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Howard [née Dacre], Anne, countess of Arundel (1557–1630), noblewoman and priest harbourer  

Nancy Pollard Brown

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Howard [née Dacre], Anne, countess of Arundel (1557–1630), noblewoman and priest harbourer, was born in Carlisle on 1 March 1557, the eldest daughter of Thomas Dacre, fourth Lord Dacre of Gilsland (1526?–1566), and his second wife, Elizabeth (d. 1567), daughter of ...

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004
Anne Howard, countess of Arundel (1557–1630) by Wenceslaus Hollar (after Lucas Vorsterman, c. 1626) © Copyright The British Museum

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Petre family (per. 1633–1801), Roman Catholic nobility  

Robert G. E. Wood

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Petre family (per. 1633–1801), Roman Catholic nobility, in the eighteenth century were owners of the most extensive estates in Essex and were among the leaders of English Roman Catholic society, intermarrying with most other similar families. A succession of minor heirs gave dowagers (usually occupying the family homes at ...