Profile
Rose Kennedy
Countess + Philanthropist + Senator
Female
Born
Jul 22, 1890
Hometown
Boston, Massachus...
Died
Jan 22, 1995
Death Place
Hyannis, Massachu...
Political Party
Democratic Party ...
Religion
Roman Catholic
Other Names
Rose Elizabeth Fi...
Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy, Countess Kennedy was an American philanthropist, the wife of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. , and the mother of nine children, among them United States President John F. Kennedy, United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and… Read More
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Rose Kennedy
d.1995
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Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1890
Birth
Born on July 22, 1890.
TEENAGE
TWENTIES
1914
23 Years Old
On October 7, 1914, she married Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. after a courtship of more than seven years.
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FIFTIES
1944
53 Years Old
Rose Kennedy's strict Roman Catholic religion often placed her at odds with her children, most notably daughter Kathleen. She refused to attend Kathleen's wedding to William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington, an Anglican and the eldest son and heir of the 10th Duke of Devonshire on May 6, 1944.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
1951
60 Years Old
In 1951, Pope Pius XII granted Kennedy the title of countess in recognition of her "exemplary motherhood and many charitable works."
1961
70 Years Old
Rose attended John F. Kennedy’s funeral without her husband, who had been incapacitated by a stroke in 1961, leaving her to depend heavily on her son Bobby.
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The plaque was dedicated by her son, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, on Rose's 102nd birthday in 1992.
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1995
105 Years Old
She maintained her residence at the Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts and was cared for by private nurses and staff. On January 22, 1995, Kennedy died from complications from pneumonia at the age of 104, outliving four of her nine children, her son-in-law Stephen Edward Smith, her daughter-in-law, Jackie Kennedy, and three grandchildren, David Anthony Kennedy, Arabella Kennedy and Patrick Bouvier Kennedy.
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