Anne Hankford
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Bornc. 1431
Norfolk
Norfolk
Died13 November 1485 (aged 53–54)
Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Spouse(s)Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond
Anne Hankford | |
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 Arms of Hankford | |
| Born | c. 1431 Norfolk |
| Died | 13 November 1485 (aged 53–54) Kilkenny |
| Noble family | |
| Spouse(s) | Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond |
| Issue | Anne Butler Margaret Butler |
| Father | Sir Richard Hankford |
| Mother | Anne Montagu |
Lady Anne Butler, Countess of Ormond (c. 1431 – 13 November 1485) was the first wife of Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond (c. 1426- 3 August 1515). She was the great-grandmother of Anne Boleyn.
She was a daughter and co-heiress of Sir Richard Hankford of Annery, Monkleigh, Devon, feudal baron of Bampton[1] by his second wife Anne Montagu, a daughter of John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury.[2]
Marriage and issue
She married Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond before 1450. He was the youngest son of James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond and Joan de Beauchamp. They had two daughters:
- Margaret Butler (c.1454 – 1539) married Sir William Boleyn, by whom she had issue, including Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, the father of Anne Boleyn, Mary Boleyn, and George Boleyn, by his wife Elizabeth Howard.
- Anne Butler (born c. 1455) who married Sir James St. Leger.
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