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Anne Stewart, Countess Of Galloway
Anne Stewart, Countess of Galloway (1743 – 8 January 1830), formerly Anne Dashwood, was the wife of John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway. Anne Dashwood was born at Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire, the family home of her parents Sir James Dashwood, 2nd Baronet, and his wife, the former Elizabeth Spencer. On 13 June 1764, she married the future earl, when he was an MP and heir to his father's earldom. His first wife, Lady Charlotte Greville, had died in 1763, leaving him with no living children. In the year of their marriage, Sir Joshua Reynolds painted Anne in the guise of a shepherdess; the portrait is now held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. They had sixteen children: * Lady Catherine Stewart (1765–1836), who married Sir James Graham, 1st Baronet, and had children * Hon. Alexander Stewart (1766–1766) * Lady Susan Stewart (1767–1841), who married George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough, and had children * Admiral George Stewart, 8th Earl of Gal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Dashwood (1743–1830), Later Countess Of Galloway
Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands, particularly in the Frisian speaking part (for example, author Anne de Vries). In this incarnation, it is related to Germanic arn-names and means 'eagle'.See entry on "Anne" in th''Behind the Name'' databaseand th"Anne"an"Ane"entries (in Dutch) in the Nederlandse Voornamenbank (Dutch First Names Database) of the Meertens Instituut (23 October 2018). It has also been used for males in France (Anne de Montmorency) and Scotland (Lord Anne Hamilton). Anne is a common name and the following lists represent a small selection. For a comprehensive list, see instead: . As a feminine name Anne * Saint Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary * Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665–1714), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1702–07) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |