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His paternal grandparents were George Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough and his first wife, Lady Albertha Hamilton (a daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn and Lady Louisa Russell). [6] His mother was the eldest child, and only daughter, of William Kissam Vanderbilt, a New York railroad millionaire, and the former Alva ...
The Duchess of Marlborough, c. 1903, by Paul César Helleu Determined to secure the highest-ranking mate possible for her only daughter, a union that would emphasize the preeminence of the Vanderbilt family, Alva engineered a meeting between Consuelo and the indebted, titled Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough, chatelain of Blenheim Palace.
Duke of Marlborough (pronounced / ˈ m ɔːr l b r ə /) is a title in the Peerage of England.It was created by Queen Anne in 1702 for John Churchill, 1st Earl of Marlborough (1650–1722), the noted military leader.
9th Duke of Marlborough, Marquess of Blandford, Earl of Marlborough, Lord Churchill of Eyemouth, and Baron Churchill of Sandridge, 11th Earl of Sunderland, 13th Baron Spencer of Wormleighton: Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill 1874–1965 Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1940–1945 and 1951–1955: Victor Albert Francis Charles Spencer 1864 ...
However, Marlborough and Consuelo did not divorce until 1921. Deacon and Marlborough were married in Paris later that year. [4] [5] Artistic and a keen gardener, the new Duchess of Marlborough had enlarged images of her startling blue-green eyes painted on the ceiling of the main portico of Blenheim Palace, where they remain today.
0–9. John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough; Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough; Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough; George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough
Alva maneuvered Consuelo into marrying Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough, on November 6, 1895. The marriage was annulled much later, at the Duke's request and with Consuelo's assent, in May 1921. The annulment was fully supported by Alva, who testified that she had forced Consuelo into the marriage. [6]
He is the eldest surviving son of the 11th Duke of Marlborough and his first wife, Susan Mary Hornby. As a member of the Spencer family , he is a relative of the war-time Conservative Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill (his first-cousin, three times removed) and of Diana, Princess of Wales , born Lady Diana Spencer.