Spencer family

Information about Spencer family

There are, of course, many Spencer families, comprising all individuals with the surname Spencer. The below are the Spencer family descended in the male line from a certain Henry Spencer (died c. 1478), male-line ancestor of the Earls of Sunderland, the later Dukes of Marlborough, the Earls Spencer and Lady Diana Spencer, later the Princess of Wales

Members of the family

Earls of Sunderland

Dukes of Marlborough

Earls Spencer

Others

Non-Spencer descendants of the family

The following individuals are not Spencers, but are also descended from the same Henry Spencer via one or more lines of descent. It has been claimed that several well known authors such as Jane Austen and George Orwell are descendants of the same family, but evidence for this is limited.

Marriage into the family

  • Sir Anthony Eden (Prime minister). Married the niece of his prime ministerial predecessor, Winston Churchill.
  • Charles, Prince of Wales. Married Lady Diana Spencer, daughter of the 8th Earle Spencer.

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The title of Earl of Sunderland was created in the Peerage of England in 1643. In 1733, the 5th Earl succeeded to the title of Duke of Marlborough, with which title the earldom has ever since been merged, and generally used as a courtesy title for the heir apparent to the heir
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Dukedom of Marlborough (named after Marlborough, pronounced "Maulbruh" - /ˈmɔːlbɹə/ in the IPA), is a hereditary title of British nobility in the Peerage of England.
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Earl Spencer is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain that was created on 1 November 1765, along with the title Viscount Althorp, of Althorp in the County of Northampton, for John Spencer, 1st Viscount Spencer, a great-grandson of the 1st Duke of Marlborough.
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Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances;[2] née Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997) was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. Her two sons, Princes William and Harry, are second and third in line to the thrones of the United Kingdom and 15 other
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Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland (c. October 1620–September 20 1643) was an English peer who fought and died in the English civil war on the side of the Cavaliers.
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Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland (1640 – September 28, 1702) was an English statesman and nobleman.

Born in Paris, son of Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland, Spencer inherited his father's peerage dignities at the age of three, becoming
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Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland (1724) by John Simon]]

Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland (c. 1674–19 April, 1722) was an English statesman.
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Robert Spencer, 4th Earl of Sunderland (24 October 1701 – 15 September 1729) was a British peer, the son of the Whig politician, Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland.
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Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, 5th Earl of Sunderland KG, PC (22 November, 1706 – 20 October, 1758) was a British politician of the 18th century.

He was the second son of Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland and Lady Anne Churchill, the second daughter of
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The Fourth Duke of Marlborough, painted by Joshua Reynolds]]

George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough KG FRS (January 26, 1739 – January 29, 1817) was a British nobleman.
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George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough DCL MA FSA (March 6 1766–March 5 1840) was the son of George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough. For most of his life he was known by his father's secondary title of Marquess of Blandford.
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Dukedom of Marlborough (named after Marlborough, pronounced "Maulbruh" - /ˈmɔːlbɹə/ in the IPA), is a hereditary title of British nobility in the Peerage of England.
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Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill (13 February 1849 – 24 January 1895) was a British statesman.

Lord Randolph was the third son of the 7th Duke of Marlborough and Frances (1822–1899), daughter of the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry and his wife Frances
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Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can). (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955.
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John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer (December 19 1734 – October 31 1783) was a British peer.

Spencer was born in 1734, at his family home, Althorp. He was the son of Hon. John Spencer and a grandson of the 3rd Earl of Sunderland.
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George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer KG PC FRS FSA (1 September 1758 – 10 November 1834) was an English Whig politician.

Spencer, the son of John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer was born in 1758 in Wimbledon and was baptised there on the 16 October 1758.
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John Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer (1782-1845), known during his father's lifetime by his courtesy title Viscount Althorp, was an English statesman.

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Vice-Admiral Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer KG CB PC (April 14 1798 – December 27 1857) was a British peer, the son of George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer and the younger brother and successor of John Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer.
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John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer, KG (27 October 1835 – 13 August 1910) (known as the Red Earl because of his distinctive long red beard) was a British Liberal Party politician under and close friend of British prime minister William Ewart Gladstone.
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Charles Robert Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer, KG, GCVO, PC, VRD (30 October 1857 – 26 September 1922) was a British Liberal Party politician.

Spencer was born in 1857 in the parish of St.
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Albert Edward John Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer (23 May 1892-9 June 1975), known formally as The Hon Albert Spencer until 1910 and from then until 1922 as Viscount Althorp, and less formally as "Jack" Spencer, was a British peer.
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(Edward) John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (24 January 1924–29 March 1992) was born at 24 Sussex Square, London, England. He was the son of Albert Edward John Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer and his wife the former Lady Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton, a daughter of James Albert
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Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances;[2] née Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997) was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. Her two sons, Princes William and Harry, are second and third in line to the thrones of the United Kingdom and 15 other
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Charles Edward Maurice Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, DL (born 20 May 1964) is the second and only surviving son of the 8th Earl Spencer by his first wife, the former Frances Burke Roche (later Frances Shand Kydd), daughter of the 4th Baron Fermoy.
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Viscount Churchill, of Rolleston in the County of Leicester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1902 for the Conservative politician Victor Spencer, 3rd Baron Churchill.
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Viscount Churchill, of Rolleston in the County of Leicester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1902 for the Conservative politician Victor Spencer, 3rd Baron Churchill.
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Francis Almeric Spencer, 1st Baron Churchill DCL FRS (26 December 1779 – 10 March 1845) was a British peer and Whig politician.

Born Lord Francis Almeric Spencer, he was the second son of the 4th Duke of Marlborough.
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Victor Albert Francis Charles Spencer, 1st Viscount Churchill GCVO JP (23 October 1864–3 January 1934) was a British peer and courtier.

Spencer was born at 32 Albemarle Street, London, the son of the 2nd Baron Churchill and his wife, Jane.
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Father Ignatius of St Paul (1799-1864), born as Hon. George Spencer, was a son of the 2nd Earl Spencer. He converted from Anglicanism to the Roman Catholic Church and entered the Passionist Order in 1841 and spent his life working for the conversion of England to the
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