British countess and memoirist (1920–2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anne Clarissa Eden, Dowager Countess of Avon (née Spencer-Churchill; 28 June 1920 – 15 November 2021) was the widow of Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon (1897–1977), who was British Prime Minister from 1955 to 1957.
The Dowager Countess of Avon | |
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Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
In office 6 April 1955 – 10 January 1957 | |
Preceded by | Clementine Churchill |
Succeeded by | Lady Dorothy Macmillan |
Personal details | |
Born | Clarissa Spencer-Churchill 28 June 1920 Cromwell Road, Kensington, England |
Died | 15 November 2021 101) | (aged
Nationality | British |
Spouse(s) | |
Relations | Lord Randolph Churchill (grandfather) Lady Randolph Churchill (grandmother) Sir Winston Churchill (uncle) The Baroness Spencer-Churchill (aunt) Diana Churchill, Randolph Churchill, The Baroness Audley, Marigold Churchill and The Baroness Soames (cousins) John Spencer-Churchill (brother) |
Parents | John Strange Spencer-Churchill (1880–1947) Lady Gwendoline Bertie (1885–1941) |
She married Eden in 1952, becoming Lady Eden in 1954 when he was made a Knight of the Garter, and then becoming Countess of Avon in 1961 on her husband's elevation to the peerage. She is also the niece of the prime minister Winston Churchill.[1]
Her memoir, sub-titled From Churchill to Eden, was published in 2007 under the name of Clarissa Eden.
Eden turned 100 in June 2020. She died on 15 November 2021, aged 101.[2]
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