Frances Anne Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
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Her Grace The Duchess of Marlborough VA |
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Full-length portrait of Frances Anne Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
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| Born | Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane 15 April 1822 St. James's Square, London, England, UK |
| Died | 16 April 1899 (aged 77) Blenheim Palace, |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough |
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George Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough Lord Frederick Spencer-Churchill Cornelia Guest, Lady Wimborne Rosamund Fellowes, Lady de Ramsey Lord Randolph Churchill Fanny Marjoribanks, Lady Tweedmouth Anne Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe Lord Charles Spencer-Churchill Lord Augustus Spencer-Churchill Georgiana Curzon, Countess Howe Lady Sarah Wilson |
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Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry Lady Frances Anne Vane-Tempest |
Frances Anne Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough VA (15 April 1822 – 16 April 1899) was an English noblewoman, the wife of British peer and statesman John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough. One of her sons, Lord Randolph Churchill was the father of Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. She had a total of 11 children, and her principal home was the monumental Blenheim Palace, which she rejuvenated with her "lavish and exciting entertainments", and transformed into a "social and political focus for the life of the nation". She was invested as a Lady of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert for her efforts at famine relief in Ireland.
Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane was born on 15 April 1822 at the Duke of St Albans's house in St James Square, London, the eldest daughter of Irish-born Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry and heiress Lady Frances Anne Vane-Tempest. At her baptism, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington stood as her godfather. She had three brothers, including George Vane-Tempest, 5th Marquess of Londonderry, and two younger sisters. She had an older half-brother Frederick Stewart, 4th Marquess of Londonderry, by her father's first marriage to Lady Catherine Bligh.
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