Earl Spencer

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Earl Spencer is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Great Britain .

The Earls family seat is in Althorp , Northamptonshire ; the former London residence, Spencer House , is now rented.

Award and subordinate titles

Althorp House, Northamptonshire
Spencer House , London

The title was bestowed on November 1, 1765, to John Spencer, 1st Viscount Spencer . His father, the Hon. John Spencer, was the younger son of Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland , and Lady Anne Churchill, a daughter of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough , and brother of Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough . Together with the Earldom he was given the subordinate title Viscount Althorp , of Althorp in the County of Northampton . As early as April 3, 1761, he had been raised to Viscount Spencer and Baron Spencer of Althorp , of Althorp in the County of Northampton. The later 6th Earl was awarded the title Viscount Althorp , of Great Brington in the County of Northampton on December 19, 1905 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

The eldest son of the respective earl carries the courtesy title Viscount Althorp as his title heir .

A daughter of the eighth earl was Diana, Princess of Wales . Today's title holder is their brother Charles Spencer as 9th Earl.

List of Earls Spencer (1765)

The heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current Earl, Louis Frederick John Spencer, Viscount Althorp (* 1994).

Picture gallery

  • John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer

  • George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer

  • John Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer

  • Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer

  • John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer

  • Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer

  • Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer

  • Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b The London Gazette : No. 10562, p. 1 , October 1, 1765.
  2. ^ The London Gazette: No. 10092, p. 1 , March 31, 1761.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: No. 27868, p. 9319 , December 29, 1905.

literature

  • Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0992934826 .

Web links

Commons : Earl Spencer  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files