Anne Seymour, Countess of Warwick

This article is about Anne Dudley née Seymour. For her sister-in-law Anne Dudley, see Anne Russell, Countess of Warwick.
For other people named Anne Seymour, see Anne Seymour (disambiguation).

Lady Anne Seymour
Countess of Warwick
Born1538
DiedFebruary 1588
Spouse(s)John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick
Sir Edward Unton
IssueHenry Unton
FatherEdward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
MotherAnne Stanhope

Anne Dudley (née Seymour) Countess of Warwick (1538–1588[1]) was a writer during the sixteenth century in England, along with her sisters Lady Margaret Seymour and Lady Jane Seymour.[1] 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 her cousin, Edward VI. Being educated by the French humanist and poet, Nicholas Denisot, Anne Seymour with her sisters Margaret and Jane composed 103 Latin distichs for the tomb of Marguerite de Navarre, which were published in France as Hecatodistichon. The first edition of March 1550 was followed by a second in 1551, containing significant alterations.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Jane Stevenson: "Seymour, Lady Jane (1541–1561)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 (subscription required) Retrieved 2010-04-04