Person:Frances Vane (3)

Frances Anne Emily Vane
b.15 Apr 1822 London, England
Facts and Events
Name[1] Frances Anne Emily Vane
Gender Female
Birth[2] 15 Apr 1822 London, England(Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was her godfather)
Marriage 12 Jul 1843 London, England(11 children)
to John Winston Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough
Death[2] 16 Apr 1899 Woodstock, Oxfordshire, EnglandBlenheim Palace
Reference Number? Q3749340?


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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",[1] and transformed into a "social and political focus for the life of the nation".[2] She was invested as a Lady of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert for her efforts at famine relief in Ireland.

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References
  1. James Reid Hancock family files.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frances Anne Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  3.   Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.