Anne d'Ornano

Anne d'Ornano
Anne d'Ornano
	Anne d'Ornano, Deauville, 1990
President of the General council of Calvados
	In office; 1991–2011
Preceded by	Michel d'Ornano
Succeeded by	Jean-Léonce Dupont
Mayor of Deauville
	In office; 1977–2001
Preceded by	Michel d'Ornano
Succeeded by	Philippe Augier
Personal details
Born	Anne de Contades; 7 December 1936 (age 88); Paris, France
Political party	UDF
Spouse	Michel d'Ornano (m. 1960; died 1991)
Children	Catherine 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

^ 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.
^ The Royalty, Peerage and Aristocracy of the World. Annuaire de France. 1967. p. 226. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Anne de Contades Prospective Bride". The New York Times. 1 August 1960. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
^ "Deauville's Countess Enjoys the View". The New York Times. 30 October 1965. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
^ "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.
^ "Count d'Ornano, 66, Ex-Minister in France". The New York Times. 9 March 1991. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[Valynseele1971-1] 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.

[Annuaire1967-2] The Royalty, Peerage and Aristocracy of the World. Annuaire de France. 1967. p. 226. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

[1960Engagement-3] "Anne de Contades Prospective Bride". The New York Times. 1 August 1960. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[1965Countess-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.

[Cd'OObit1991-6] "Count d'Ornano, 66, Ex-Minister in France". The New York Times. 9 March 1991. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

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