Holland, Anne (fl. 1440–1462)

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Holland, Anne (fl. 1440–1462)

Countess of Douglas. Name variations: Anne Douglas, Anne Neville. Flourished 1440 to 1462; died on December 26, 1486; daughter of John Holland (1395–1447), duke of Huntington (r. 1416–1447), and Anne Stafford (c. 1400–1432); married John Neville (great-grandson of 1st earl of Westmoreland), before February 18, 1440; married John Neville (grandson of 1st earl of Westmoreland); married James Douglas, 9th earl of Douglas, after 1461; children: (second marriage) Ralph Neville, 3rd earl of Westmoreland (1456–1499). The Complete Peerage, Vol. V, p. 215, makes it clear that Anne Holland is the daughter of Anne Stafford and not Anne Montacute as shown in other sources.

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