Frances Vane, Marchioness of Londonderry
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| The engagement painting of Lady Frances Anne Vane-Tempest by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1818[1] | |
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| Born | 17 January 1800 St James's Square, London, England |
| Died | 20 January 1865 Seaham Hall, County Durham, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (1778–1854) |
| Children | George Vane-Tempest, 5th Marquess of Londonderry (1821-1884) Frances Anne Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1822–1899) Lady Alexandrina Octavia Maria Vane (1823–1874) Lord Adolphus Vane-Tempest (1825–1864) Lady Adelaide Emelina Caroline Vane (c.1830–1882) Lord Ernest McDonnell Vane-Tempest (1836–1885) |
| Parents | Sir Henry Vane-Tempest, 2nd Bt (1771–1813) and Anne MacDonnell, Countess of Antrim (1778–1834) |
Frances Anne Vane, Marchioness of Londonderry (17 January 1800 – 20 January 1865) was a wealthy English heiress and noblewoman. She was the daughter of Sir Henry Vane-Tempest, 2nd Baronet and the second wife of Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry.[2][3][4][5][6] Through her daughter, Lady Frances Vane, wife of John Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough, she was the great-grandmother of Sir Winston Churchill.
Basic Information
Frances Anne inherited extensive lands from her father in north east England.[7] Her mother was Anne MacDonnell, 2nd Countess of Antrim. With her husband, she developed an extensive coal mining operation that included coal mines, a railroad, and docks at Seaham.[8]
She became an object of affection for the Tsar Alexander I of Russia after he saw her portrait.[8]
She sought to promote her eldest son's political career and was a patron of Benjamin Disraeli.
Issue
- George Henry Robert Charles William Vane-Tempest, 5th Marquess of Londonderry (1821–1884)
- Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane (1822–1899); married John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough.
- Lady Alexandrina Octavia Maria Vane (1823–1874), godchild of Alexander I of Russia; married Henry Dawson-Damer, 3rd Earl of Portarlington.
- Lord Adolphus Frederick Charles William Vane-Tempest (1825–1864), politician; became insane, and had to be medically restrained.
- Lady Adelaide Emelina Caroline Vane (c.1830–1882); disgraced the family by eloping with her brother's tutor, Rev. Frederick Henry Law.
- Lord Ernest McDonnell Vane-Tempest (1836–1885), fell in with a press-gang and had to be bought a commission in the army, from which he was subsequently cashiered.
Frederick William Robert Stewart, 4th Marquess of Londonderry (1805–1872) was her stepson.
Titles and styles
- 17 January 1800 - 3 April 1819 Lady Frances Anne Vane
- 3 April 1819 - 12 August 1822 The Right Honourable The Lady Stewart
- 12 August 1822 - 6 March 1854 The Most Honourable The Marchioness of Londonderry
- 2 March 1854 - 20 January 1865 The Most Honourable The Dowager Marchioness of Londonderry
References
- ↑ Urquhart, p.71
- ↑ More letters from Martha Wilmot, edited by Edith, Marchioness of Londonderry and H. M. Hyde (1935)
- ↑ "A Brief History of Seaham Harbour". www.skylighters.org. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ↑ Letters from Benjamin Disraeli to Frances Anne, marchioness of Londonderry, 1837–1861, edited by Edith, Marchioness of Londonderry (1938), p.268
- ↑ "International Genealogical Index". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ↑ Letters of Disraeli to Lady Bradford and Lady Chesterfield, edited by The Marquess of Zetland (1923)
- ↑ "Sale of the century as aristocrats auction heirlooms". Daily Telegraph.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Londonderry, Edith, Marchioness of. Francess Anne The life and Times of Frances Anne Marchioness of Londonderry and her husband Charles Third Marquess of Londonderry. St. Martin's Press, New York 1958.
Bibliography
| Library resources about Frances Vane, Marchioness of Londonderry |
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- Jeremiah William Summers, The History and Antiquities of Sunderland (J. Tate), 1858
- K. D. Reynolds, Vane, Frances Anne, marchioness of Londonderry (1800–1865), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, September 2004; online edition, January 2008, accessed 29 August 2008
- Diane Urquhart, The Ladies of Londonderry: Women and Political Patronage (I. B. Tauris), 2007 ISBN 1-84511-410-8
- Purchasing Power of British Pounds from 1264 to 2007, accessed 29 August 2008
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