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 Anne Chichester - St Peter & St Paul - Exton, Rutland Posted by:  SMacB
N 52° 41.442 W 000° 38.374
30U E 659527 N 5840479
Coats of arms on the Tomb of Anne Bruce (nee. Chichester) (d.1627) wife of Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin, 3rd Lord Bruce of Kinloss in St Peter & St Paul's church, Exton.
Waymark Code: WM10HXQ
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/12/2019
Views: 1
The Tomb of Anne Bruce (nee. Chichester) wife of Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin, 3rd Lord Bruce of Kinloss. It bears family coats of arms of Bruce, Lord of Kinloss [Or a saltire and chief gules, with a canton or a lion gules], Harrington [Sa fretty ar, impaling Kelway Argent, two grozing irons in saltire sable between four Kelway pears proper] on the sides, and her marriage arms at the head of the tomb [Bruce - Or a saltire and chief gules, with a canton or a lion gules; impaling Chichester / Harrington - 1st & 4th Chequy or and gules, a chief vair, 2nd & 3rd Sa fretty ar]
"A black-and-white marble table tomb with recumbent figure of Anne, wife of Lord Bruce of Kinlosse (visit link) and daughter of Sir Robert Chichester (visit link) and his wife Frances, one of the daughters and co-heirs of John Lord Harington, Baron of Exton; she died in childbirth in 1627 in her 22nd year. The tomb bears an inscription in Latin and English."
SOURCE - (visit link)
The inscription reads -
Anne, Wife of Thomas Lord Bruce Baron of Kinlosse,
Daughter of Sir Robert Chichester, Knight of the
Bath, of an antient family in the County of Devon,
and of Frances one of the two daughters and co-heirs of John
Lord Harrington Baron Exton, sole heir to his mother;
A lady endowed with a natural disposition to Vertue, a true
understanding of honour, most noble behaviour, perpetual
cheerfulness, most eligant conversation, and the more than
ordinary conjugal affection. She was married iv years and
ix months, and left only one child named Robert Bruce.
Weakened by that birth she died in childbirth, the xx day
of March in the xxii year of her age. Anno Domini
MDCXXVII [1627]. Erected and inscribed to the memory of his
most beloved and most deserving wife by Tho. Lord Bruce.
Bearer of Coat of Arms: Burgher (used by famous commoner)
Full name of the bearer: Anne Bruce (nee. Chichester)
Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?:
west end of north aisle
Material / Design: Stone
Blazon (heraldic description):
[Bruce] - Or a saltire and chief gules, with a canton or a lion gules; impaling [Chichester / Harrington] - 1st & 4th Chequy or and gules, a chief vair, 2nd & 3rd Sa fretty ar
Address:
St Peter & St Paul Exton, Rutland England LE15 8AX
Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link]
Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): Not listed
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