Biography

"She was the second wife of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, brother of Jane Seymour, queen of Henry VIII. After the death of Henry the Duke was appointed guardian to his nephew King Edward VI and Protector of the Realm. He was later deprived of this office and imprisoned in the Tower of London. Being then accused of high treason he was beheaded.
Anne married secondly her late husband's steward Francis Newdigate and died on 16 April 1587. Her son Edward was born on 22 May 1539. She has been described as 'a mannish, or rather devilish, woman...for pride monstrous, exceeding subtle and violent'."