Anne Fanshawe 1625-1680
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Anne/Ann FANSHAWE, Lady Fanshawe 1625-80
Biographical Note
Elder daughter of John Harrison of Balls, Hertfordshire; married Sir Richard Fanshawe (1608-66). Her 1676 Memoirs records her childhood and the couple's travels during the Civil War and interregnum. In 1662 the couple relocated to Madrid following Sir Richard's appointment as ambassador to Portugal. Anne returned to England after his death.
Books
Several books survive with her armorial stamp. Her autobiographical Memoirs is (BL Add MS 41161) and a manuscript household book survives (Wellcome L., medical recipe book, MS 7133), containing medical recipes, Spanish recipes and noted for the insight it provides into the running of a household.
Sources
- British Armorial Bindings.
- Davidson, Peter. "Fanshawe [née Harrison], Ann, Lady Fanshawe (1625–1680), autobiographer." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.