| 词条 | Caroline Spencer, Duchess of Marlborough |
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Caroline Spencer, Duchess of Marlborough (January 1743 – 26 November 1811), formerly Lady Caroline Russell, was the wife of George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough. Life and familyShe was the daughter of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, and his second wife, the former Gertrude Leveson-Gower. She married the 4th Duke of Marlborough on 23 August 1762 at Bedford House in Bloomsbury, London.[1] Their children were:
A letter survives from Caroline to Ozias Humphrey, which has been approximately dated to 1788. In it, she refers to a portrait drawing of her husband by Thomas Gainsborough. Gainsborough having died in 1788, she asks Humphrey to complete the painted portrait.[2] Caroline and her husband were also painted together by William Austin. Her own portrait, as a child, had been painted by Jean Etienne Liotard around 1754. She was also painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds around the time of her marriage,[3] and later, with her eldest daughter.[4] Queen Charlotte, consort of King George III, is reputed to have called Caroline "the proudest woman in England".[5] She died on 26 November 1811 and was buried at Blenheim Palace. References1. ^Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999. Page 1868. {{DEFAULTSORT:Marlborough, Caroline Spencer, Duchess of}}2. ^{{cite web|url=https://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Record/3806935|title=Letter : Caroline Spencer, Duchess of Marlborough (1743-1811) to Ozias Humphrey|website=Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library|access-date=28 February 2018}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw198505/Lady-Caroline-Spencer-ne-Russell-Duchess-of-Marlborough?LinkID=mp50795&role=sit&rNo=10|title=Lady Caroline Spencer (née Russell), Duchess of Marlborough|website=National Portrait Gallery|access-date=28 February 2018}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1601815&partId=1|title=Caroline, Dutchess of Marlborough and her Daughter Lady Caroline Spencer|website=British Museum|access-date=28 February 2018}} 5. ^G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VIII, page 500. 3 : 1743 births|1811 deaths|English duchesses by marriage |
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