Anne Howard, Countess of Effingham explained

Anne Howard, Countess of Effingham (27 January 1695  - 15 November 1774), formerly Anne (or Annie) Bristow, was the second wife of Francis Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham.

She was the daughter of Robert Bristow, MP. Her brothers Robert and John also became MPs; Robert was also Clerk of the Board of Green Cloth.^[1]

She married the earl on 23 May 1728.^[2] His first wife, Diana, had produced an heir, Thomas, but Anne had no surviving children.^[3] The couple's only child, George, was born in 1730 and died in 1731.^[4]

In 1736, the countess was appointed a Lady of the Bedchamber to the Princess of Wales, Augusta of Saxe-Gotha.^[5]

Her portrait was painted by William Hoare of Bath.^[6]

Notes and References

1. 'The household below stairs: Clerks of the Green Cloth 1660-1782', Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (revised): Court Officers, 1660-1837 (2006), pp. 403–40.British History online.
2. 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 1277
3. Book: Bernard Burke. Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. 1865. Harrison and sons. 390–.
4. Book: The New Peerage; or present state of the Nobility of England containing an account of all the Peers ... Also their paternal coats of arms, etc. (Vol. 2. Scotland.-Vol. 3. Ireland.). 1784. W. Owen. 1–.
5. Web site: Household of Princess Augusta 1736-72. Institute of Historical Research. 18 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20070315014452/http://www.history.ac.uk/office/augusta.html. 15 March 2007. dead.
6. Book: Clarendon Gallery. The Art of the Pastel: An Exhibition of English and Continental Pastels, 24th June-1st August, 1986. 1986. Clarendon Gallery.