Biography of Frances Laura Charteris Duchess Marlborough 1915-1990
Paternal Family Tree: Wemyss aka Charteris
On 23 Jul 1912 [her father] Guy Lawrence Charteris (age 26) and [her step-mother] Frances Lucy Tennant (age 24) were married. He the son of Hugo Charteris 11th Earl Wemyss (age 54) and Mary Constance Wyndham Countess Wemyss (age 49).
On 10 Aug 1915 Frances Laura Charteris Duchess Marlborough was born to Guy Lawrence Charteris (age 29).
On 08 Mar 1919 [her future husband] William Humble Eric Ward 3rd Earl of Dudley (age 25) and Rosemary Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (age 25) were married. She the daughter of Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower 4th Duke of Sutherland and Millicent Fanny St Clair-Erskine Duchess of Sutherland (age 51). He the son of William Humble Ward 2nd Earl of Dudley (age 51).
On 17 Feb 1920 [her future husband] John Albert William Spencer-Churchill 10th Duke Marlborough (age 22) and Alexandra Mary Cadogan Duchess Marlborough (age 19) were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. He the son of Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill 9th Duke Marlborough (age 48) and Consuelo Vanderbilt Duchess Marlborough (age 42).
On 29 Jun 1932 William Humble Ward 2nd Earl of Dudley (age 65) died. His son [her future husband] William Humble Eric Ward 3rd Earl of Dudley (age 38) succeeded 3rd Earl of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire, 13th Baron Ward of Birmingham.
On 14 Nov 1933 Walter Francis David Long (age 22) and Frances Laura Charteris Duchess Marlborough (age 18) were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map].
On 30 Jun 1934 Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill 9th Duke Marlborough (age 62) died. His son [her future husband] John Albert William Spencer-Churchill 10th Duke Marlborough (age 36) succeeded 10th Duke Marlborough, 10th Marquess of Blandford, 10th Earl of Marlborough, 10th Baron Churchill of Sandridge in Hertfordshire, 12th Earl of Sunderland, 14th Baron Spencer Wormleighton. Alexandra Mary Cadogan Duchess Marlborough (age 34) by marriage Duchess Marlborough.
On 23 Feb 1943 William Humble Eric Ward 3rd Earl of Dudley (age 49) and Frances Laura Charteris Duchess Marlborough (age 27) were married. She by marriage Countess of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire. The difference in their ages was 21 years. He the son of William Humble Ward 2nd Earl of Dudley.
On 18 Apr 1953 [her future husband] Michael Temple Canfield (age 26) and Caroline Lee Bouvier (age 20) were married. He the illegitmate son of Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent and Alice "Kiki" Preston aka Gwynne. He a grandson of George V King United Kingdom.
On 21 Nov 1956 [her step-son] Peter Alistair Ward (age 30) and Claire Leonora Baring (age 20) were married. They two daughters and a son. He the son of William Humble Eric Ward 3rd Earl of Dudley (age 62) and Rosemary Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower.
On 13 Jun 1960 Michael Temple Canfield (age 33) and Frances Laura Charteris Duchess Marlborough (age 44) were married. He the illegitmate son of Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent and Alice "Kiki" Preston aka Gwynne. He a grandson of George V King United Kingdom.
In 1967 [her father] Guy Lawrence Charteris (age 81) died.
On 20 Dec 1969 [her husband] Michael Temple Canfield (age 43) died of a heart-attack whilst on a flight from New York to London.
On 26 Dec 1969 [her husband] William Humble Eric Ward 3rd Earl of Dudley (age 75) died. His son [her step-son] William Ward 4th Earl of Dudley (age 49) succeeded 4th Earl of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire, 14th Baron Ward of Birmingham.
On 26 Jan 1972 John Albert William Spencer-Churchill 10th Duke Marlborough (age 74) and Frances Laura Charteris Duchess Marlborough (age 56) were married. She by marriage Duchess Marlborough. He the son of Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill 9th Duke Marlborough and Consuelo Vanderbilt Duchess Marlborough.
On 11 Mar 1972 [her husband] John Albert William Spencer-Churchill 10th Duke Marlborough (age 74) died. His son [her step-son] John Spencer-Churchill 11th Duke of Marlborough (age 45) succeeded 11th Duke Marlborough, 11th Marquess of Blandford, 11th Earl of Marlborough, 11th Baron Churchill of Sandridge in Hertfordshire, 13th Earl of Sunderland, 15th Baron Spencer Wormleighton.
On 18 Apr 1974 [her former step-son] Peter Alistair Ward (age 48) and Elizabeth Rose Westmacott were married. He the son of William Humble Eric Ward 3rd Earl of Dudley and Rosemary Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower.
On 19 Feb 1990 Frances Laura Charteris Duchess Marlborough (age 74) died at Portland Towers Marylebone.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Henry IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Wemyss Douglas 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Charteris 8th Earl Wemyss Douglas 4th Earl March 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Charles Charteris 9th Earl Wemyss 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Richard Charteris 10th Earl Wemyss 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Bingham 1st Earl Lucan
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Bingham 2nd Earl Lucan
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Smith Countess Lucan
Great x 2 Grandmother: Louisa Bingham Countess Wemyss 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Belasyse 2nd Earl Fauconberg 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Lamb Countess Fauconberg
GrandFather: Hugo Charteris 11th Earl Wemyss 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Adams aka Anson
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson 12 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Venables-Vernon 11 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Dutton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Frederica Anson Countess Wemyss 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nathaniel Phillips
Great x 2 Grandmother: Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield
Father: Guy Lawrence Charteris 6 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: George O'Brien Wyndham 3rd Earl Egremont 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Wyndham 1st Baron Leconfield 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ilive Countess Egremont
Great x 1 Grandfather: Percy Scawen Wyndham 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Reverend William Blunt
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Fanny Blunt
GrandMother: Mary Constance Wyndham Countess Wemyss 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Guy Campbell 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Madeline Caroline Frances Eden Campbell 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Fitzgerald 1st Duke Leinster 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Fitzgerald 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Emilia Mary Lennox Duchess Leinster Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Pamela Fitzgerald Lady Campbell 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Frances Laura Charteris Duchess Marlborough 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland