Anne, Baroness Ockham
Welsh aristocrat and philanthropist
About Anne, Baroness Ockham
Anne King (c. 1688/9 – 1 July 1767) was a Welsh aristocrat and philanthropist.
Anne was the daughter of Richard Seys (or Seyes) of Boverton Court, Glamorgan, Wales. Her dowry was estimated to be at least £4000 (and some sources thought as much as £10,000) on the occasion of her marriage.
She married Peter King, a lawyer and politician who would later be made 1st Baron King, in September 1704.
She died on 1 July 1767.
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Welsh aristocrat and philanthropist
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