Biography of Anne Spencer Countess Dorset -1618

Paternal Family Tree: Spencer

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Donnington Countess Bath 1509-1561

Anne Spencer Countess Dorset was born to John Spencer and Katherine Kitson.

Before Oct 1545 [her father] John Spencer (age 21) and [her mother] Katherine Kitson (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Kitson and Margaret Donnington Countess Bath (age 36).

On 15 Aug 1560 Thomas Stanley 2nd Baron Monteagle (age 53) died at Hornby. His son [her future husband] William Stanley 3rd Baron Monteagle (age 32) succeeded 3rd Baron Monteagle. Anne Spencer Countess Dorset by marriage Baroness Monteagle.

In 1572 [her future husband] Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton (age 27) was created 1st Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire.

Before 1574 [her future husband] Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton (age 29) and Frances Hastings Baroness Compton (age 40) were married. She by marriage Baroness Compton of Compton in Warwickshire. She the daughter of Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon (age 62). He the son of Peter Compton and Anne Talbot Countess Pembroke (age 50). They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

In Feb 1580 [her future husband] Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset (age 19) and Margaret Howard (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk and Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk. He the son of Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset (age 44) and Cicely Baker Countess Dorset (age 45).

On 10 Nov 1581 [her future husband] William Stanley 3rd Baron Monteagle (age 53) died. His grandson William Parker 4th Baron Monteagle 14th Baron Marshal 13th Baron Morley (age 6) succeeded 4th Baron Monteagle.

After 10 Nov 1581 Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton (age 37) and Anne Spencer Countess Dorset were married. She by marriage Baroness Compton of Compton in Warwickshire. He the son of Peter Compton and Anne Talbot Countess Pembroke (age 58). He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

Around 1584 [her son] Henry Compton was born to [her husband] Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton (age 39) and Anne Spencer Countess Dorset.

On 08 Nov 1586 [her mother] Katherine Kitson (age 62) died.

On 08 Nov 1586 [her father] John Spencer (age 62) died. He was buried at St Mary and All Saints Church, Fotheringhay [Map].

On 10 Dec 1589 [her husband] Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton (age 45) died. His son William Compton 1st Earl of Northampton succeeded 2nd Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire.

Before 1591 [her future husband] William Stanley 3rd Baron Monteagle and Anne Leybourne (age 58) were married. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

In 1591 Anthony Maria Browne 2nd Viscount Montagu (age 16) and [her future sister-in-law] Jane Sackville Viscountess Montague (age 18) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Montagu. She the daughter of Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset (age 55) and Cicely Baker Countess Dorset (age 56).

After 1591 William Stanley 3rd Baron Monteagle and Anne Spencer Countess Dorset were married. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

On 04 Dec 1592 Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset (age 31) and Anne Spencer Countess Dorset were married. He the son of Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset (age 56) and Cicely Baker Countess Dorset (age 57).

Before 1601 Henry Neville 9th and 7th Baron Bergavenny (age 22) and [her sister-in-law] Mary Sackville (age 16) were married at Buckhurst Withyham. She the daughter of Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset (age 64) and Cicely Baker Countess Dorset (age 65).

After 1606 [her son] Thomas Compton and [her daughter-in-law] Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham (age 36) were married. He the son of Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton and Anne Spencer Countess Dorset.

Before 1608 [her son-in-law] Henry Mordaunt 4th Baron Mordaunt (age 41) and [her daughter] Margaret Compton Baroness Mordaunt were married. She by marriage Baroness Mordaunt. She the daughter of Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton and Anne Spencer Countess Dorset.

On 19 Apr 1608 [her father-in-law] Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset (age 72) died suddenly at the council table, having apparently suffered a stroke. His funeral was held at Westminster Abbey [Map]. He was buried in the Sackville Chapel St Michael's Church Withyham East Sussex. His son [her husband] Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset (age 47) succeeded 2nd Earl Dorset, 2nd Baron Buckhurst. Anne Spencer Countess Dorset by marriage Countess Dorset.

On 27 Feb 1609 [her husband] Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset (age 48) died at Dorset House. He was buried at Sackville Chapel St Michael's Church Withyham East Sussex. His son [her step-son] Richard Sackville 3rd Earl Dorset (age 19) succeeded 3rd Earl Dorset, 3rd Baron Buckhurst and inherited Knole House, Sevenoaks. Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke (age 19) by marriage Countess Dorset.

On 27 Feb 1609 [her step-son] Richard Sackville 3rd Earl Dorset (age 19) and Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke (age 19) were married. She the daughter of George Clifford 3rd Earl of Cumberland and Margaret Russell Countess Cumberland (age 48). He the son of Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset (age 48) and Margaret Howard.

In 1612 [her former step-son] Edward Sackville 4th Earl Dorset (age 21) and Mary Curzon Countess Dorset (age 22) were married. He the son of Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset and Margaret Howard.

Around 1613 [her former sister-in-law] Mary Sackville (age 29) died.

On 22 Sep 1618 Anne Spencer Countess Dorset died.

[her daughter] Margaret Compton Baroness Mordaunt was born to Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton and Anne Spencer Countess Dorset.

[her son] Thomas Compton was born to Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton and Anne Spencer Countess Dorset.

Royal Descendants of Anne Spencer Countess Dorset -1618

Diana Spencer Princess Wales x 3

Ancestors of Anne Spencer Countess Dorset -1618

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Spencer

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Spencer

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Empson

Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Empson

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Empson

GrandFather: William Spencer

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Graunt

Father: John Spencer

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Knightley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Knightley

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Knightley

GrandMother: Susan Knightley

Anne Spencer Countess Dorset

GrandFather: Thomas Kitson

Mother: Katherine Kitson

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Donnington of Stoke Newington

GrandMother: Margaret Donnington Countess Bath