Anne of York, Duchess of Exeter Anne of York, Duchess of Exeter Anne of York, Duchess of Exeter aka Anne Plantagenet (10 August 1439 – 14 January 1476) was the first child of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville. She was thus the eldest sister of kings Edward IV (1461–1483) and Richard III (1483–1485); and of Edmund, Earl of Rutland, Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk, Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy and of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence. Anne married twice and divorced her first husband: In 1447 aged eight years old, Anne was married to Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter (1430–1475).
Sarah Cecil, Countess of Exeter 23. Sarah is referred to in Tennyson's poem "The Lord of Burleigh" (1835, published 1842); according to the poet, she did not know her husband's true identity until after he inherited Burghley House. The story was also re-told by Elisabeth Inglis-Jones in "The Lord of Burghley". In 1800 Exeter married for a third time, to Elizabeth, former Duchess of Hamilton, the ex-wife of the 8th Duke of Hamilton. Sarah Cecil, Countess of Exeter Sarah Cecil, Countess of Exeter (28 June 1773 – 18 January 1797), formerly Sarah Hoggins, was the second wife of Henry Cecil, Earl of Exeter. Sarah Hoggins