Person:Anne Digby (1)

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Anne Digby
 
d.1715
Parents and Siblings
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  1. John Digby, 3rd Earl of Bristol1634 - 1698
  2. Anne Digby - 1715
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  1. Lady Elizabeth SpencerAbt 1673 - 1704
  2. Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland1675 - 1722
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Anne Digby
Gender Female
Marriage to Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland
Death[1] 1715
Reference Number? Q3617934?


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Anne Spencer, Countess of Sunderland (née Digby; c. 164626 April 1715) was the wife of Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland and the daughter of George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol and Lady Anne Russell.

Anne married Sunderland on 10 June 1665. The groom had previously broken off their long-standing engagement; according to Samuel Pepys he told his friends that he had reason enough and was resolved never to have her. He soon had second thoughts and their mothers worked together to produce a reconciliation which resulted in an entirely successful marriage. She was a lady-in-waiting to Mary of Modena during the reign of James II, and was present at the birth of the Prince of Wales, signalling to the king that his new child was a boy.

She became a close friend of Sarah Churchill, later Duchess of Marlborough, and was disliked by Queen Anne, who was jealous of their friendship. Some have alleged that she had an affair with Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, her husband's uncle, but this is considered unlikely owing to her husband's obvious approval of their friendship. John Evelyn indeed spoke well of her, and she seems to have been a woman of good character. Her devotion to her husband was never seriously questioned; his biographer considered that it was principally his happy marriage which sustained Sunderland through a long and unhappy life.

She had at least five children by Sunderland, only one of whom outlived her:

From her own letters it seems that she had two other children, who died young.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Anne Spencer, Countess of Sunderland (d. 1715), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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