Anne North, Countess of Guilford

The Right Honourable The Countess of Guilford
Portrait of Lady North by Catherine Read[1]
Born	Anne Speke c. 1740 Ilminster, Somerset, Great Britain
Died	17 January 1797 (1797-01-18) (aged 56) Bushy House, London, Great Britain
Resting place	Church of All Saints, Wroxton
Nationality	English
Known for	Wife of the Prime Minister 1770–82
Spouse	Frederick North, Lord North ​ ​ (m. 1756; died 1792)​
Children	7, including George North, 3rd Earl of Guilford, Francis North, 4th Earl of Guilford and Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford
Parents	George Speke (father) Anne Speke (née Williams) (mother)

Anne North, Countess of Guilford (née Speke; 1740 – 17 January 1797) was an English woman of the 18th century, best known as the wife of Frederick, Lord North, who was Prime Minister of Great Britain between 1770 and 1782. During his term in office, she was known as "Lady North"; she became Countess of Guilford when her father-in-law died in 1790.