Maria Owings Shriver, an American journalist and novelist born on November 6, 1955, is a descendant of John F. Kennedy, a former first lady of California, and the brainchild behind the non-profit The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement.
She was married to actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, a former governor of California, and filed for divorce from him in 2021.
Maria Shriver Grandparents: Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., Hilda Shriver, Robert Sargent Shriver, Sr.
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American philanthropist, socialite, the matriarch of the Kennedy family and the granddaughter of Maria Shriver. She lived from July 22, 1890, until January 22, 1995.
She had a strong connection to Boston’s Irish American “lace curtain” neighbourhood. Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., her husband, presided over the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (1934–1955), and the United States Maritime Commission (1937–1938), and was the country’s ambassador to the United Kingdom (1938–1940).
President John F. Kennedy, Senators Robert F. Kennedy of New York and Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, creator of Special Olympics Eunice Kennedy Shriver, and U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Jean Kennedy Smith were among their nine children.
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr
Joseph Patrick Kennedy was an American businessman, investor, bootlegger, and politician who lived from September 6, 1888, until November 18, 1969.
He was the patriarch of the Irish-American Kennedy family, which includes President John F. Kennedy, Attorney General and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and longtime Senator Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy.
He is renowned for both his own and his children’s political prominence. He was Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy’s spouse and Maria’s grandpa.
Hilda Shriver
Robert Sargent Shriver Jr., a 1972 vice presidential candidate who now practises law in Washington, New York, and Europe, was raised by Mrs. Shriver. Rockville is where he lives.
Mrs. Shriver was the lone child of Thomas Herbert Shriver, the Adjutant General of the State of Maryland and a prominent political figure in Carroll County. She was born in Union Mills, Maryland.
Robert Sargent Shriver, Sr
Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. was an American diplomat, politician, and activist who lived from November 9, 1915, until January 18, 2011. He was the father of Maria Shriver.
He belonged to the Kennedy family because he was Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s spouse.
As the main architect of the 1960s War on Poverty, Shriver developed the Job Corps, Head Start, VISTA, Upward Bound, and other programs in addition to the Peace Corps.
He was the vice presidential candidate for the Democratic Party in the presidential election of 1972.
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