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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
BornAnne de Contades
(1936-12-07) 7 December 1936 (age 88)
Paris, France
Political partyUDF
Spouse Michel d'Ornano ​ ​(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.

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. She was later installed as mayor of Deauville.

Career

She was the President of the General Council of the French department of Calvados. 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. They were the parents of Catherine d'Ornano and Jean-Guillaume d'Ornano.

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. ^ "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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