There are, of course, many Spencer families, comprising all individuals with the surname Spencer. However, this article will discuss the Spencer family descended in the male line from a certain Henry Spencer (died c. 1478), male-line ancestor of the Dukes of Marlborough, Earls of Sunderland, and Earls Spencer. Events February 18 - George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is privately executed in the Tower of London. ... The coat of arms of the Dukes of Marlborough The Dukedom of Marlborough (pronounced Maulbruh) is an hereditary title of British nobility in the Peerage of England. ... The title of Earl of Sunderland was created in the Peerage of England in 1643. ... 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. ...

Members of the family

• George Spencer (Fr.Ignatius of St Paul, Passionist) 1799-1864]
• Diana, Princess of Wales (1961 - 1997) (formerly Lady Diana Spencer)
• Lady Sarah McCorquodale (née Spencer), Diana's sister
• Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire
• Richard Spencer, Instructor Sergeant, ATC

Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances Mountbatten-Windsor, née Spencer) (1 July 1961–31 August 1997) was the first wife of The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales. ... Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (June 7, 1757 - March 30, 1806), born Lady Georgiana Spencer, was the first wife of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire and mother of William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire. ...

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. Note that Winston Churchill is a special case, as he was a male-line descendant of Henry Spencer but is not counted as a member of the same family because his ancestors had changed their surname several generations earlier. The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was an British statesman, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ...

• Louis Auchincloss (born 1917) - (novelist)
• John Calvin Coolidge Jr (1872 - 1933) (US President)
• Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) (British Prime Minister)
• Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882) - author of The Origin of Species
• Sir Alec Douglas-Home -(Prime Minister)
• John Dryden - (1631 - 1700) - (poet)
• Antonia Fraser (born 1932) - author
• Robert Goddard (1882 - 1945) - (rocket scientist)
• Dubose Heyward (1885 - 1940) - author of Porgy and Bess
• Oliver Wendell Holmes (1841 - 1935) - US Supreme Court justice from 1902-1932.
• Lady Caroline Lamb (1785 - 1828) - novelist, mistress of Lord Byron
• Gavin Maxwell (1914 - 1969) - naturalist, author of The Ring of Bright Water
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 - 1945) (US President) - descendant of the Spencer family via both parents
• Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745) - author of Gulliver's Travels
• Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (born 1926) - queen
• Charles, Prince of Wales (born 1948)
• Prince William of Wales (born 1982) - (second in line to British throne)
• George Washington (1731/2 - 1799) U.S. President
• Steve Young (born 1961) - American Football quarterback

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. Louis Auchincloss (born September 27, 1917) is a prolific U.S. novelist, historian and essayist. ... John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. ... The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was an British statesman, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ... In his lifetime Charles Darwin gained international fame as a controversial and influential scientist. ... The Right Honourable Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, KT,1 PC (2 July 1903–9 October 1995), 14th Earl of Home from 1951 to 1963, was a British politician, and served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for a year from October 1963 to October... John Dryden John Dryden (August 19, 1631 – May 12, 1700) was an influential English poet, literary critic, and playwright. ... The Lady Antonia Fraser (born August 27, 1932) is a British author of history and novels, best known for writing biographies. ... Robert Goddard Robert Hutchings Goddard (October 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945) was one of the pioneers of modern rocketry. ... DuBose Heyward (August 31, 1885-June 16, 1940) is best-known as the author of the 1924 novel Porgy, which became the foundation of George Gershwins opera Porgy and Bess. ... Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ... Lady Caroline Lamb (1785-1828) was an English aristocrat, the only daughter of the Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough and Henrietta Ponsonby, the Countess. ... Lord Byron, English poet Lord Byron (1803), as painted by Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, (January 22, 1788 – April 19, 1824) was the most widely read English language poet of his day. ... Gavin Maxwell (July 15, 1914 - September 6, 1969) was a Scottish naturalist and author, best known for his work with otters. ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift (November 30, 1667 – October 19, 1745) was an Anglo-Irish writer who is famous for works like Gullivers Travels, A Modest Proposal, and A Tale of a Tub. ... Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), born 21 April 1926, is the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and... The Prince of Wales His Royal Highness The Prince Charles Philip Arthur George, Prince of Wales (born 14 November 1948), is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... Prince William of Wales (William Arthur Philip Louis Mountbatten-Windsor), born 21 June 1982, is a member of the British Royal Family, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and first son of the Prince of Wales and the late Diana, Princess of Wales. ... George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was the successful Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and later became the first President of the United States, an office to which he was elected twice (1789-1797). ... Jon Steven Young (born October 11, 1961 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is best known as a quarterback (QB) for the San Francisco 49ers. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Jane Austen, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra Jane Austen (December 16, 1775 – July 18, 1817) was a prominent English novelist whose work is considered part of the Western canon. ... George Orwell, on the cover of a 2005 biography by Gordon Bowker Eric Arthur Blair (June 25, 1903–January 21, 1950), better known by the pen name George Orwell, was a British author and journalist. ...

Marriage into the family

Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Prime minister) Married Henrietta Churchill, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough Arms of Thomas Pelham-Holles Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme (July 21, 1693 – November 17, 1768) was a British Whig statesman, whose official life extended throughout the Whig supremacy of the 18th century. ... The Most Noble Henrietta Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, Countess of Godolphin (July 19, 1681–October 24, 1733) was the daughter of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough. ...

Sir Anthony Eden (Prime minister). Married the niece of his prime ministerial predecessor, Winston Churchill. The Right Honourable Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC (June 12, 1897– January 14, 1977), British politician, was Foreign Secretary during World War II and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the 1950s. ... The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was an British statesman, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ...

External links

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