Anne Stanhope

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Anne Stanhope was an influential English noblewoman of the Tudor court, best known as the second wife of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, and for her political ambition and involvement in courtly affairs during the reign of Edward VI.

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Anne Stanhope canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English noblewoman ⓘ
Tudor-period noble ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
associatedDynasty Tudor dynasty ⓘ
associatedWith Privy Council politics during Edward VI's reign ⓘ
Somerset House ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
court Court of Edward VI ⓘ
Court of Henry VIII ⓘ
era Tudor period ⓘ
familyName Stanhope ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
givenName Anne ⓘ
historicalContext English Reformation ⓘ
minority reign of Edward VI ⓘ
involvedIn power struggles among the regency council of Edward VI ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
maritalStatus married ⓘ
marriedIntoFamily Seymour family ⓘ
monarchServed Edward VI of England ⓘ
Henry VIII of England ⓘ
nobleTitle Countess of Hertford ⓘ
Duchess of Somerset ⓘ
notableFor being the second wife of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset ⓘ
influence during the reign of Edward VI ⓘ
involvement in courtly factional politics ⓘ
political ambition at the Tudor court ⓘ
notableTrait ambitious ⓘ
politically assertive ⓘ
politicalAlignment English Reformation faction ⓘ
linked to: English Reformation
positionHeld Lady of the Bedchamber ⓘ
courtier at the Tudor court ⓘ
relativeByMarriage Edward VI of England ⓘ
Henry VIII of England ⓘ
Jane Seymour ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
residence Somerset House, London ⓘ
Syon House ⓘ
the English royal court ⓘ
linked to: English royal court
socialClass aristocracy ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence English royal court ⓘ
Tudor politics ⓘ
spouse Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset ⓘ
spouseNobleTitle Duke of Somerset ⓘ
spouseOccupation Lord Protector of England ⓘ
typeOfNoble peeress of England ⓘ

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Margery Wentworth → grandchild → Anne Stanhope ⓘ
Countess of Hertford → heldBy → Anne Stanhope ⓘ