Anne Bourchier (Blooming Roses)

Anne Bourchier (1517- 28 January 1571) was suo jure 7th Baroness Bourchier and Lady Lovayne and by marriage Countess of Warwick, Countess Rivers, Viscountess Lisle, and Baroness Lisle. This marriage made she and her husband the richest peers in the realm. Her father-in-law had the king's ear and Lady Anne enjoyed much status during the later years of Henry VIII's reign. Upon the death of her father-in-law, her husband naturally took his place at court and she, along with the Duchess of Wiltshire took on the duties of a queen until Edward VI became old enough to marry.