Anne Howard, Viscountess Irwin
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Anne, Viscountess Irwin lived from c.1696 to 1764. She was a poet and close friend of Horace Walpole.
and her mother was Anne Capel, daughter of the Earl of Essex and granddaughter of the Earl of Northumberland. By 1712, her parents were irretreviably separated, and Anne seems to have remained close to her father; some of her letters to him survive.
Anne had no children with her first husband, Rich Ingram, 5th Viscount Irwin, who died in 1721, four years after their marriage. Anne travelled, including to the Netherlands, and then became an attendant of Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, wife of Frederick, Prince of Wales
. It was not until 1737 that Anne remarried, after sixteen years of widowhood. She married Colonel William Douglas, despite the disapproval of her family. Her poetry defended women from the usual accusations of being manipulative and inferior.
Family
Anne's father was Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of CarlisleCharles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle
Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, PC was a British statesman and member of the peerage of England.Charles Howard was the eldest son of Edward Howard and inherited his title on the death of his father in 1692. He married in 1683 Lady Anne de Vere Capell, daughter of Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of...
and her mother was Anne Capel, daughter of the Earl of Essex and granddaughter of the Earl of Northumberland. By 1712, her parents were irretreviably separated, and Anne seems to have remained close to her father; some of her letters to him survive.
Anne had no children with her first husband, Rich Ingram, 5th Viscount Irwin, who died in 1721, four years after their marriage. Anne travelled, including to the Netherlands, and then became an attendant of Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, wife of Frederick, Prince of Wales
Frederick, Prince of Wales
Frederick, Prince of Wales was a member of the House of Hanover and therefore of the Hanoverian and later British Royal Family, the eldest son of George II and father of George III, as well as the great-grandfather of Queen Victoria...
. It was not until 1737 that Anne remarried, after sixteen years of widowhood. She married Colonel William Douglas, despite the disapproval of her family. Her poetry defended women from the usual accusations of being manipulative and inferior.