Anne Finch, Countess of Nottingham


Anne Finch, Countess of Nottingham, formerly Anne Hatton, was the second wife of Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, and the mother of Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea and 3rd Earl of Nottingham.

Early life

Anne was the daughter of Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton, and his wife, the former Lady Cecilia Tufton. Her mother was killed in an explosion at Castle Cornet on 30 December 1672. From her father's second marriage, she had two younger half-brothers, William Hatton, 2nd Viscount Hatton and Henry Hatton, 3rd Viscount Hatton.
Her paternal grandparents were Christopher Hatton, 1st Baron Hatton and the former Elizabeth Montagu. Her mother was the fourth daughter of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet and Lady Margaret Sackville.

Personal life

On 29 December 1685, she was married to Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, who was more than twenty years her senior. The earl's first wife, the former Lady Essex Rich, died in childbirth in 1684, leaving one surviving daughter. From Anne's twenty-two pregnancies, the couple had at least thirteen surviving children, including:
The countess was appointed a Lady of the Bedchamber to Mary II of England in 1691, and served in that position until the Queen's death in 1694.
Lady Nottingham died on 26 September 1743.