Anne Vane
Anne Vane | |
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London, England | |
Died | 1736 |
Nationality | British |
Known for | Royal mistress |
Partner | Frederick, Prince of Wales |
Relatives | Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington (brother) |
Anne Vane (17 September 1710 – 27 March 1736),[1] also known as "the Hon. Mrs. Vane," was a maid of honour to Caroline of Ansbach and mistress to Caroline's son Frederick, Prince of Wales.
Life
Vane was the first daughter of Gilbert Vane, second Baron Barnard, and sister to the politician Henry Vane who was the first Earl of Darlington. Her mother, Mary (born Randyll), was described as "scandalous" by her father-in-law (i.e. Anne's paternal grandfather), Christopher Vane, 1st Baron Barnard, and Anne inherited her reputation. Vane became a maid of honour to Caroline, Princess of Wales, who became queen consort in 1727 as the wife of George II. Vane's mother, Mary, died on 4 August 1728.[2]
When Caroline's son
In 1732 Vane was parodied in a number of works including a book titled The Secret History of the Beautiful Vanella. The poems' theme is her aristocratic lovers
In 1735 she moved to Bath. Her second child died the following year on 26 February 1736 in London, and Vane died in Bath, a few weeks later, on 27 March 1736.[2]
Legacy
There is an engraving of Mrs. Vane by
References
- ^ [Ancestry.com]. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538–1975, retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Matthew Kilburn, ‘Vane, Anne (d. 1736)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2008 accessed 19 Feb 2017
- ^ The Fair Concubine: Or, The Secret History of the Beautiful Vanella [Anne Vane] Containing Her Amours with Albimarides [John Hervey, Baron Hervey] P. Alexis [Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales] &c ... To which is Annexed, The Lady's Last Shift; Or, A Cure for Shame ... W. James. 1732.
- ^ Anne Vane, National Portrait Gallery, Retrieved 19 February 2017
- ^ What Ills From Beauty Spring, Enotes, Retrieved 19 February 2017