Anne Bourchier | |
|---|---|
| Baroness Dacre | |
| Born | 1470 England |
| Died | 29 September 1530 (aged 60) Herstmonceux Castle, Sussex |
| Noble family | Bourchier |
| Spouse(s) | Sir Thomas Fiennes, 8th Baron Dacre |
| Issue | Sir Thomas Fiennes Mary Fiennes John Fiennes |
| Father | Sir Humphrey Bourchier |
| Mother | Elizabeth Tilney |
| Occupation | Lady of the Bedchamber |
Anne Bourchier, Baroness Dacre (1470 – 29 September 1530) was an English noblewoman, the wife of Sir Thomas Fiennes, 8th Baron Dacre. Her stepfather was Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, which made Queen consort Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII of England, her niece. Her son-in-law was Henry Norris, who was executed for treason in 1536, as one of the alleged lovers of her niece, Queen Anne.
Anne Dacre was commemorated as one of the ladies in John Skelton's poem, Garlande of Laurrell, when the Poet Laureate was a guest in the Howard residence of Sheriff Hutton Castle.[1]
Anne was also styled as Lady Dacre of the South.
She was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Catherine of Aragon.