Earl Spencer

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, in for John Spencer, 1st Viscount Spencer, a great-grandson of the 1st Duke of Marlborough. He had been created Viscount Spencer, of Althorp in the County of Northampton and Baron Spencer of Althorp, of Althorp in the County of Northampton, on 3 April 1761. The famous Diana, Princess of Wales, was the youngest daughter of the 8th Earl.

The future 6th Earl Spencer was created Viscount Althorp, of Great Brington in the County of Northampton, on 19 December 1905 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

The courtesy title of the eldest son and heir of the Earl Spencer is Viscount Althorp.

The family seat is Althorp in Northamptonshire. The family estate includes significant land holdings in other parts of the country, including the village of North Creake in Norfolk.

Viscounts Spencer (1761)

*John Spencer, 1st Viscount Spencer (1734–1783) (created Earl Spencer in 1765)

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)

Further reading

*Spencer, Charles (Earl Spencer). The Spencers: A Personal History of an English Family. St. Martin's Press, 2000.

See also

*Spencer family
*Spencer Gulf