Anne Dundas, Viscountess Melville (died 10 September 1841), formerly Anne Saunders (or Huck-Saunders), was the wife of

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, and was a

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, wife of King

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, from 1813 to the queen's death in 1818. Anne was one of the two daughters of Dr Richard Huck-Saunders (born Richard Huck) and his wife, the former Jane Kinsey. Her great-uncle was Admiral Sir Charles Saunders. Her elder sister Jane became Countess of Westmorland. Through the admiral, his wife's maternal uncle, Dr Huck-Saunders and his wife acquired a sizeable inheritance, which passed to their daughters. Anne married the future viscount on 29 August 1796, when he was an MP. He inherited the viscountcy in 1811, making her a viscountess. The couple had six children, including: *

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(1801-1876), who died unmarried *Vice-Admiral Hon. Sir

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(1802-1861), who died unmarried * Robert Dundas, 4th Viscount Melville (1803-1886), who married Mary Hamilton and died without heirs *Reverend Hon. Charles Dundas (1806-1883), who married Louisa Maria Boothby and had seven children, including

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, and Charles Saunders Dundas, 6th Viscount Melville She died at

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in Scotland. Her husband outlived her.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Melville, Anne Dundas, Viscountess 1841 deaths British viscountesses Court of George III of the United Kingdom