Princess Anne

  Princess Anne was born February 6, 1665 and died August 1, 1714. She was daughter of King James ii and Anne Hyde who died at the age of 33, on April 10, 1671. She was buried at Westminister Abby.  Her stepmother then became Mary of Modena.

  Princess Anne Married Prince George of Denmark. They had seventeen children, only one survived, William, but only until he was 11. William died on July 30, 1700.

  She was faithful to the Church of England. Her father, however, was Catholic and tried to have one of her baby daughters baptized into the Catholic Church. This made Anne so sadden she cried. The baby, born before William, died soon after.    

  Princess Anne became Queen Anne of Great Britain and Ireland 1702-1717. She became Queen shortly after William died. She was a popular Queen and she appointed her husband Lord High Admiral, which also gave him power over the Royal Navy. She appointed Lord Marlborough control over the Royal Army.

  Queen Anne was saddened by the death of King George, her husband, on October 1708. Duchess of Marborough tried to get her to come to her palace, but she never did. In return the Duchess took the picture of King George away from Anne, and would never give it back. The Duchess was determined that she should have control over the Royal Navy, but Queen Anne wasn’t convinced. She decided to take it over herself.

  During the trials of her husband’s death Anne was also dealing with the loss of her mobility due to an illness called gout. She also had other heath complications and was in a wheel chair most of the later part of her life.

  Queen Anne Died August 1, 1714 and was buried beside her husband in the south isle of Westminster Abby on August 24.

Kiddo wrote this for a history lesson. She chose to learn something about Virginia history that other kids aren't learning about.   March 30, 2012