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Anne Stuart (born 1637)
Anne Stuart may refer to: 16th century *Anne, Countess of Auvergne (1496–1524), married James Stewart, duke of Albany *Anne of Denmark (1574–1619), wife of James I of Great Britain (VI of Scotland) 17th century *Anne Stuart (born 1637), daughter of Charles I of Great Britain *Anne Hyde (1638–1671), married name Anne Stuart, wife of James II of Great Britain (VII of Scotland) and mother of Mary II and Queen Anne *Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665–1714) 18th century *Anne Stuart Percy, Lady Warkworth (c. 1745–1813) 20th century *Anne Mackenzie-Stuart (1930–2008), activist * Anne Stuart (novelist) (born 1948), American romance novelist * Ann Stuart, chancellor and president of Texas Woman's University See also *Amelia Stewart, Viscountess Castlereagh Amelia Anne "Emily" Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry (20 February 1772 – 12 February 1829), from 1794 until 1821 generally known as Lady Castlereagh (), was the wife of the Georgian-era Irish statesman Robert St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne, Countess Of Auvergne
Anne de La Tour d'Auvergne (1496–1524) was sovereign Countess of Auvergne from 1501 until 1524, and Duchess of Albany by marriage to John Stewart, Duke of Albany. In her marriage contract, she was called 'Anne de Boulogne fille de Jehan Comte de Boulogne et Auvergne.' Family She was the eldest of two daughters born to Jean III of la Tour d'Auvergne and Jeanne of Bourbon. Her younger sister was Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne, who would marry Lorenzo II de' Medici and become the mother of Catherine de' Medici. As the elder daughter, Anne was her father's heiress. Marriage On 13 July 1505, she married her first cousin John Stewart, Duke of Albany, the intermittent heir presumptive to the Kingdom of Scotland and its sometime-regent, who lived in France as a sort of exile. Death and inheritance Anne died in 1524 at her castle of Saint-Saturnin, leaving her inheritance (the feudal county of Auvergne) to her niece, Catherine de' Medici (born 1519), daughter of her late yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Of Denmark
Anne of Denmark (; 12 December 1574 – 2 March 1619) was the wife of King James VI and I; as such, she was Queen of Scotland The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional form of government by which a hereditary sovereign reigns as the head of state of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies (the Bailiw ... from their marriage on 20 August 1589 and Queen of England and Ireland from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until her death in 1619. The second daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark and Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Anne married James at age 14. They had three children who survived infancy: Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, who predeceased his parents; Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, Princess Elizabeth, who became Queen of Bohemia; and James's future successor, Charles I of England, Charles I. Anne demonstrated an independent streak and a willingness to use fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Stuart (born 1637)
Anne Stuart may refer to: 16th century *Anne, Countess of Auvergne (1496–1524), married James Stewart, duke of Albany *Anne of Denmark (1574–1619), wife of James I of Great Britain (VI of Scotland) 17th century *Anne Stuart (born 1637), daughter of Charles I of Great Britain *Anne Hyde (1638–1671), married name Anne Stuart, wife of James II of Great Britain (VII of Scotland) and mother of Mary II and Queen Anne *Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665–1714) 18th century *Anne Stuart Percy, Lady Warkworth (c. 1745–1813) 20th century *Anne Mackenzie-Stuart (1930–2008), activist * Anne Stuart (novelist) (born 1948), American romance novelist * Ann Stuart, chancellor and president of Texas Woman's University See also *Amelia Stewart, Viscountess Castlereagh Amelia Anne "Emily" Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry (20 February 1772 – 12 February 1829), from 1794 until 1821 generally known as Lady Castlereagh (), was the wife of the Georgian-era Irish statesman Robert St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Hyde
Anne Hyde (12 March 163731 March 1671) was Duchess of York and Albany as the first wife of James, Duke of York, who later became King James II and VII. Anne was the daughter of a member of the English gentry – Edward Hyde (later created Earl of Clarendon) – and met her future husband when they were both living in exile in the Netherlands. She married James in 1660 and two months later gave birth to the couple's first child, who had been conceived out of wedlock. Some observers disapproved of the marriage, but James's brother, King Charles II of England, wanted the marriage to take place. Another cause of disapproval was the public affection James showed toward Anne, such as kissing and leaning against each other, which was considered improper behaviour from man to wife during the seventeenth century. James and Anne had eight children, but six died in early childhood. The two who survived to adulthood were future monarchs, Mary II and Anne. James was a known philanderer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne, Queen Of Great Britain
Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from 8 March 1702 until 1 May 1707. On 1 May 1707, under the Acts of Union, the kingdoms of England and Scotland united as a single sovereign state known as Great Britain. Anne continued to reign as Queen of Great Britain and Ireland until her death. Anne was born in the reign of Charles II to his younger brother and heir presumptive, James, whose suspected Roman Catholicism was unpopular in England. On Charles's instructions, Anne and her elder sister Mary were raised as Anglicans. Mary married their Dutch Protestant cousin, William III of Orange, in 1677, and Anne married Prince George of Denmark in 1683. On Charles's death in 1685, James succeeded to the throne, but just three years later he was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Mary and William became joint monarchs. Although the sisters had been close, disagreements over Anne's finances, status, and choice of acquaintances ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Stuart Percy, Lady Warkworth
Anne Stuart Percy, Lady Warkworth (c.1745 – 20 January 1813), also known as "Lady Percy", was the first wife of Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland, Hugh Percy, later Duke of Northumberland (1742-1817). She is known for her association with the novelist Laurence Sterne, with whom she may have had an intimate relationship. Anne Crichton-Stuart was the third daughter of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, and his wife Mary Stuart, Countess of Bute, Mary. She married Percy on 2 July 1764, when she was still in their teens, two years before his father was raised to a dukedom and he gained the title "Earl Percy". At the time of their marriage, he was known as "Lord Warkworth". The ceremony was conducted by George Stone (bishop), Bishop Stone the Primate of Ireland. Before and during her marriage, there is evidence of Lady Warkworth's friendship with Laurence Sterne, and she is thought to be the woman to whom he refers in his diary as "Sheba". Lord and Lady Warkworth had no children ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Mackenzie-Stuart
Anne, Lady Mackenzie-Stuart (7 June 1930 — 14 October 2008) was a Scottish pro-European Union activist. Biography Under the name Anne Millar, the daughter of a solicitor, she was born and grew up in Edinburgh. She spent part of World War II as an evacuee at Bridge of Allan. She attended the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1951 (MA, LLB). In the 1960s she earned her LLM degree at the Centre of European Governmental Studies from the University, and while there met her future husband, fellow student, Alexander "Jack" Mackenzie-Stuart, the future Baron Mackenzie-Stuart.Baron Mackenzie-Stuart profile , royalsoced.org.uk; accessed 31 October 2014. In 1972, her husband was named as a |
Anne Stuart (novelist)
Anne Kristine Stuart (born May 2, 1948) is an American romance novelist. She has written over 100 novels and is a recipient of the Romance Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award.Romance Writers of America Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award. Biography Anne Kristine Stuart was born on May 2, 1948, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Stuart grew up with her parents in Princeton, New Jersey. Her first book was published in 1974 by Ballantine Press when she was 25 years old. Since then, her books have been published by numerous publishers such as Dell, Doubleday, St. Martin's Press and currently Harlequin. She and her husband, Richard Ohlrogge, live in northern Vermont. Awards * ''Banish Misfortune'': 1986 Rita Awards Best Novel winner * ''Falling Angel'': 1994 Rita Awards Best Novel winner * ''Winter's Edge'': 1996 Rita Awards Best Novel winner Bibliography Single novels * ''Barrett's Hill'' (1974) * ''Cameron's Landing'' ( Doubleday ; 1977) * ''Lord Satan's Bride'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Stuart
Dr. Ann Stuart is the former chancellor and president of Texas Woman's University. She came to TWU as the university's first chancellor. She was the fourth woman president, serving fourteen years from December 1, 1999, until her retirement on May 1, 2014. Before TWU, she was president of Rensselaer at Hartford, a graduate school associated with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. Dr. Stuart previously served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Alma College in Michigan; dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania; and in several capacities at the University of Evansville in Indiana. She earned her undergraduate degree in education from the University of Florida; her master's degree in English from the University of Kentucky; and her doctorate in English from Southern Illinois University Southern Illinois University is a system of public universities in the southern region of the U.S. state of Illinois. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amelia Stewart, Viscountess Castlereagh
Amelia Anne "Emily" Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry (20 February 1772 – 12 February 1829), from 1794 until 1821 generally known as Lady Castlereagh (), was the wife of the Georgian-era Irish statesman Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, who from 1812 to 1822 was British Foreign Secretary and Leader of the House of Commons. Well-connected by birth to the aristocracy and wife of a prominent politician who was Britain's leading diplomat during the close of the Napoleonic Wars, Lady Castlereagh was an influential member of Regency London's high society. Family Lady Castlereagh was a daughter of John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire and his second wife, Caroline Conolly. The Earl of Buckinghamshire was an English courtier and politician who served as British Ambassador to Russia (1762–65) and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1776–80). Her maternal grandfather, William Conolly, was the nephew and heir of William Conolly, Speaker of the Irish House of Commons in the early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
