Anne Dundas, Viscountess Melville

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:

• Henry Dundas, 3rd Viscount Melville (1801-1876), who died unmarried
• Vice-Admiral Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas (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 Robert Dundas, 5th Viscount Melville, and Charles Saunders Dundas, 6th Viscount Melville

She died at Melville Castle in Scotland.[5] Her husband outlived her.

References

1. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Page 2663
2. "Household of Queen Charlotte 1761-1818". Institute of Historical Research. Archived from the original on 15 March 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
3. Edward Salmon (1914). "Life of Admiral Sir Charles Saunders". Retrieved 5 August 2018.
4. Dictionary of National Biography, volume 50, page 329 - entry by William Wilfrid Webb.
5. The Gentleman's Magazine (London, England). F. Jefferies. 1841. pp. 445–.