the young people's fathers, who were political rivals, but the peace would not last.
After the Lady Jane Grey
episode in 1553, Anne's husband, now Earl of Warwick, was imprisoned in the Tower of London
. He died of a prolonged illness in 1554.
Anne Seymour's second husband was Sir Edward Unton KB
(1534–1582), a Member of Parliament
. Their sons included Edward Unton
MP. and Sir Henry Unton
(1558–1596), who became a diplomat. The Countess, from 1566, suffered from recurring bouts of madness, and in 1582 was declared a lunatic
. Some of the interests in her lands were assigned to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
, her former brother-in-law. She was placed in the custody of her son, Henry Unton. Anne Seymour died in February 1588 and was buried at Faringdon
in Berkshire
(now Oxfordshire
).
Lady Margaret Seymour
Lady Margaret Seymour was an influential writer during the sixteenth century in England, along with her sisters, Anne Seymour, Countess of Warwick and Lady Jane Seymour. She was the daughter of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, who from 1547 was the Lord Protector of England after the death of...
and Lady Jane Seymour
Lady Jane Seymour
Lady Jane Seymour was an influential writer during the sixteenth century in England, along with her sisters, Lady Margaret Seymour and Anne Seymour, Countess of Warwick. She was the daughter of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, who from 1547 was the Lord Protector of England after the death of...
.
She was the eldest daughter of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl of Hertford, 1st Viscount Beauchamp of Hache, KG, Earl Marshal was Lord Protector of England in the period between the death of Henry VIII in 1547 and his own indictment in 1549....
, who from 1547–1549 was the Lord Protector
Lord Protector
Lord Protector is a title used in British constitutional law for certain heads of state at different periods of history. It is also a particular title for the British Heads of State in respect to the established church...
of England during the minority of Anne's first cousin, Edward VI.
Marriages
On 3 June 1550 Anne Seymour was married to John Dudley, Viscount LisleJohn Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick
John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick, KG, KB was an English nobleman and the heir of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, leading minister and de facto ruler under Edward VI of England from 1550–1553. As his father's career progressed, John Dudley respectively assumed his father's former...
, the eldest son of the Duke of Northumberland
John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, KG was an English general, admiral, and politician, who led the government of the young King Edward VI from 1550 until 1553, and unsuccessfully tried to install Lady Jane Grey on the English throne after the King's death...
. King Edward VI was present at the festivities. The match was intended as an expression of renewed amity between the young people's fathers, who were political rivals, but the peace would not last.
After the Lady Jane Grey
Lady Jane Grey
Lady Jane Grey , also known as The Nine Days' Queen, was an English noblewoman who was de facto monarch of England from 10 July until 19 July 1553 and was subsequently executed...
episode in 1553, Anne's husband, now Earl of Warwick, was imprisoned in the Tower of London
Tower of London
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space...
. He died of a prolonged illness in 1554.
Anne Seymour's second husband was Sir Edward Unton KB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(1534–1582), a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
. Their sons included Edward Unton
Edward Unton (captain)
Edward Unton was an English landowner and MP.He was the eldest son of Sir Edward Unton of Wadley, Berkshire and Anne, the daughter of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset and widow of John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick...
MP. and Sir Henry Unton
Henry Unton
iSir Henry Unton was an Elizabethan English diplomat.Henry was the second son of Sir Edward Unton of Wadley House, near Faringdon, Berkshire , his mother, Anne , being a daughter of Edward Seymour, duke of Somerset, the protector...
(1558–1596), who became a diplomat. The Countess, from 1566, suffered from recurring bouts of madness, and in 1582 was declared a lunatic
Lunatic
"Lunatic" is a commonly used term for a person who is mentally ill, dangerous, foolish, unpredictable; a condition once called lunacy. The word derives from lunaticus meaning "of the moon" or "moonstruck".-Lunar hypothesis:...
. Some of the interests in her lands were assigned to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, KG was an English nobleman and the favourite and close friend of Elizabeth I from her first year on the throne until his death...
, her former brother-in-law. She was placed in the custody of her son, Henry Unton. Anne Seymour died in February 1588 and was buried at Faringdon
Faringdon
Faringdon is a market town in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England. It is on the edge of the Thames Valley, between the River Thames and the Ridgeway...
in Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
(now Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
).