Anne O'Brien, 2nd Countess of Orkney
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Anne Douglas-Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Orkney (died 1756) was a Scottish noblewoman
and the eldest daughter of Field Marshal
George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney
, and Elizabeth Villiers.
She was also known as Anne O'Brien, Countess Inchiquin through marriage with her first cousin William O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin
, the O'Brien, Chief of the Name, Prince of Thomond, and Lord of Dál gCais
. They had a daughter Lady Mary
circa. 1721.
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
and the eldest daughter of Field Marshal
Field Marshal
Field Marshal is a military rank. Traditionally, it is the highest military rank in an army.-Etymology:The origin of the rank of field marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses , from the time of the early Frankish kings.-Usage and hierarchical...
George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney
George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney
Field Marshal George Douglas-Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney KT was a British soldier and Scottish nobleman and the first British Army officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal. The son of the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton, he fought for William of Orange in Ireland and the Low Countries...
, and Elizabeth Villiers.
She was also known as Anne O'Brien, Countess Inchiquin through marriage with her first cousin William O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin
William O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin
William McWilliam O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin, KB, PC was an Irish peer and politician.-Background:O'Brien was the eldest son of William O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Inchiquin and his wife, Mary , sister of the 1st Earl of Jersey, and inherited his father's titles in 1719.-Political career:Inchiquin...
, the O'Brien, Chief of the Name, Prince of Thomond, and Lord of Dál gCais
Dál gCais
The Dál gCais were a dynastic group of related septs located in north Munster who rose to political prominence in the 10th century AD in Ireland. They claimed descent from Cormac Cas, or Cas mac Conall Echlúath, hence the term "Dál", meaning "portion" or "share" of Cas...
. They had a daughter Lady Mary
Mary O'Brien, 3rd Countess of Orkney
Mary O'Brien, 3rd Countess of Orkney was the eldest daughter of Anne O'Brien, 2nd Countess of Orkney and William O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin, and Countess of Orkney in her own right....
circa. 1721.