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Anne Cecil, Countess of Oxford

English nobility, writer (1556-1588) · Writers · Died at 31

Anne de Vere, Countess of Oxford was the daughter of the statesman William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, chief adviser to Queen Elizabeth I of England, and the translator Mildred Cooke. In 1571 she became the first wife of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford.

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She served as a Maid of Honour to Queen Elizabeth before her marriage.

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Type
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Lived 1556 to 1588 · aged 31