The title Earl Spencer was created in 1765 in the Peerage of Great Britain for John Spencer, 1st Viscount Spencer, a great-grandson of the 1st Duke of Marlborough. The famous Lady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, was the youngest daughter of the 8th Earl. 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800. ... John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, in his Garter robes John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (May 26, 1650 – June 16, 1722), in full The Most Noble Captain-General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Earl of Marlborough, Baron Churchill of Sandridge, Lord Churchill of Eyemouth, KG, PC (in addition... Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances Mountbatten-Windsor, née Spencer) (1 July 1961 - 31 August 1997), was the first wife of HRH The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales. ...

The subsidiary titles of Lord Spencer are: Viscount Spencer, of Althorp in the County of Northampton (created 1761), Viscount Althorp, of Althorp in the County of Northampton (1765), Viscount Althorp, of Brington in the County of Northampton (1905), and Baron Spencer of Althorp, of Althorp in the County of Northampton (1761). All titles save one are in the Peerage of Great Britain; the 1905 Viscountcy of Althorp is in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The courtesy title of the eldest son and heir of the Earl Spencer is Viscount Althorp. The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ... A courtesy title is a form of address in the British peerage system used for wives, children, and other close relatives of a peer. ...

The family seat is Althorp in Northamptonshire. Althorps entrance front in the 1820s. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ...

Earls Spencer (1765)

Arms of the Earl Spencer

• 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 (b. 1964)

Heir Apparent: Louis Frederick John Spencer, Viscount Althorp (b. March 13, 1994) 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... Events January 8 - Premiere of George Frideric Handels opera Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1 September 1758 - 10 November 1834) was a Whig politician of the late 18th and early 19th century. ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... John Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer (1782-1845), known during his fathers lifetime by his courtesy title Viscount Althorp, was an English statesman. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer (1798-1857) was younger brother of John Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer, and succeeded his brother, who was politically active in the House of Commons as Lord Althorp. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer (1835 - 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. ... 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Albert Edward John Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer (23 May 1892-9 June 1975), known as Albert Spencer until 1910 and then until 1922 as Viscount Althorp, was the son of Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer and his wife, the former Margaret Baring, second daughter of Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (January 24, 1924 - March 29, 1992) was born at 24 Sussex Square, London, England, the son of Albert Edward John Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer (1892-1975) and his wife, the former Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton (1897-1972), daughter of the 3rd Duke of Abercorn. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Edward Maurice Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, (born May 20, 1964), is the second and only surviving son of Edward Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, and his first wife, the former Honourable Frances Ruth Burke Roche (later Shand Kydd), daughter of Baron Fermoy. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

See also:

• Spencer family
• Spencer Gulf