Anne Arundell
Anne Calvert, Baroness Baltimore (née Hon. Anne Arundell; c. 1615/1616 – 23 July 1649) was an English noblewoman, the daughter of Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour by his second wife Anne Philipson, and wife of Lord Baltimore, who founded the Province of Maryland in 1632 // 1634, (third English / British colony of the Thirteen Colonies of the British Empire), namesake of Anne Arundel County in the U.S. state of Maryland. In addition, a United States Navy transport ship USS Anne Arundel (AP-76), an Elizabeth C. Stanton-class transport was in turn named after the Maryland county, serving three decades in the American Navy, from 1940 to 1970.
The Right Honourable The Lady Baltimore | |
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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 also the mother of 9 children, including of Charles Calvert, the young heir to the title and future third Baron Baltimore, / Lord Baltimore, and Lord Proprietor of the Province of Maryland, before she died at the early age of 32-34 years.