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Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer

British countess (1897-1972); paternal grandmother of Diana, Princess of Wales

Details

Instance of: human
Born: 16 August 1897
Died: 4 December 1972
Place of birth: Mayfair
Place of death: Althorp
Sex or gender: female
Given name: Cynthia, Ellinor, Beatrix
Family name: Hamilton, Spencer
Father: James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn
Mother: Rosalind Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn
Spouse: Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer
Child: Lady Anne Wake-Walker, John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer
Sibling: James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn
Occupation: aristocrat
Position held: Lady of the Bedchamber
Citizenship: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Awards: Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
birth name: Lady Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton
cause of death: brain cancer
family: Clan Hamilton, House of Spencer
honorific prefix: The Right Honourable
languages spoken, written or signed: English
manner of death: natural causes
noble title: lady, countess
place of burial: Great Brington
social classification: nobility