Consuelo (Vanderbilt) Balsan (1877-1964)

Consuelo, 9th Duchess of Marlborough; afterwards Madame Balsan

In reference to her two sons, it was she who coined the expression, "an heir and a spare"! 

Parents (2)

William Kissam Vanderbilt

W.K. Vanderbilt I, Railroad President & Racehorse Owner, of New York & France

1849-1920

Alva Vanderbilt Belmont

Mrs. Alva Erskine (Smith) Vanderbilt Belmont, Society Hostess & Rights Activist

1853-1933

Spouses (2)

Charles, 9th Duke of Marlborough

Lt.-Col. Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill, Parliamentary Secretary etc.

1871-1934

Col. Jacques Balsan

Louis-Jacques Balsan, Chief of the French Air Force

1868-1956

Children (2)

John, 10th Duke of Marlborough

Lt.-Col. John Albert Edward William Spencer-Churchill, D.L., of Bleheim Palace

1897-1972

Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill

of Little Langleys House, Steep, near Petersfield, Hampshire

1898-1956

Associated Houses (3)

Marble House

Newport, Rhode Island

Ruth Brown House

Manhattan, New York

Blenheim Palace

Woodstock