Anne d'Ornano
Anne d'Ornano, Deauville, 1990
President of the General council of Calvados
In office
1991–2011
Preceded byMichel d'Ornano
Succeeded byJean-Léonce Dupont
Mayor of Deauville
In office
1977–2001
Preceded byMichel d'Ornano
Succeeded byPhilippe Augier
Personal details
Born
Anne de Contades

(1936-12-07) 7 December 1936
Paris, France
Political partyUDF
Spouse
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(m. 1960; died 1991)​
ChildrenCatherine d'Ornano
Jean-Guillaume d'Ornano
Parent(s)Arnaud de Contades
Sonia Raoul-Duval

Anne d'Ornano (née de Contades; born 7 December 1936) is a French politician.

Early life

Contades was born on 7 December 1936 in Paris. She is the daughter of the Arnaud de Contades, Marquis de Contades (1907–1975), of the Château de Montgeoffroy in Anjou, France, and Sonia Raoul-Duval, the Marquise de la Rozière (1912–1997), of San Ángel, Mexico.[1][2]

Her maternal grandparents were the Hon. Mrs. Fanny Lawrence Vernon of Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire, England (a daughter of the 7th Baron Vernon and American heiress Frances Venables-Vernon, Lady Vernon) and French polo player Maurice Raoul-Duval.[3] She was later installed as mayor of Deauville.[4]

Career

She was the President of the General Council of the French department of Calvados.[5] She has been President of the department since 1991. She was a member of the Union for French Democracy (UDF) until the UDF dissolved in 2007, and she did not join either of the UDF's claimed successors: the New Centre and the MoDem. Unlike most centrists, she supported Nicolas Sarkozy by the first round of the 2007 election, over UDF candidate François Bayrou. However, she is not a member of Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).

Upon the death of her husband, she succeeded as President of the General Council. She also succeeded him as Mayor of Deauville in 1977, a post she held until 2001 when she retired in favour of Philippe Augier.

Personal life

In September 1960, she married Count Michel d'Ornano, the eldest son of Count Guillaume d'Ornano.[3] They were the parents of Catherine d'Ornano and Jean-Guillaume d'Ornano.[6]

Honours

D'Ornano has been awarded the Legion of Honour, and is also a commandeur of the Ordre national du Mérite.

References

  1. ↑ Valynseele, Joseph (1971). Les Say et leurs alliances: l'étonnante aventure d'une famille cévenole (in French). l'auteur, 8, rue Cannebière. pp. 127, 139. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. ↑ The Royalty, Peerage and Aristocracy of the World. Annuaire de France. 1967. p. 226. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Anne de Contades Prospective Bride". The New York Times. 1 August 1960. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Deauville's Countess Enjoys the View". The New York Times. 30 October 1965. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Anne d'Ornano applaudit le SM Caen". La Manche Libre. 20 April 2010. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  6. ↑ "Count d'Ornano, 66, Ex-Minister in France". The New York Times. 9 March 1991. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
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