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Hace 1 día · Anne Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon ( née Spencer-Churchill; 28 June 1920 – 15 November 2021) was an English memoirist and the second wife of Anthony Eden, who served as British prime minister from 1955 to 1957.
Hace 5 días · Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660-1744) by Charles Jervas c. 1700. Source: UK Government Art Collection Despite Anne’s gratitude for Marlborough’s wartime success, her long-term friendship with Sarah started to deteriorate.
Hace 1 día · Her close friendship with Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, turned sour as the result of political differences. The Duchess took revenge with an unflattering description of the Queen in her memoirs, which was widely accepted by historians until Anne was reassessed in the late 20th century.
Hace 3 días · Other rich men were hoping for Consuelo’s hand but the 9th Duke of Marlborough, Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill (cousin to Winston Churchill) was Alva’s only choice.
Hace 3 días · The Fen Ditton estate descended jointly to Sir William Willys's six sisters, from whom it was bought by Sarah Churchill, duchess of Marlborough, for her daughter Henrietta Godolphin, the next duchess (d. 1733).
Hace 5 días · Bar an unfortunate incident at the age of 13, when he accidentally peppered Viscount Cowdray's gamekeeper with gunshot during a grouse shoot, the life of Lord Edward Spencer-Churchill has...
Hace 2 días · Coles Bargain, a farm of 180 a. held by Francis Hawes, a director of the South Sea Company, was sold by trustees in 1726 to Sarah Churchill (d. 1744), duchess of Marlborough. The farm descended with the Marlborough title until sold in 1823 by the trustees of George Spencer (d. 1817), duke of Marlborough, to Robert Holford.
