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Lady Anne "Lady in Waiting to Queen Elizabeth I" Sapcote, Countess of Bedford 1499–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1499

Birth Location: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

Death Date: 14 Mar 1559

Death Location: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Sir Sapcote

Mother: Lady Wolston

Spouse(s): John Sheriff, Sir Broughton

Children(s): Francis Bedford, Katherine Broughton, John Broughton

In 1499, Lady Anne "Lady in Waiting to Queen Elizabeth I" Sapcote, Countess of Bedford entered the world in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England, born to Sir Guy Abraham Sapcote And Lady Margaret Wolston. Lady Anne "Lady in Waiting to Queen Elizabeth I" Sapcote, Countess of Bedford married John English Royal Minister Russell Mp Kg Ist Earl Of Bedford Lord High Steward Lord High Admiral High Sheriff, Sir John Knight Broughton, Sir Richard Jerningham 2Nd Husband, and had children including Francis Russell 2Nd Earl Of Bedford, John Broughton, Katherine Broughton. Lady Anne "Lady in Waiting to Queen Elizabeth I" Sapcote, Countess of Bedford passed away in 1559 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1499, Lady Anne "Lady in Waiting to Queen Elizabeth I" Sapcote, Countess of Bedford entered the world in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England, born to Sir Guy Abraham Sapcote And Lady Margaret Wolston.
  • Lady Anne "Lady in Waiting to Queen Elizabeth I" Sapcote, Countess of Bedford married John English Royal Minister Russell Mp Kg Ist Earl Of Bedford Lord High Steward Lord High Admiral High Sheriff, Sir John Knight Broughton, Sir Richard Jerningham 2Nd Husband, and had children including Francis Russell 2Nd Earl Of Bedford, John Broughton, Katherine Broughton.
  • Lady Anne "Lady in Waiting to Queen Elizabeth I" Sapcote, Countess of Bedford passed away in 1559 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Bedford's Ancestors

Self
Lady Bedford
1499–1559
Birth Place: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Parents
Sir Guy Abraham Sapcote
1459–1503
Huntingdonshire, England
Lady (Margaret) Wolston
1463–1508
Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Sapcote of Thornhaugh, Knight ,) "Attainted"
1429–1485
Elton, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England
Anna Semark
1433–1510
Hartland, Bideford, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Field
1409–1477
Lady Vaux
1409–1516
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Sapcote
1370–1434
Elizabeth Dinham
1380–

Lady Bedford's Descendants

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Lady (Anne "Lady in Waiting to Queen Elizabeth I" Sapcote, Countess of) Bedford (1499–14 Mar 1559) m. John ('English Royal Minister' Russell, MP, KG, Ist Earl of Bedford, Lord High Steward, Lord High Admiral, High) Sheriff (Apr 1485–14 Mar 1555) m. Sir (John Knight) Broughton (1484–23 Jan 1517)
  1. 1. Francis (Russell, 2nd Earl of) Bedford 1527–1585 m. Margaret (Saint John (Gostwick), Countess of) Bedford 1524–1572 m. Bridget (Hussey, Dowager Countess of) Bedford 1526–1600
    1. 1. Alice Russell 1552–1587
    2. 2. John (Russell, Lord Russell, Burgess of) Bridport 1553–1584 m. Elizabeth ("Infamous Lady Hoby") Cooke 1528–1609 m. Elizabeth (Cooke of Gidea) Hall 1549–1609
      1. 1. Anne (Russell, Countess of) Worcester 1578–1639 m. Henry (Adelbert Somerset ( Plantagenet de Beaufort), Duke of Somerset, 5th Earl of Worcester, 1st Marquess of) Worcester 1577–1646
        1. 1. Sir (John) Somerset 1610–1630 m. Mary (Arundel-Howard, "Namesake of Somerset County,) Maryland" 1608–1638
        2. 2. Edward (Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester; 6th Earl of Worcester; 1st Earl of Glamorgan; 8th Baron Herbert; 1st Baron Beaufort of) Caldecote. 1602–1667 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Dormer 1614–1635
        3. 3. Henry Somerset 1608–1628
        4. 4. Elizabeth Somerset 1584–1684 m. Lord (Francis Browne, 3rd Viscount of Montague, English Civil War: Royalist &) Catholic 1615–1682
    3. 3. Lady (Anne Russell) (Dudley) 1548–1604
    4. 4. William (Russell, 1st Baron Russell of) Thornhaugh 1558–1613
    5. 5. Edward Russell 1551–1572
    6. 6. Lord (Francis) Russell 1550–1585
  2. 2. Katherine Broughton 1514–1535
  3. 3. John Broughton 1512–1600

Lady Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1499
1499
Birth of Lady Anne "Lady in Waiting to Queen Elizabeth I" Sapcote, Countess of Bedford in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
1559
14 Mar 1559
Age 60
Death of Lady Anne "Lady in Waiting to Queen Elizabeth I" Sapcote, Countess of Bedford in Strand, Middlesex, England
Strand, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1499
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1559
    Event Place: Strand, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

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