Frances Vane, Marchioness of Londonderry
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The Most Honourable The Marchioness of Londonderry |
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The engagement painting of Lady Frances Anne Vane-Tempest by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1818
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| Born | 17 January 1800 St James's Square, London, England |
| Died | 20 January 1865 (aged 65) Seaham Hall, County Durham, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry |
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George Vane-Tempest, 5th Marquess of Londonderry Frances Anne Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough Alexandrina Dawson-Damer, Countess of Portarlington Lord Adolphus Vane-Tempest Lady Adelaide Emelina Caroline Vane Lord Ernest McDonnell Vane-Tempest |
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Sir Henry Vane-Tempest, 2nd Bt Anne MacDonnell, Countess of Antrim |
Frances Anne Vane, Marchioness of Londonderry (17 January 1800 – 20 January 1865) was a wealthy English heiress and noblewoman. She was the daughter of Sir Henry Vane-Tempest, 2nd Baronet and the second wife of Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry. Through her daughter, Lady Frances Vane, wife of John Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough, she was the great-grandmother of Sir Winston Churchill.
Frances Anne inherited extensive lands from her father in north east England. Her mother was Anne MacDonnell, 2nd Countess of Antrim. With her husband, she developed an extensive coal mining operation that included coal mines, a railroad, and docks at Seaham.
She became an object of affection for the Tsar Alexander I of Russia after he saw her portrait.
She sought to promote her eldest son's political career and was a patron of Benjamin Disraeli.
Frederick William Robert Stewart, 4th Marquess of Londonderry (1805–1872) was her stepson.
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