Anne Bromley
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| Full Name | Anne Meridon Bromley |
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| Associated Noble House(s) | Viscountcy of Newburry |
| Date of Birth | 3rd April 1777 |
| Father | Daniel Edward Howard |
| Father's Rank | Earl of Suffolk |
| Mother | Elizabeth Anne Howard |
| Mother's Rank | Countess of Suffolk |
| Town Residence | ? |
| Year of Debut | 1794 |
| Dowry | ? |
| Year of Marriage | 1795 |
| Spouse | Richard Andrew Bromley |
| Spouse's Rank | Viscount Newburry |
| Year of Widowhood | 1804 |
| Issue | None |
Anne is a viscountess and a sculptress and the sister of former character Beatrice Howard.
Anne is a former character, originally played by Crystal-lee.
Family
- Husband: Richard Andrew Bromley, Viscount Newburry - b. 1765, d. 1804
- Father: Daniel Edward Howard, the Earl of Suffolk - b.1734, d.
- Mother: Elizabeth Anne Howard (nee Damer) - Born 1745, d.
- Sister: Lady Beatrice Elizabeth Howard - b. 1775
Background
Viscountess Anne Bromley was born Anne Meridon Brixton. Her mother had been a fine artist before her and her father was the Earl of Suffolk.
She was constantly surrounded by love and creativity which has now inspired her current line of work. At the age of 18 she wed Viscount Richard Bromley who, though wealthy and titled, was quite a dull man. It had been a marriage of convenience and Richard was kind to Anne in the beginning. He had money to support Anne's work and she in turn looked pretty on his arm. There was no real love between the two. Eventually, Richard began abusing Anne. He was caught in a dark, troubled confusion with his love for one of his business partners that would go unfulfilled and it enraged him. He began taking it out on Anne physically and mentally. However the pair remained married for 9 years.
In the spring. in the middle of the debutante season, Richard did the socially unthinkable. He committed suicide leaving Anne in a very bad position; although it did not affect her financially, Anne fell instantly from the Ton's good graces. She had at one point been a great hostess with dinners and soirées at her home almost every week, but that had ceased almost immediately after the incident.
Many tales began to spread about the Viscountess. It was said that the sculptress favored members of her own sex romantically and that she lead an active Sapphic lifestyle - driving her husband (an alleged sodomite) to his early grave. It had of course not been proven but most members of the Ton held on to the article published years past in the Tatler and still accuse her of it today.
Because of Anne's talent and popularity with her sculpting she has been often requested to the finer events and homes for tea, but she still finds it hard to bring about the courage to go. She now lives quite alone with her faithful servants and very dear lady's maid Lucille. Also at her home lives her pug dog "Gertie" who she is inseparable from.
Anne is an Academician (a distinguished member of the Royal Academy) for her sculpting and is famous for being one of the very best sculptors in Europe.
