Anne Seymour, Countess of Warwick

Oldest daughter, together with her sisters, Margaret and Jane, she was educated in a manner similar to the way Sir Thomas More’s daughters were taught. Thomas Cranmer was their tutor for three years, followed by Nicholas Denisot, who encouraged them to write a poem in honor of his former mistress, the Queen of Navarre. When he returned to France, he took the result wit him and it was published in 1550 as “Annae, Margaritae, Janae, Sonorum Virginum, heroidum Anglasum in mortem Margaritae Valesiae Navarrouim Reginae Hedadistichon”. The work inspired French poets to like efforts. Anne was also known for her religious studies and corresponded with John Calvin. She was married to John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, son of the Duke of Northumberland, in an effort to reconcile their fathers, but Anne’s father, the Duke of Somerset, was executed by Northumberland in 1552 and Northumberland himself was executed in 1553. Anne’s husband was in the Tower and condemned to death at the same time and died ten days after his release the following year. On Apr 28, 1555, Anne married Sir Edward Unton of Wadley, near Faringdon, Berkshire. Her son, Sir Henry Unton, was an important member of the elizabethan government, acted as an Ambassador in France. Anne, had at least one child, Edward, before Henry was born. She had three other sons, Alexander, Edmund and Francis; Francis, and was probably older than Henry. Her two daughters, Anne and Cecily, outlived their brothers. A famous picture about Sir Henry Unton (who show lady Anne on the right, representing Sir Henry birth) suggests that he was born at Ascott under Wychwood, but there is no evidence of this, and some people think he was born at Wadley. Edward and Anne may have lived at Langley near Shipton under Wychwood, as Anne and Cecily were baptised there. In Jul, 1574, Queen Elizabeth visited the Untons at Wadley. Throughout the period from 1566 to 1588, Anne was said to suffer periodic bouts of insanity. In Oct 1582, she was declared of unsound mind but the sermon preached at her funeral mourned her as a “noble lady, a faithful wife, a virtuous woman, and a godly widow”.

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Anne SEYMOUR (C. Warwick)

Born: ABT 1538

Died: Feb 1587/8

Buried: 17 Feb 1587, Faringdon

Notes: oldest daughter, together with her sisters, Margaret and Jane, she was educated in a manner similar to the way Sir Thomas More’s daughters were taught. Thomas Cranmer was their tutor for three years, followed by Nicholas Denisot, who encouraged them to write a poem in honor of his former mistress, the Queen of Navarre. When he returned to France, he took the result wit him and it was published in 1550 as “Annae, Margaritae, Janae, Sonorum Virginum, heroidum Anglasum in mortem Margaritae Valesiae Navarrouim Reginae Hedadistichon”. The work inspired French poets to like efforts. Anne was also known for her religious studies and corresponded with John Calvin. She was married to John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, son of the Duke of Northumberland, in an effort to reconcile their fathers, but Anne’s father, the Duke of Somerset, was executed by Northumberland in 1552 and Northumberland himself was executed in 1553. Anne’s husband was in the Tower and condemned to death at the same time and died ten days after his release the following year. On Apr 28, 1555, Anne married Sir Edward Unton of Wadley, near Faringdon, Berkshire. Her son, Sir Henry Unton, was an important member of the elizabethan government, acted as an Ambassador in France. Anne, had at least one child, Edward, before Henry was born. She had three other sons, Alexander, Edmund and Francis; Francis, and was probably older than Henry. Her two daughters, Anne and Cecily, outlived their brothers. A famous picture about Sir Henry Unton (who show lady Anne on the right, representing Sir Henry birth) suggests that he was born at Ascott under Wychwood, but there is no evidence of this, and some people think he was born at Wadley. Edward and Anne may have lived at Langley near Shipton under Wychwood, as Anne and Cecily were baptised there. In Jul, 1574, Queen Elizabeth visited the Untons at Wadley. Throughout the period from 1566 to 1588, Anne was said to suffer periodic bouts of insanity. In Oct 1582, she was declared of unsound mind but the sermon preached at her funeral mourned her as a “noble lady, a faithful wife, a virtuous woman, and a godly widow”.

Father: Edward SEYMOUR (1° D. Somerset)

Mother: Anne STANHOPE (D. Somerset)

Married 1: John DUDLEY (2° E. Warwick) 3 Jun 1550, Shene, Surrey, England

Married 2: Edward UNTON of Wadley Burks (Sir Knight) (d. 16 Sep 1583) 29 Apr 1555, Hatford, Berkshire

Children:

1. Edward UNTON (Sir) (d. 1589) (m.1 Catherine Hastings - m.2 Catherine Knightley)

2. Henry UNTON (Sir Ambassador) (See his Biography)

3. Cecilia UNTON (d. 16 Jun 1618 - bur. Gosfield, England) (m 1. John Wentworth of Gosfield (Esq.) - m.2 Sir Edward Hoby)

4. Anne UNTON (m. Sir Valentine Knightley)

5. Mary UNTON (b. ABT 1586) (m. George Purefoy of Wadley)

6. Francis UNTON

7. Alexander UNTON

8. Edmund UNTON

Sir Henry Umpton, diplomatist and soldier, was second son of Sir Edward Unton or Umpton of Wadley, near Faringdon, Berkshire, by his wife Anne, eldest daughter of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, Edward VI’s protector, and widow of John Dudley, commonly called Earl of Warwick, eldest son of the Duke of Northumberland.

References

• Ancestry.com. Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data: Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. Volumes 1–22. London, England: Oxford University Press, 1921–1922. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922, Oxford University Press, London, England.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Seymour,_Countess_of_Warwick