The Lady Baltimore | |
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Personal details | |
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, |
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 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.
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.