Lily, Lady William Beresford, formerly Lily Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough was an American heiress and socialite during the Gilded Age.
Lily Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
Blenheim Palace, which Lily helped restore with her inheritance. She later sued her stepson to be repaid.
Adelaide Crescent in Hove, where she spent her last years.
Frances Anne Emily Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, was an English noblewoman, the wife of British peer and statesman John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough. One of her sons, Lord R
Full-length portrait of Frances Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
An 1880 engraving of Blenheim Palace
Lord Randolph Churchill, the youngest surviving son of the Duke and the Duchess