OTD 1 April 1885 Clementine Ogilvy Spencer Churchill
On 1 April 1885 Clementine Ogilvy Hozier was born in Mayfair, London,
United Kingdom.
Family
Clementine was the daughter of Lady Blanche Hozier and a granddaughter
of David Ogilvy, the 10th. Earl of Airlie.
The paternity of Lady Clementine is a subject of much debate as her
mother, Lady Blanche was well known for infidelity.
Lady Blanche maintained that Clementine's biological father was
Capitain William George "Bay" Middleton a horseman and well-known to
Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sisi).
Others claimed that the children of Lady Blanche were fathered by her
sister's husband: Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1st. Baron Redesdale
and the grandfather of the famous Mitford sisters.
However officially it is reported that Clementine was the daughter of
Lady Blanche and Sir Henry Montague Hozier.
Youth
When Clementine was fourteen, her mother and her family moved to
Dieppe, a coastal community in the north of France. There the
family met other English inhabitants as military men, writers and
painters such as Aubrey Beardsley and Walter Sickert.
Clementine was educated first at home, then briefly at the Edinburgh
school and later at Berkhamsted School for Girls and later she
studied at the Sorbonne University of Paris.
Love and Marriage
Clementine was twice secretly engaged to Sir Sidney Peel, who had
fallen in love with her when she was 18 years old.
In 1904, at a ball in Crewe House, Clementine first met Winston
Churchill.
In March 1908, the two met each other again when seated side by
side at a dinner party hosted by Lady St. Helier, a distant relative of
Clementine.
Winston Churchill realised she was a girl of lively intelligence and
great character. After five months of meeting each other at social
events, as well as frequent correspondence, Winston proposed to
Clementine during a house party at Blenheim Palace on
11 August 1908.
On 12 September 1908 Winston and Clementine were married in
St. Margaret's Westminster. Then the couple made their home in
London. They would have 5 children.
Duty
During World War I, Clementine Churchill organised canteens for
munitions workers on behalf of the Young Men's Christian
Association (YMCA) in London. Therefore she was appointed a
Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1918.
In the 1930's Clementine traveled without Winston aboard of
Lord Moyne's yacht to exotic islands as Borneo, Celebes,
New Caledonia and New Hebrides. During this trip she would
have had an affair with Terence Philip, a wealthy art dealer who
was 7 years younger than her. However when people at the yacht
gave comments about her husband Winston Churchill, Clementine
packed her bags and sailed home the next morning.
During World War II, Clementine was :
- Chairman of the Red Cross Aid to Russia Fund,
- President of the Young Women's Christian
Association War Time Appeal
- the Chairman of the Maternity Hospital for the Wives of Officers,
Fulmer Chase.
She started the action: "Aid for Russia" in 1941. The
help for Russia became more and more after the stories about the
crimes the Nazi's committed in Russia. In Russia she was awarded
the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.
In 1946, Clementine was appointed a Dame Grand Cross of the
Order of the British Empire.
Later she was rewarded honorary degrees by the Universities of:
-Glasgow;
- Oxford;
- Bristrol.
Later life and Death
On 24 January 1965, Clementine became a widow, when Winston died
at the age of 90.
On 17 May 1965, she was created a life peer as Baroness Spencer-
Churchill of Chartwell in the County of Kent.
On 12 December 1977, Lady Spencer-Churchill died at her London
home. She had had a heart attack.
She was buried with her husband and most of her children at
St. Martin's Church, Bladon, near Woodstock in Oxfordshire.
On Youtube you can see movies from her. See this
Link 1
Source pictures: Wikipedia
United Kingdom.
Family
Clementine was the daughter of Lady Blanche Hozier and a granddaughter
of David Ogilvy, the 10th. Earl of Airlie.
The paternity of Lady Clementine is a subject of much debate as her
mother, Lady Blanche was well known for infidelity.
Lady Blanche maintained that Clementine's biological father was
Capitain William George "Bay" Middleton a horseman and well-known to
Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sisi).
Others claimed that the children of Lady Blanche were fathered by her
sister's husband: Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1st. Baron Redesdale
and the grandfather of the famous Mitford sisters.
However officially it is reported that Clementine was the daughter of
Lady Blanche and Sir Henry Montague Hozier.
Youth
When Clementine was fourteen, her mother and her family moved to
Dieppe, a coastal community in the north of France. There the
family met other English inhabitants as military men, writers and
painters such as Aubrey Beardsley and Walter Sickert.
Clementine was educated first at home, then briefly at the Edinburgh
school and later at Berkhamsted School for Girls and later she
studied at the Sorbonne University of Paris.
Love and Marriage
Clementine was twice secretly engaged to Sir Sidney Peel, who had
fallen in love with her when she was 18 years old.
In 1904, at a ball in Crewe House, Clementine first met Winston
Churchill.
In March 1908, the two met each other again when seated side by
side at a dinner party hosted by Lady St. Helier, a distant relative of
Clementine.
Winston Churchill realised she was a girl of lively intelligence and
great character. After five months of meeting each other at social
events, as well as frequent correspondence, Winston proposed to
Clementine during a house party at Blenheim Palace on
11 August 1908.
On 12 September 1908 Winston and Clementine were married in
St. Margaret's Westminster. Then the couple made their home in
London. They would have 5 children.
Duty
During World War I, Clementine Churchill organised canteens for
munitions workers on behalf of the Young Men's Christian
Association (YMCA) in London. Therefore she was appointed a
Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1918.
In the 1930's Clementine traveled without Winston aboard of
Lord Moyne's yacht to exotic islands as Borneo, Celebes,
New Caledonia and New Hebrides. During this trip she would
have had an affair with Terence Philip, a wealthy art dealer who
was 7 years younger than her. However when people at the yacht
gave comments about her husband Winston Churchill, Clementine
packed her bags and sailed home the next morning.
During World War II, Clementine was :
- Chairman of the Red Cross Aid to Russia Fund,
- President of the Young Women's Christian
Association War Time Appeal
- the Chairman of the Maternity Hospital for the Wives of Officers,
Fulmer Chase.
She started the action: "Aid for Russia" in 1941. The
help for Russia became more and more after the stories about the
crimes the Nazi's committed in Russia. In Russia she was awarded
the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.
In 1946, Clementine was appointed a Dame Grand Cross of the
Order of the British Empire.
Later she was rewarded honorary degrees by the Universities of:
-Glasgow;
- Oxford;
- Bristrol.
Later life and Death
On 24 January 1965, Clementine became a widow, when Winston died
at the age of 90.
On 17 May 1965, she was created a life peer as Baroness Spencer-
Churchill of Chartwell in the County of Kent.
On 12 December 1977, Lady Spencer-Churchill died at her London
home. She had had a heart attack.
She was buried with her husband and most of her children at
St. Martin's Church, Bladon, near Woodstock in Oxfordshire.
On Youtube you can see movies from her. See this
Link 1
Source pictures: Wikipedia
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