Anne Doddington
(died 1690)
Anne Hoby (née Doddington, formerly Anne Greville, Baroness Brooke) (c. 1642–1690) was an English heiress.
Early life
Anne Doddington was born c. 1642 and was a daughter of John Doddington of Breamore House. Her mother was a sister of Sir Thomas Trench and her only surviving sibling was her sister Margaret Doddington, who married Sir Thomas Hannan, but died childless. Her father was a Member of Parliament for Lymington and had inherited a great number of estates, including the manor of South Charford.
Her father was the fourth son, and eventual heir, of Sir William Doddington of Breamore, an MP who served as High Sheriff of Hampshire. Among her extended family was uncle Herbert Doddington, aunt Katherine Doddington (wife of Peregrine Hoby, MP for Great Marlow), and aunt Ann Doddington (wife of John Bulkeley, MP for Yarmouth, Newtown, Hampshire, Christchurch, and Lymington). Through her father's maternal family, she was a descendant of Sir John Herbert of Neath Abbeym who served as Secretary of State under Elizabeth I and James I.
Personal life
Anne was twice married. Her first husband was Robert Greville, 4th Baron Brooke (c. 1641–1676) of Beauchamps Court. Lord Brooke was a son of Robert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court and Lady Catherine Russell (a daughter of Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford). His elder brother Francis Greville, 3rd Baron Brooke died unmarried in 1658 and her husband acceded to the barony.
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