Biography of Anne Dacre Countess Arundel 1557-1630

After 1527 [her father] Thomas Dacre 4th Baron Dacre Gilsland 8th Baron Greystoke and Elizabeth Neville were married. She the daughter of Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland (age 28) and Katherine Stafford Countess of Westmoreland (age 28). They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

Before 1557 [her father] Thomas Dacre 4th Baron Dacre Gilsland 8th Baron Greystoke (age 30) and [her mother] Elizabeth Leybourne Duchess Norfolk (age 20) were married. She by marriage Baroness Dacre Gilsland and Baroness Greystoke. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

On 21 Mar 1557 Anne Dacre Countess Arundel was born to Thomas Dacre 4th Baron Dacre Gilsland 8th Baron Greystoke (age 30) and Elizabeth Leybourne Duchess Norfolk (age 21) at Carlisle, Cumberland [Map].

On 18 Nov 1563 [her grandfather] William Dacre 3rd Baron Dacre Gilsland 7th Baron Greystoke (age 70) died. His son [her father] Thomas Dacre 4th Baron Dacre Gilsland 8th Baron Greystoke (age 36) succeeded 4th Baron Dacre Gilsland, 8th Baron Greystoke.

On 01 Jul 1566 [her father] Thomas Dacre 4th Baron Dacre Gilsland 8th Baron Greystoke (age 39) died. His son [her brother] George Dacre 5th Baron Dacre Gilsland 9th Baron Greystoke (age 5) succeeded 5th Baron Dacre Gilsland, 9th Baron Greystoke.

In 1567 [her step-father] Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk (age 30) and [her mother] Elizabeth Leybourne Duchess Norfolk (age 31) were married. She by marriage Duchess Norfolk, Countess Surrey.

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In Sep 1567 [her mother] Elizabeth Leybourne Duchess Norfolk (age 31) died.

On 17 May 1569 [her brother] George Dacre 5th Baron Dacre Gilsland 9th Baron Greystoke (age 8) died. There was a dispute as to whether his uncle [her uncle] Leonard Dacre should inherit Baron Dacre Gilsland which would be the case if it was created by letters patent, or whether the Barony was in abeyance between the 5th Baron's (age 8) three sisters which would be the case of the barony had been created through a writ of summons. Such decisions would normally be referred to the [her step-father] Duke of Norfolk (age 33) in his capacity as Earl Marshal but he, Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk (age 33), had married [her mother] Elizabeth Leybourne Duchess Norfolk, the mother of the three daughters although she had died in the meantime; he was not impartial - the three daughters were now his step-daughters. The matter was referred to Commissioners who decided the Barony had been created by writ between and was, therefore, abeyant between the three daughters who were now the step-daughters of Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk (age 33). He, Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk (age 33) subsequently married his eldest son [her future husband] Philip Howard 20th Earl Arundel (age 11) to his eldest step-daughter Anne Dacre Countess Arundel (age 12). After Thomas Howard's (age 33) execution in 1572 the two remaining daughters, [her sister] Mary Dacre (age 5) and [her sister] Elizabeth Dacre (age 4) were married to his two remaining sons [her future brother-in-law] Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk (age 7) and [her future brother-in-law] William Howard (age 5) respectively ensuring all of the Dacre and Greystoke wealth and estates in Cumberland, Yorkshire and Northumberland would become the property of the Howard family.

In 1571 Philip Howard 20th Earl Arundel (age 13) and Anne Dacre Countess Arundel (age 13) were married. She being his step-sister. An unusual example of a Marriage of Three Sets of Siblings where, in this case, three brothers, married three sisters, who were also step-siblings, as a means of keeping the sisters inheritance. She the daughter of Thomas Dacre 4th Baron Dacre Gilsland 8th Baron Greystoke and Elizabeth Leybourne Duchess Norfolk. He the son of Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk (age 34) and Mary Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk 1540-1557. They were half third cousin once removed.

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On 28 Oct 1577 [her brother-in-law] William Howard (age 13) and [her sister] Elizabeth Dacre (age 12) were married. She being his step-sister. An unusual example of a Marriage of Three Sets of Siblings where, in this case, three brothers, married three sisters, who were also step-siblings, as a means of keeping the sisters inheritance. She the daughter of Thomas Dacre 4th Baron Dacre Gilsland 8th Baron Greystoke and Elizabeth Leybourne Duchess Norfolk. He the son of Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk and Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk. They were half third cousin once removed.

In Feb 1580 Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset 1561-1609 (age 19) and [her sister-in-law] 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 24 Feb 1580 Henry Fitzalan 19th Earl Arundel (age 67) died. His grandson [her husband] Philip Howard 20th Earl Arundel (age 22) succeeded 20th Earl Arundel Sussex, 10th Baron Maltravers, 10th Baron Arundel. Anne Dacre Countess Arundel (age 22) by marriage Countess Arundel Sussex.

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On 07 Jul 1585 [her son] Thomas Howard 21st Earl Arundel 4th Earl Surrey 1st Earl Norfolk was born to [her husband] Philip Howard 20th Earl Arundel (age 28) and Anne Dacre Countess Arundel (age 28) at Finchingfield.

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On 19 Aug 1591 [her sister-in-law] Margaret Howard (age 29) died.

On 04 Sep 1591 [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Howard (age 32) died at Corby Castle, Cumberland [Map].

On 19 Oct 1595 [her husband] Philip Howard 20th Earl Arundel (age 38) died of dysentery at Tower of London [Map]. He was buried at St Peter ad Vincula Church, Tower of London [Map], reburied at Arundel Cathedral, Sussex [Map] and then reburied in the Fitzalan Chapel, Arundel Castle [Map]. Earl Arundel Sussex, Earl Surrey, Baron Maltravers, Baron Arundel, Baron Mowbray, Baron Segrave forfeit.

He had been imprisoned for ten years and had never seen his son and heir [her son] Thomas Howard 21st Earl Arundel 4th Earl Surrey 1st Earl Norfolk (age 10) who had been born three months after he was imprisoned.

On 19 Apr 1630 Anne Dacre Countess Arundel (age 73) died at Shifnal Manor, Shropshire. She was buried at Arundel Castle [Map].

Family Trees of Anne Dacre Countess Arundel 1557-1630

Paternal Family Tree: Dacre

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Leybourne Duchess Norfolk 1536-1567

Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Anne Dacre Countess Arundel 1557-1630

Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Royal Descendants of Anne Dacre Countess Arundel 1557-1630

Diana Spencer Princess Wales 1961-1997 x 2

William Windsor Prince of Wales 1982- x 2

Ancestors of Anne Dacre Countess Arundel 1557-1630

Great x 2 Grandfather: Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Neville Baroness Dacre Gilsland 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Stafford Baroness Neville Raby 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Dacre 2nd Baron Dacre Gilsland 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Parr

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Parr 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Crophull 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mabel Parr Baroness Dacre Gilsland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Tunstall

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Tunstall

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Harrington

GrandFather: William Dacre 3rd Baron Dacre Gilsland 7th Baron Greystoke 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Greystoke 4th Baron Greystoke 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Greystoke 5th Baron Greystoke 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ferrers Baroness Greystoke Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Greystoke 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzhugh 4th Baron Fitzhugh 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzhugh Baroness Greystoke 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Willoughby Baroness Fitzhugh 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Greystoke 6th Baroness Greystoke Baroness Dacre Gilsland 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Grey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Grey 1st Earl Kent 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Holland Countess Norfolk and Nottingham 1387-1437 Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Percy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Countess Northumberland 1397-1472 Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Father: Thomas Dacre 4th Baron Dacre Gilsland 8th Baron Greystoke 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John "Old Talbot" Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Talbot 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Neville 6th Baroness Furnivall 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Talbot 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James "White Earl" Butler 4th Earl Ormonde 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Butler Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 1424-1473 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beauchamp Countess Ormonde 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Gloucester Plantagenet Countess Eu and Stafford Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Stafford Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 1437-1476 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Neville Duchess Buckingham Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Elizabeth Talbot Baroness Dacre Gilsland 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Hastings

Great x 3 Grandfather: Leonard Hastings

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Sutton

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Camoys 1st Baron Camoys 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Camoys 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Louches Baroness Camoys

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Hastings Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 1471-1520 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Neville 5th Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Neville Baroness Bonville and Hastings 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 1407-1462 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Holland 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Anne Dacre Countess Arundel 1557-1630 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Leybourne

Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Leybourne

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Leybourne

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Leybourne

GrandFather: James Leybourne

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Pennington

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Pennington

Mother: Elizabeth Leybourne Duchess Norfolk