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Frances
Frances is a French and English given name of Latin origin. In Latin the meaning of the name Frances is 'from France' or 'free one.' The male version of the name in English is Francis. The original Franciscus, meaning "Frenchman", comes from the Franks who were named for the francisca, the axe they used in battle. https://nameberry.com/babyname/frances Notable people and characters with the name include: People * Frances, Countess of Périgord (died 1481) * Frances (musician) (born 1993), British singer and songwriter * Frances Estill Beauchamp (1860-1923), American temperance activist, social reformer, lecturer * Frances Burke, Countess of Clanricarde (1567–1633), English noblewoman and Irish countess * Frances E. Burns (1866-1937), American social leader and business executive * Frances Carr, Countess of Somerset (1590–1632), central figure in a famous scandal and murder * Frances Lewis Brackett Damon (1857–1939), American poet, writer * Frances Davidson, Viscountess David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Talbot, Countess Of Tyrconnell
Frances Talbot, Countess of Tyrconnell (''née'' Jennings, previously Hamilton; – 1731), also called La Belle Jennings, was a maid of honour to the Duchess of York and, like her sister Sarah, a famous beauty at the Restoration court. She married first George Hamilton and then Richard Talbot, Earl of Tyrconnell. She was vicereine in Dublin Castle while Tyrconnell was viceroy (lord deputy) of Ireland for James II. She lived through difficult times after the death of her second husband, who was attainted as a Jacobite, but recovered some of his wealth and died a devout Catholic despite having been raised as a Protestant. Birth and origins Frances was born about 1649 at Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England, as the third of the nine children, four sons and five daughters of Richard Jennings and his wife Frances Thornhurst. Her father was a landowner and a Member of Parliament, and so had been her grandfather. Both sat for the Borough of St Albans. Her father sided with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Bean Cobain
Frances Bean Cobain (born August 18, 1992) is an American visual artist and model. She is the only child of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and Hole frontwoman Courtney Love. She controls the publicity rights to her father's name and image. Early life Frances Bean Cobain was born on August 18, 1992, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. She was named after Frances McKee, the guitarist for the Scottish indie pop duo The Vaselines. Former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe and actress Drew Barrymore are her godparents. Cobain's sonogram photo was featured on the sleeve of Nirvana's 1992 single "Lithium". Before Cobain's birth, there were rumors suggesting that her mother used heroin during the pregnancy. This scandal intensified when '' Vanity Fair'' published Lynn Hirschberg's article "Strange Love", which alleged that Love admitted to using heroin even after learning of her pregnancy. Love and Kurt Cobain maintained that ''Vanity Fair'' took her words out of co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Haugen
Frances Haugen (born 1983 or 1984) is an American data engineer and scientist, product manager, and whistleblower. She disclosed tens of thousands of Facebook's internal documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission and ''The Wall Street Journal'' in 2021. Early life and education Haugen was raised in Iowa City, Iowa, where she attended Horn Elementary and Northwest Junior High School, and graduated from Iowa City West High School in 2002. Her father was a doctor, and her mother became an Episcopalian priest after an academic career. Haugen studied electrical and computer engineering in the founding class at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering and graduated in 2006. She later earned a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 2011. Career In 2006, after graduating from college, Haugen was hired by Google, and worked on Google Ads, Google Book Search, a class action litigation settlement related to Google publishing book content, as well a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Carr, Countess Of Somerset
Frances Carr, Countess of Somerset (31 May 1590 – 23 August 1632), born Frances Howard, was an English noblewoman who was the central figure in a famous scandal and murder during the reign of King James I. She was found guilty but spared execution, and was eventually pardoned by the King and released from the Tower of London in early 1622. Family She was born Frances Howard, the daughter of Lord Thomas Howard (later 1st Earl of Suffolk), and his wife, the former Catherine Knyvet. Frances' father was the second son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, a wealthy and powerful nobleman during the late 16th and early 17th centuries, and Margaret Audley, Duchess of Norfolk. Frances' maternal grandparents were Sir Henry Knyvet, of Charlton, Wiltshire, and Elizabeth Stumpe. Failed marriage Lady Frances Howard was married at the age of 14 to the 13-year-old Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex. The marriage was primarily a political union; they were separated after the wedding to pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Lewis Brackett Damon
Frances Brackett Damon (, Brackett; pen name, Percy Larkin; May 21, 1857 – December 13, 1939) was an American writer of poetry, short stories, essays, playlets, and novels. She was also an editor of the literary magazines, ''The Quiet Hours'' and ''The Tally Ho''. She wrote many short stories for young persons, and some reform correspondence. Among her works are the poetry collection, ''The Bodfish Road'' (1901), the novel, ''Idlewise'', the novelette, ''A Daughter of Pharaoh'', and a long poem, “The Wind-Flower". Her songs were probably the best known of her verse, several having been used officially by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) and two at least having been adopted by foreign countries and sung at World WCTU conventions. Early life and education Frances (nickname, "Fannie" or "Fanny") Lewis Brackett was born on May 21, 1857 in a farmhouse on the outskirts of Dexter, Maine. She lived for seventeen years on a farm in that town. Her parents were Nathan Goodwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Grey, Duchess Of Suffolk
Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (née Lady Frances Brandon; 16 July 1517 – 20 November 1559), was an English noblewoman, the second child and eldest daughter of King Henry VIII's younger sister, Princess Mary, and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk. She was the mother of Lady Jane Grey, de facto Queen of England and Ireland from 10 July until 19 July 1553, as well as Lady Katherine Grey and Lady Mary Grey. Early life and first marriage Frances Brandon was born on 16 July 1517 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, and spent her childhood in the care of her mother. Although her father, the Duke of Suffolk, had obtained a declaration of nullity regarding his earlier marriage to Margaret Neville (the widow of John Mortimer) on the ground of consanguinity, in 1528 he secured a bull from Pope Clement VII assuring the legitimacy of his marriage with Mary Tudor, and therefore the legitimacy of his daughter Frances. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Catherine Barnard
Frances Catherine Barnard (pen name, Mrs. Alfred Barnard; 7 May 1796 – 30 January 1869) was an English writer, poet, and playwright. She was the author of various dramatic works and tales. Active in the 1800s, her work was published in England and in Australia. Much of her writing was related to the education of children. In the preface to ''Doleful Death and The Flowery Funeral of Fancy'' she wrote:— "For myself, if but one youthful mind become wiser or better from the perusal of my rhymes, I shall consider my trouble amply repaid". Early years and family Frances Catherine (sometimes spelled Katherine) Smith was born at Norwich, Norfolk, England, 7 May 1796; and christened on 5 June 1796 at Octagon-Presbyterian, Norwich. She was the eldest daughter and co-heir of Francis Smith, of Norwich (descendant of Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull) and Sarah (Marsh). Her uncle was Sir James Edward Smith, a successful botanist at the time who co-founded the Linnean Soci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Elizabeth Barrow
Frances Elizabeth Barrow (, Mease; pen name, Aunt Fanny; February 22, 1822May 7, 1894) was a 19th-century American children's writer. Biography Frances (nickname, "Frankie Blue") Elizabeth Mease was born in Charleston, South Carolina, February 22, 1822. Her parents were Charles Benton Mease, of Charleston, and Sarah Matilda Graham of Boston. Barrow's sister, Alexina Black Mease married Richard Grant White in 1850. Barrow's ''nom de plume'' of "Aunt Fanny", first appeared in 1855, when she began to write books for children. There were twenty-five in all, and some were translated in Europe. They included ''Six Night Caps'', ''Aunt Fanny's Story Book'', ''Four Little Hearts'', and ''Take Heed''. Barrow also wrote ''The Wife's Stratagem'', a novel, and ''The Letter G''. On December 7, 1841, she married James Barrow, Jr. He died at the age of 53 at Maison Labeyrie, rue Bernadotte, Pau, France,Death record (acte de décès), Ville de Pau, 1868 November 18, 1868 and was interred in P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Black
Frances Black (born 25 June 1960) is an Irish singer and politician. She came to prominence in the late 1980s when she began to play with her family's band, the Black Family, performing a mix of traditional and contemporary Irish music. Black was elected to Seanad Éireann as an independent senator in 2016 for the Industrial and Commercial Panel. Background Black was born in Charlemont Street, Dublin in 1960 into a musical family. She was educated at St Louis High School, Rathmines. Her father Kevin was a keen fiddle player and mandolinist, a plasterer by trade and a native of Rathlin Island, County Antrim. Her mother Patty (from Dublin) used to sing in local dancehalls. She is the youngest of five children, having three brothers Shay, Michael and Martin, and one sister, Mary Black, who is also a well-known singer. Musical career Pre-solo Black's musical career began at 17, when she began singing with her siblings, in her family group, known as the Black Family. She gain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Manwaring Caulkins
Frances Manwaring Caulkins (April 26, 1795 – 1869) was a 19th-century American historian and genealogist, the author of histories of New London, Connecticut and Norwich, Connecticut. Through her father, she was descendant of Hugh Caulkins, who came with Richard Blinman, the first minister of the Plymouth Colony. On her mother's side, her ancestry was noted in early English history, Sir Ranulphus de Manwaring being justice of Chester, in 1189–99; another, Sir William, was killed in the streets of Chester, defending Charles I on October 9, 1644. Her father died before Fanny was born, and her uncle, Christopher Manwaring, was exceedingly fond of his talented niece, aiding her with his library, and for seven years, she lived with him. When she wanted to start teaching, he set apart a room as her schoolroom. The first of her writings, now known to have been printed, appeared in the ''Connecticut Gazette'' on April 17, 1816. In 1849, Caulkins was the first woman elected to be a memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Augusta Hemingway Conant
Frances Augusta Conant (, Hemingway; December 23, 1842 - April 28, 1903) was an American journalist, editor, and businesswoman. She was the founder and principal promoter of the Illinois Woman's Press Association (IWPA). Conant died in 1903. Early life and education Frances Augusta Hemingway was born in West Burlington, New York, December 23, 1842. Her parents were Curtis and Martha R. Hemingway. She was educated in the western part of the State and in Brooklyn. In early girlhood, she became a contributor to New York publications. Career In 1864, in Brooklyn, she married Claudius W. Conant, of New York. After 1892, Conant became a resident of Chicago, Illinois. She usually passed the winters in traveling through the South. She was for several years a special correspondent of the ''Living Church'' and a contributor to the ''Advance'' and other religious publications of Chicago, as well as to some journals, and, occasionally, short stories of hers appeared in leading New York City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Atkins
Frances Atkins is a British chef. When she won a Michelin star at the Yorke Arms in 2003, she was the first female British chef to win a star. Career Frances Venning was born in Maidstone, Kent, but grew up in Ilkley, West Yorkshire. Her father had served in the Royal Engineers during the Second World War. He was involved in the creation of the portable Mulberry harbours used during the D-Day landings. Frances trained in hotel management at Bradford College, and went on to work at The Box Tree restaurant in Ilkley. She moved to Scotland to work at Dalhousie Castle, and then Denmark to work in different kitchens. When she was 23, she met and married her first husband, George Carman QC. For the following 10 years, Frances did not work as her husband felt that women should not. She later called the marriage "a disaster", and after they divorced in 1984, she started to work as a cook in a pub and then began a catering company. This proved successful and she opened a cafe, and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
