Lady Anne Clifford
Lady Anne Clifford, Countess of Dorset, Pembroke and Montgomery, suo jure 14th Baroness de Clifford (30 January 1590 – 22 March 1676) was an English peeress. In 1605 she inherited her father's ancient barony by writ and became suo jure 14th Baroness de Clifford. She was a patron of literature and as evidenced by her diary and many letters was a literary personage in her own right. She held the hereditary office of High Sheriff of Westmorland which role she exercised from 1653 to 1676.
Lady Anne Clifford | |
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Lady Anne Clifford, portrait by William Larkin, National Portrait Gallery, London | |
| 14th Baroness de Clifford | |
| Reign | 1605–1676 |
| Predecessor | George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland |
| Successor | Nicholas Tufton, 3rd Earl of Thanet |
| Born | 30 January 1590 Skipton Castle, England |
| Died | 22 March 1676 (aged 86) |
| Buried | St Lawrence's Church, Appleby |
| Noble family | Clifford |
| Spouse(s) | Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset
(m. 1609; died 1624)Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke
(m. 1630; died 1650) |
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| Father | George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland |
| Mother | Lady Margaret Russell |
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