Frances Anne Emily Vane

(1822-1899)

English noblewoman

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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", 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.

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Born	Frances Anne Emily Vane 15 April 1822 St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Died	16 April 1899 (aged 77) Woodstock, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Zodiac	Aries
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John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough 1822-1883 · British Conservative cabinet minister, politician, and nobleman · m. 1843 info edit

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George Charles info 1st child with John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough Male b. 13 May 1844 · Age: 181 · 1844- · Celebrity Baby

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Frederick John Winston info 2nd child with John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough Male b. 2 Feb 1846 · Age: 179 · 1846- · Celebrity Baby

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Cornelia Henrietta Maria info 3rd child with John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough Female b. 17 Sep 1847 · Age: 177 · 1847- · Celebrity Baby

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Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill info 4th child with John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough Male b. 13 Feb 1849 d. 24 Jan 1895 · Age: 45 (at death) · 1849-1895 · British politician

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Rosamund Jane Frances info 5th child with John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough Female b. 9 Nov 1851 · Age: 173 · 1851- · Celebrity Baby

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Fanny Octavia Louise info 6th child with John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough Female b. 29 Jan 1853 · Age: 172 · 1853- · Celebrity Baby

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Anne Emily info 7th child with John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough Female b. 14 Nov 1854 · Age: 170 · 1854- · Celebrity Baby

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Charles Ashley info 8th child with John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough Male b. 25 Nov 1856 · Age: 168 · 1856- · Celebrity Baby

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Augustus Robert info 9th child with John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough Male b. 4 Jul 1858 · Age: 167 · 1858- · Celebrity Baby

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Georgiana Elizabeth info 10th child with John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough Female b. 14 May 1860 · Age: 165 · 1860- · Celebrity Baby

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Sarah Isabella Augusta Spencer-Churchill info 11th child with John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough Female b. 4 Jul 1865 d. 22 Oct 1929 · Age: 64 (at death) · 1865-1929 · British war correspondent

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