Anne Brett

Anne Brett (also Anna; née Mason; 1667/68 – 11 October 1753), was Countess of Macclesfield before her divorce in 1698 and a courtier of the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Whilst she waited for their divorce her husband became the Earl of Macclesfield so she was a countess when they parted.

She said that they died young, but years later the poet Richard Savage claimed to be her son.

[1] Countess Macclesfield was appointed as a Lady in Waiting to Princess Anne.

[1] Colley Cibber is said to have submitted for her approval the text of his play, The Careless Husband, which was first put on the boards in 1704 because he valued her opinion.