Earl Spencer
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
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)
- John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer (1734–1783)
- George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758–1834)
- John Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer (1782–1845)
- Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer (1798-1857)
- John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer (1835-1910)
- Charles Robert Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer (1857–1922)
- Albert Edward John Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer (1892–1975)
- Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (1924–1992)
- Charles Edward Maurice Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer (* 1964)
The heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current Earl, Louis Frederick John Spencer, Viscount Althorp (* 1994).
Picture gallery
Individual evidence
- ^ A b The London Gazette : No. 10562, p. 1 , October 1, 1765.
- ^ The London Gazette: No. 10092, p. 1 , March 31, 1761.
- ↑ 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
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page (English)