Anne Dundas, Viscountess Melville (formerly Huck / Huck-Saunders; died 10 September 1841) [1] was the wife of Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville, and was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, [2] wife of King George III of the United Kingdom, 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. [3] Through the admiral, his wife's maternal uncle, Dr Huck-Saunders and his wife acquired a sizeable inheritance, which passed to their daughters. [4]
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:
She died at Melville Castle in Scotland. [5] Her husband outlived her.
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