Clarissa Eden
British countess and memoirist (1920–2021)
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 | |
|---|---|
 Clarissa Eden in 1960 | |
| 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 (aged 101) |
| 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]
References
change- ↑ Braasch, John W. (November 2003). "Anthony Eden's (Lord Avon) Biliary Tract Saga". Ann. Surg. 238 (5): 772–775. doi:10.1097/01.sla.0000094443.60313.da. PMC 1356158. PMID 14578742.
- ↑ The Countess of Avon, intellectual and independent-minded widow of the prime minister Anthony Eden and niece of Winston Churchill – obituary (subscription required)