Albertha Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough

Albertha Frances Anne Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, VA (29 July 1847 – 7 January 1932) was an English aristocrat.

Biography

She was born the sixth daughter and tenth child of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, and Lady Louisa Russell. As a young girl, Lady Albertha Hamilton was one of eight train bearers at the wedding of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein on 5 July 1866 at Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England.[1]

On 8 November 1869, Albertha married George Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford, eldest son of John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough, contrast to the wishes of his dominating mother, Frances Anne Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, who disliked Albertha and described her as "stupid, pious and dull".The wedding was held at Westminster Palace. They had four children:

  • Lady Frances Louisa Spencer-Churchill (15 September 1870 – 13 November 1954), married 6 June 1893 Sir Robert Gresley, 11th Baronet, by whom she had issue.
  • Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough (13 November 1871 – 30 June 1934).
  • Lady Lillian Maud Spencer-Churchill (9 July 1873 – 4 January 1951), married 6 October 1898 Colonel Cecil Grenfell, by whom she had issue.
  • Lady Norah Beatrice Henriette Spencer-Churchill (1 September 1875 – 28 April 1946), married 1 December 1920 Francis Bradley Bradley-Birt, by whom she had issue.[2]

On 20 November 1883, shortly after Blandford inherited the dukedom after the death of his father, the couple were divorced. Though technically she held no rank after her divorce, she could be addressed as a duchess. However, she preferred to use the title she had used throughout most of the couple's married life and was known as Albertha, Marchioness of Blandford.

Titles

  • Lady Albertha Hamilton (29 July 1847 – 8 November 1869)
  • Marchioness of Blandford (8 November 1869 – 4 July 1883)
  • Her Grace The Duchess of Marlborough (4 July 1883 – 20 November 1883)
  • Albertha, Duchess of Marlborough (20 November 1883 – 7 January 1932)
    • Preferred title: Albertha, Marchioness of Blandford (20 November 1883 – 7 January 1932)

Ancestry

References

  1. ↑ "No. 23140". The London Gazette. 17 July 1866. p. 4092.
  2. ↑ thepeerage.com George Charles Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough


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