Anne Cecil, Countess of Salisbury
British noble
About Anne Cecil, Countess of Salisbury
Lived 1693 – 1757 (aged 63).
Anne Cecil, Countess of Salisbury (9 August 1693 – 22 March 1757), She and her elder sister Catherine (later Viscountess Sondes) were friendly with Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea, whose poem "A Nocturnal Reverie" praises Anne. Anne was known to Anne Finch by the poetic pseudonym, "Lamira".
On 12 February 1709, Anne married the earl, who had succeeded his father in the earldom in 1694. They had four children:
The Countess Anne school in Hatfield, founded in 1735, was named after the countess, but the original charity school closed in 1912, to be replaced by the current Church of England school.
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Who was Anne Cecil, Countess of Salisbury?
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When was Anne Cecil, Countess of Salisbury born?
Anne Cecil, Countess of Salisbury was born on 9 August 1693.
When did Anne Cecil, Countess of Salisbury die?
Anne Cecil, Countess of Salisbury died on 22 March 1757.
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