Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer

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

Cynthia Ellinor Beatrix Spencer, Countess Spencer DCVO OBE (née Hamilton; 16 August 1897 – 4 December 1972) was a British peeress and the paternal grandmother of Diana, Princess of Wales.


The Countess Spencer

DCVO OBE
Lady Spencer in 1939
Born
Lady Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton

(1897-08-16)16 August 1897
London, England
Died4 December 1972(1972-12-04) (aged 75)
Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
Spouse
Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer (m. 1919)
ChildrenLady Anne Wake-Walker
Edward Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer
Parents
  • James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn (father)
  • Lady Rosalind Bingham (mother)
FamilyHamilton (by birth)
Spencer (by marriage)