About
Matriarch of the Kennedy clan whose sons included President John F. Kennedy and Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy.
Before Fame
As a child, she and her father were granted a private audience with Pope Pius X at the Vatican.
Trivia
She wanted to leave her husband because he was unfaithful, but being Catholic she wasn't allowed to divorce.
Family Life
She was married to Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. from 1914 until his death in 1969. She had a total of nine children: John, Rosemary, Kathleen, Eunice, Patricia, Robert, Jean, Ted and Joseph Jr.
Associated With
Former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was her daughter-in-law.
