Anne Cecil

Anne Cecil
Countess of Oxford
Effigies of Anne and her mother. Anne's is on the raised shelf
Born5 December 1556
England
Died5 June 1588(1588-06-05) (aged 31)
BuriedWestminster Abbey
Spouse(s)
Issue
FatherWilliam Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
MotherMildred Cooke
OccupationMaid of Honour

Anne de Vere (née Cecil), Countess of Oxford (5 December 1556 – 5 June 1588) was the daughter of the statesman William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, chief adviser to Queen Elizabeth I of England, and the translator Mildred Cooke. In 1571 she became the first wife of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. She served as a Maid of Honour to Queen Elizabeth before her marriage.