Anne O'Brien, 2nd Countess of Orkney


The Countess of Orkney
The Countess of Inchiquin
Anne, 2nd Countess of Orkney, ca. 1700. Dutch school.
Countess of Orkney
Reign1737–1756
PredecessorGeorge Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney
SuccessorMary O'Brien, 3rd Countess of Orkney
Born1696 (1696)
Died6 December 1756(1756-12-06) (aged 59–60)
Taplow Court, Buckinghamshire, England
BuriedTaplow Court, Buckinghamshire
Spouse
(m. 1720; died 1756)
IssueMary O'Brien, 3rd Countess of Orkney
FatherGeorge Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney
MotherElizabeth Villiers

Anne O'Brien, 2nd Countess of Orkney (born Lady Anne Hamilton; 1696 – 6 December 1756) was a Scottish noblewoman and peeress, the eldest daughter and heiress of Field Marshal George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, and his wife, the former Elizabeth Villiers. As the wife of William O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin, she was also Countess of Inchiquin in the Irish peerage.