Anne Stanley, Countess of Ancram

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rdf:langString Anne Stanley

rdf:langString Anne Stanley

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rdf:langString Charles Kerr, 2nd Earl of Ancram

rdf:langString Elizabeth Kerr

rdf:langString Henrietta Maria Kerr

rdf:langString Stanley Kerr

rdf:langString Vere Kerr

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rdf:langString Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Ancram

rdf:langString Sir Henry Portman

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rdf:langString Anne Stanley, Countess of Ancram (died 1657) was an English aristocrat. Anne Stanley was a daughter of William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby, and Elizabeth de Vere, Countess of Derby. On 20 July 1615, she married Sir Henry Portman (1596–1621) of Orchard Portman, Somerset, a Member of Parliament and Keeper of Roche Forest. The couple had no children. In November 1621, Prince Charles wrote to Anne's mother, proposing Sir Robert Kerr as a second husband for Anne, arguing that his position in court as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber made up for his lack of wealth. Anne married Kerr. He became the Earl of Ancram in 1633. Kerr lived in exile in Amsterdam during the Civil War. His royal pension was stopped by the Commonwealth. Lady Ancram petitioned Parliament for funds in both September 1653 and again in 1654, seeking support for her six surviving children. She received £5 weekly. According to the Bank of England's inflation calculator, £5 in 1633 would be the equivalent of £1,158.33 in 2020 ($1,600.41 USD). Robert Kerr died in Amsterdam in 1654. Anne died in February 1657 and was buried in Westminster Abbey. There is no monument.

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