Another one in our series First Names First! Your “task” – should you accept it – is to pick one of the names below, then follow the Wikipedia link to read about the person, and to see what if anything she could contribute your life with. Lives lived have all something to tell us – let them! This time it is all about Anne/Annie!
Anne of Bavaria* queen consort of Bohemia (1329)
Anne of Bohemia* Queen of England by marriage to King Edward II – Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (1366)
Anne of York* Duchess of Exeter/sister of Richard III - Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England (1439)
Anne Boleyn* Queen of England as the second wife of King Henry VIII/mother of the future Queen Elizabeth I – Blickling Hall, Norfolk, England (c. 1501)
Anne Hathaway* wife of William Shakespeare – Shottery, Warwickshire, England (1556)
Anne Hutchinson (B) (b Marbury) midwife/spiritual adviser/ religious reformer in Massachusetts Bay Colony – Alford, Lincolnshire, England (1591)
Anne Bradstreet* (b Dudley) first writer in England’s North American colonies to be published - Northampton, England (1612)
Anne Bourdon* nun in New France - Quebec City, New France (1644)
Anne Catherine Emmerich* canonized mystic – Coesfeld, Westphalia, Holy Roman Empire (1774)
Anne Brontë* novelist/poet – Thornton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (1820)
Anne Blunt* (b King-Noel) Arabian horse breeder/artist/ granddaughter of Lord Byron – England (1837)
Anne Baxter* actress – Michigan City, IN USA (1923)
Anne Frank* holocaust author – Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany (1929)
Anne Rice* author – New Orleans, LA USA (1941)
Anne Archer* actress - Los Angeles, CA USA (1947)
Anne, Princess Royal* daughter of Queen Elizabeth II – Clarence House, London, England (1950)
Anne Holt* lawyer/ politician/writer - Larvik, Norway (1958)
Anne Lundberg* journalist/television hostess - Skurup, Sweden (1966)
Anne Heche* actress – Aurora, OH USA (1969)
Anne Kukkohovi* model/businesswoman/TV-host – Finland (1970)
Anne Margrethe Hausken* orienteer/WC - Haugesund, Norway (1976)
Anne-Mari Hyryläinen* runner/ mountaineer – Tampere, Finland (1978)
Anne Hathaway* actress – Brooklyn, NY USA (1982) pic
Anne Mattila* singer – Karvia, Finland (1984)
Anne Watanabe* fashion model/actress/singer - Tokyo, Japan (1986)
Anne Kyllönen* cross-country skier/OS - Kajaani, Finland (1987)
Updated 9.9.2022