Frances Anne Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
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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[3] for her efforts at famine relief in Ireland.
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| Born | Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane (1822-04-15)15 April 1822 St James's Square, London, England |
| Died | 16 April 1899(1899-04-16) (aged 77) Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
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| Father | Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry |
| Mother | Lady Frances Vane-Tempest |
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