1. | Lady Anne Carr, Countess of Bedford was born on 9 Dec 1615 in Tower of London, London, England; died on 10 May 1684 in Woburn Abbey; was buried on 16 May 1684 in Bedford Chapel at Chenies parish church, Buckinghamshire. Notes: Anne Carr, Countess of Bedford (9 December 1615[1] – 10 May 1684) was a wealthy English noblewoman, and the wife of William Russell, 5th Earl of Bedford, a peer and soldier during the English Civil War, who after her death was created Duke of Bedford. Her mother was the notorious Frances Howard who was an accomplice to murder. In about 1638, Anne was the subject of at least two portraits by Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck. Family/Spouse: William Russel, 1st Duke of Bedford. 5th Earl of Bedford. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |