Anne Calvert, Baroness Baltimore (née Hon. Anne Arundell; c. 1615/1616[1] – 23 July 1649)[1] was an English noblewoman, the daughter of Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour[2] by his second wife Anne Philipson,[3] and wife of Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, who founded the Province of Maryland in 1634. She was also the namesake of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and the US Navy transport ship USS Anne Arundel, that was named after the county.
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| Born | c. 1615/1616 Old Wardour Castle, Tisbury, Wiltshire, Kingdom of England |
| Died | 23 July 1649 (aged 32–34) Old Wardour Castle, Tisbury, Wiltshire, England |
| Spouse | Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (1605-1675) |
| Children | 9, including title heir, Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour Anne Philipson, |
She was the mother of 9 children, including Charles Calvert, the future third Baron Baltimore and Lord Proprietor of the Province of Maryland, and died at the early age of 32–34 years.
Family
editShe married Cecil Calvert, second Lord Baltimore. A settlement arrangement for the union was made on 20 March 1627/28.[1][3] According to Gibbs, she is said to have been a most beautiful and accomplished woman.[1] The marriage coincided with the groom's father Sir George Calvert, first Lord Baltimore, (1578-1632) embarking on his first colonial endeavor in Avalon, located in Newfoundland (of future eastern Canada). Following the failure of the Avalon Colony, Cecil Calvert oversaw a second colonial enterprise in 1633, this time aimed at the Chesapeake Bay area, north of the colony of Virginia. The new colony was named "Maryland" after Henrietta Maria, the French-born consort of King Charles I. Anne Arundel County, Maryland was named after her.
Four of the couple's nine children survived to adulthood.[4]
- Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore[1] (b. 27 August 1637, died 21 February 1715)
- Hon. Cecil Calvert[4]
- Hon. Georgiana Calvert[4] (b. August 1629)
- Hon. Mary Calvert[5] (born 18 July 1630)
- Hon. George Calvert (b. 15 September 1634 – d. Jun 1636)[1]
- Hon. Anne Calvert[4] (born 9 October 1636 – died 6 May 1661)
- Hon. Mary Calvert[4] (b. 30 November 1638 – on or before 24 September 1671)
- Hon. Elizabeth Calvert[4] (born circa 1642 – died 16 January 1712)
- Hon. Frances Calvert[4]
Lady Baltimore was buried at the St. John's Parish church in Tisbury, Wiltshire in England.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 394. retrieved from Lundy, Darryl. "pp. 2614 § 26138". The Peerage. [unreliable source]
- ^ Worthington, David (15 April 2016). British and Irish Experiences and Impressions of Central Europe, c.1560–1688. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-17215-4.
- ^ a b L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, UK: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 9; retrieved from Lundy, Darryl. "p. 2614 § 26138". The Peerage. [unreliable source]
- ^ a b c d e f g Douglas Richardson, Kimball G. Everingham. Magna Carta ancestry: a study in colonial and medieval families. Genealogical Publishing Com, 2005, p. 169.
- ^ George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume II, p. 188.
External links
edit- Calvert Family Tree; retrieved 10 July 2013