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Jane Spencer, Baroness Churchill VA (née Conyngham; 1 June 1826 – 24 December 1900) was an English aristocrat and companion of Queen Victoria. From 1854 to her death, Churchill served as a Lady of the Bedchamber to Victoria; this made her the longest serving member of the queen's personal household.
Jane Spencer, Baroness Churchill (geborene Conyngham, * 1. Juni 1826; † 24. Dezember 1900 in Osborne House, Isle of Wight) war eine britische Aristokratin und Gefährtin von Königin Victoria. Leben. Sie war eine Tochter des Generals Francis Conyngham, 2. Marquess Conyngham, aus dessen Ehe mit Lady Jane Paget, einer Tochter von ...
Jane Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (29 March 1798 – 12 October 1844), formerly Lady Jane Stewart, was the first wife of George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough. Jane was the daughter of George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway , and his wife, the former Lady Jane Paget , [1] and was the first cousin of George ...
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Descent and claims
The House was founded in the 15th century by Henry Spencer (died c. 1478), from whom all members descend. In the 16th century, the claim arose that the Spencers were a cadet branch of the ancient House Le Despencer, though this theory has since been debunked, in particular by J. Horace Round in his essay The Rise of the Spencers. The Spencers were first granted a coat of arms in 1504, "Azure a fess Ermine between 6 sea-mews' heads erased Argent," but this bears no resemblance to the arms used...
Rise to wealth
A close relative of Henry Spencer (died c. 1478) was John Spencer, who in 1469 had become feoffee (trustee) of Wormleighton in Warwickshire and a tenant at Althorp in Northamptonshire in 1486. His nephew, Sir John Spencer (died 1522), first made a living by trading in livestock and other commodities and eventually saved enough money to purchase both the Wormleighton and Althorp lands. Wormleighton was bought in 1506, the manor house was completed in 1512. In 1508, Spencer also purchased the e...
Spencer, later Spencer-Churchill
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, was Lord President of the Council from 1685 to 1688 and a Knight of the Garter. His son Charles, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, was Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, Lord Privy Seal, Secretary of State for both the Northern and Southern Departments, Lord President of the Council, First Lord of the Treasury and a Knight of the Garter. His second wife was Lady Anne Churchill, the second daughter of the distinguished soldier John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Aft...
Spencer Knights
1. Sir John Spencer, Kt.of Snitterfield & Wormleighton (1447–1522) married Isabel, daughter of Sir Walter Graunt, of Snitterfield 2. Sir William Spencer, Kt.of Wormleighton & Althorp (1483–1532) married Susan, daughter of Sir Richard Knightley, of Fawsley, Northants 3. Sir John Spencer, Kt.of Wormleighton & Althorp (1524–1586) married Katherine, daughter of Sir Thomas Kitson, of Hengrove, Suffolk 4. Sir John Spencer, Kt. (1546–1600) married Mary, daughter of Sir Robert Catlyn, of Berne, Dorse...
Spencer Baronets
This now extinct line descended from two younger sons of Sir John Spencer(1524–1586) and his wife Katherine Kitson: 1. Their third son William was a landowner in Yarnton, Oxfordshire; his son Thomas was created Baronet of Yarntonin 1611. 2. Their fourth son Richard was the ambassador of James I to the Dutch Republic; his son, John, was a landowner in Great Offley, Hertfordshire and was created Baronet of Offleyin 1627.
Barons Spencer
1. Robert Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer (1570–1627), married Margaret, daughter of Sir Francis Willoughby (1547–1596), Kt. 2. William Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer (1591–1636), married Penelope, daughter of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton 3. Henry Spencer, 3rd Baron Spencer (1620–1643), royalist in the English Civil War, was made 1st Earl of Sunderland
Many members of the Spencer family have also been knights or dames of the Order of the Garter. The following is a list is of all Spencer members of this order, across all branches of the family, along with their year of investiture. 1. 1601 – Robert Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer 2. 1687 – Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland 3. 1719 – Charles Spence...
Earls Spencer
For the Earls Spencer from John Spencer to present see: Family Tree of the Earls Spencer.
by Scott Mehl © Unofficial Royalty 2018. photographed in Darmstadt, 1862. source: Royal Collection Trust RCIN 2906937. Jane Spencer, Baroness Churchill. Jane Spencer, Baroness Churchill, a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria from 1854 until 1900, was the longest-serving member of Queen Victoria’s household.
A carte-de-visite portrait of Jane Spencer, Lady Churchill: full length, standing and leaning against a desk or whatnot, wearing a hat and holding an umbrella. Lady Churchill was Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria from 1854 until her death on Christmas Eve 1900, making her the longest serving member of Queen Victorias household.
Photograph of a full length portrait of Lady Jane Spencer, Baroness Churchill (1826-1900) seated at a table, facing three-quarters to the left. She looks down at a book she holds open in her right hand.
