Anne Lennard, Countess of Sussex
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Lady Anne Palmer (or Fitzroy) (February 25, 1661 - 1722) was the eldest daughter of Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine, and most probably the daughter of Charles II. (The second Earl of Chesterfield has also been considered as a possible father.)
In August 1674, at the age of 13, Anne was married to Thomas Lennard, 15th Baron Dacre. Dacre was subsequently created Earl of Sussex. Both the wedding and the dowry were paid for by Charles II. Widowed in 1715, Anne remarried twice: first to Lord Teyhnam and secondly to Robert Moore.