Anne Dundas, Viscountess Melville Explained

Anne Dundas, Viscountess Melville (formerly Huck / Huck-Saunders; died 10 September 1841)^[1] was the wife of Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville, and was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz,^[2] wife of King George III of the United Kingdom, from 1813 to the queen's death in 1818.

Anne was one of the two daughters of Dr Richard Huck-Saunders (born Richard Huck) and his wife, the former Jane Kinsey. Her great-uncle was Admiral Sir Charles Saunders. Her elder sister Jane became Countess of Westmorland.^[3] Through the admiral, his wife's maternal uncle, Dr Huck-Saunders and his wife acquired a sizeable inheritance, which passed to their daughters.^[4]

Anne married the future viscount on 29 August 1796, when he was an MP. He inherited the viscountcy in 1811, making her a viscountess. The couple had six children, including:

• Henry Dundas, 3rd Viscount Melville (1801-1876), who died unmarried
• Vice-Admiral Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas (1802-1861), who died unmarried
• Robert Dundas, 4th Viscount Melville (1803-1886), who married Mary Hamilton and died without heirs
• Reverend Hon. Charles Dundas (1806-1883), who married Louisa Maria Boothby and had seven children, including Robert Dundas, 5th Viscount Melville, and Charles Saunders Dundas, 6th Viscount Melville

She died at Melville Castle in Scotland.^[5] Her husband outlived her.

Notes and References

1. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Page 2663
2. Web site: Household of Queen Charlotte 1761-1818. Institute of Historical Research. 2018-08-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20070315014643/http://www.history.ac.uk/office/queencharlotte.html. 15 March 2007. dead.
3. Web site: Life of Admiral Sir Charles Saunders. Edward Salmon. 1914. 5 August 2018.
4. Dictionary of National Biography, volume 50, page 329 - entry by William Wilfrid Webb.
5. Book: The Gentleman's Magazine (London, England). 1841. F. Jefferies. 445–.