![]() ![]() John led an alliance of armies to repeatedly defeat Louis XIV of France, and the couple became Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, and were granted Blenheim Palace: Sarah had a keen business brain, and a belief that she should control her own financial interests. Sarah became the favourite of Queen Anne (indeed, Rachel Weisz played Sarah in the recent movie, ‘The Favourite’). As a girl she was sent to join the raucous court of Charles II, sidestepping the immorality there to marry the man she loved, John Churchill, a promising and good looking soldier. In another post from the family’s art collection, the Earl reveals: ‘Beautiful sketch of a complex lady – in this, #womenshistorymonth I’m reminded of one of my more controversial forebears: Sarah Jenyns was born to impoverished parents in 1660. It’s also safe to say that Spencer women have never been shrinking violets, with no qualms about flouting convention. This portrait hangs in the Library at since she was a granddaughter of the 1st Earl Spencer.’ Lady Caroline died of dropsy, aged 42, in 1828. Lady Caroline was also a mistress of Lord Byron, and famously said of her lover that he was ‘mad, bad, and dangerous to know’. Lady Caroline was a writer, and the wife of William Lamb – who would become prime minister and Lord Melbourne. Yet she was not only beautiful, but an accomplished writer, too, as Charles’s caption explains: ‘The ravishing beauty of Lady Caroline Lamb, as captured by John Hoppner, when she was around 20 years old. One post shows a painting of Lady Caroline Lamb, a famous society beauty and granddaughter of the 1st Earl Spencer, whose delicate, heart-shaped face and large eyes are strongly reminiscent of later Spencer descendants – like Princess Diana and Lady Eliza and Lady Amelia. Charles Spencer, 3rd Lord Spencer (1675–1722) and his wife, Anne Churchill are among their shared ancestors.The Earl has also frequently taken to Instagram to pay tribute to Spencer women, many of whom are immortalised in portraits at Althorp. ![]() The former British prime minister Winston Churchill is connected to Princess Diana. Does Princess Diana have other famous relatives? The sisters have one older and four younger half-siblings from their father’s second and third marriages. Lady Amelia and Eliza are the nieces of Princess Diana and the daughter of Earl Spencer. He has a son, Nate, from a previous relationship and has shared snaps of the trio together on social media. Lady Eliza has been dating Channing Millerd for six years. Lady Amelia is set to marry her fiancé, Greg Mallett, in March. ![]() Their older sister, Kitty, established a successful modelling career after becoming a mainstay of the London social scene. The duo were praised by Tatler, the Condé Nast magazine, in 2022 as being among the sexiest and most fashionable socialite siblings from around the world who were accustomed to mixing with supermodels, aristocrats, and royals. Lady Amelia’s first name is actually Katya, but she goes by her middle name. However, the couple split up four years later. Victoria and Charles divorced in the same year, and she later wed Jonathan Aitken in 2005. They moved to South Africa in 1995 with their father, Charles Spencer, and mother Victoria, but Charles moved back to the UK in 1997. The pair were born in London in July 1992. Lady Amelia and Eliza, both 30, recently moved from Cape Town to London to model. ![]()
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