Paternal Family Tree: Spencer
Maternal Family Tree: Anna Maria Mordaunt 1771
On 20th December 1755 [his father] John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer (age 21) and [his mother] Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 18) were married at Althorp House, Northamptonshire [Map]. He the son of [his grandfather] John Spencer and [his grandmother] Georgiana Caroline Carteret (age 39).
On 1st September 1758 George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer was born to [his father] John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer (age 23) and [his mother] Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 21).
On 3rd April 1761 [his father] John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer (age 26) was created 1st Viscount Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer Althorp. [his mother] Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 23) by marriage Viscountess Spencer, 1st Baroness Spencer Althorp.
On 1st November 1765 [his father] John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer (age 30) was created 1st Earl Spencer, 1st Viscount Althorp. [his mother] Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 28) by marriage Countess Spencer, 1st Viscountess Althorp.
Around 1774 Angelica Kauffmann (age 32). Portrait of siblings [his sister] Georgiana (age 16), Henriette (age 12) and George (age 15) Spencer.
On 7th June 1774 [his brother-in-law] William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 26) and [his sister] Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 17) were married in St Mary's Church, Wimbledon. It was her 17th birthday. She by marriage Duchess Devonshire. She the daughter of [his father] John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer (age 39) and [his mother] Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 37). He the son of William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington. They were fourth cousins.
On 27th November 1780 [his brother-in-law] Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough (age 22) and [his sister] Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Bessborough. She the daughter of [his father] John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer (age 45) and [his mother] Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 43). He the son of William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough (age 76) and Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough. They were fifth cousins.
On 6th March 1781 George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 22) and Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Charles Bingham 1st Earl Lucan (age 45) and Margaret Smith Countess Lucan (age 41). He the son of John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer (age 46) and Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 43).
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In 1782 [his son] John Charles Spencer 3rd Earl Spencer was born to George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 23) and [his wife] Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 20).
On 31st October 1783 [his father] John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer (age 48) died at Bath, Somerset [Map]. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Great Brington, Northamptonshire. His son George (age 25) succeeded 2nd Earl Spencer, 2nd Viscount Althorp, 2nd Viscount Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer Althorp. [his wife] Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 21) by marriage Countess Spencer.
On 29th July 1787 [his daughter] Sarah Spencer was born to George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 28) and [his wife] Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 25). She married March 1813 William Henry Lyttelton 3rd Baron Lyttelton, son of William Henry Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton and Caroline Bristow Baroness Lyttelton, and had issue.
In 1789 [his son] Richard Spencer was born to George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 30) and [his wife] Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 27). He died aged two in 1791.
In 1791 [his son] Richard Spencer (age 2) died.
In 1791 [his son] Robert Cavendish Spencer was born to George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 32) and [his wife] Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 29).
In 1792 [his son] William Spencer was born to George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 33) and [his wife] Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 30). He died aged less than one years old.
In 1792 [his son] William Spencer died.
In 1793 [his daughter] Harriet Spencer was born to George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 34) and [his wife] Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 31). She died aged less than one years old.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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In 1793 [his daughter] Harriet Spencer died.
In 1794 [his daughter] Georgiana Spencer was born to George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 35) and [his wife] Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 32). She married 14th April 1814 her fifth cousin once removed George Taylour aka Quin, son of Thomas Taylour 1st Marquess of Headfort and Mary Quin Marchioness of Headfort, and had issue.
On 26th May 1794 [his brother-in-law] Richard Bingham 2nd Earl Lucan (age 29) and Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Henry Belasyse 2nd Earl Fauconberg (age 52) and Charlotte Lamb Countess Fauconberg. He the son of [his father-in-law] Charles Bingham 1st Earl Lucan (age 58) and [his mother-in-law] Margaret Smith Countess Lucan (age 54).
On 14th April 1798 [his son] Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer was born to George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 39) and [his wife] Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 36). He married (1) 23rd February 1830 his second cousin Elizabeth Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer and had issue (2) 1851 Adelaide Horatia Seymour-Conway Countess Spencer and had issue.
In 1799 George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 40) was appointed 621st Knight of the Garter by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 60).
In 1799 [his son] George Spencer was born to George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 40) and [his wife] Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 37).
On 29th March 1799 [his father-in-law] Charles Bingham 1st Earl Lucan (age 63) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Richard (age 34) succeeded 2nd Earl Lucan of Castlebar in Mayo, 2nd Baron Lucan of Castlebar in Mayo, 8th Baronet Bingham of Castlebar in County Mayo. Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk (age 29) by marriage Countess Lucan of Castlebar in Mayo.
Around 1800 John Singleton Copley (age 61). Portrait of George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 41).
On 30th March 1806 Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 48) died at Devonshire House [Map]. She was buried at Derby Cathedral [Map]. Her husband William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 58), her mother Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 68), her sister Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough (age 44) and her eight months pregnant daughter Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle (age 22) were present, as was Elizabeth Christiana Hervey Duchess Devonshire (age 48), her husband's mistress and future wife.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In March 1813 [his son-in-law] William Henry Lyttelton 3rd Baron Lyttelton (age 30) and Sarah Spencer (age 25) were married. She the daughter of George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 54) and Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 51).
On 18th March 1814 [his mother] Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 76) died.
On 14th April 1814 [his son-in-law] George Taylour aka Quin (age 22) and Georgiana Spencer (age 20) were married. She the daughter of George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 55) and Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 52). He the son of Thomas Taylour 1st Marquess of Headfort (age 56) and Mary Quin Marchioness of Headfort. They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 11th November 1821 [his sister] Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough (age 60) died.
In 1823 [his daughter] Georgiana Spencer (age 29) died.
In 1830 [his son] Robert Cavendish Spencer (age 39) died.
On 23rd February 1830 Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer (age 31) and Elizabeth Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 30) were married. He the son of George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 71) and Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 68). They were second cousins.
In 1831 [his wife] Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 69) died.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1833 Henry William Pickersgill (age 50). Portrait of George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 74).
In 1834 George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 75) died. His son John (age 52) succeeded 3rd Earl Spencer, 3rd Viscount Althorp, 3rd Viscount Spencer, 3rd Baron Spencer Althorp.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 28 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Spencer 2nd Baron Spencer 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Penelope Wriothesley Baroness Spencer Wormleighton 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Sidney 2nd Earl of Leicester 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Percy Countess Leicester 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Digby 1st Earl Bristol 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Digby 2nd Earl Bristol 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Walcott
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Digby Countess Sunderland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford 
10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Russell Countess Bristol 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: John Spencer 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Winston Churchill 
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Drake
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drake 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Boteler 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Jennings
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Jennings
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gifford Thornhurst 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Thornhurst
Great x 4 Grandmother: Susanna Temple 
Father: John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Carteret 1st Baronet 
12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Carteret 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Carteret 1st Baron Carteret 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Earl Sandwich 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jemima Montagu 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jemima Crew Countess Sandwich 
12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bevil Grenville
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath
Great x 4 Grandmother: Grace Smith
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Wyche
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Wyche
GrandMother: Georgiana Caroline Carteret 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Worsley 2nd Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Worsley 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Worsley 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Herbert 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Herbert Countess Gainsborough 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Worsley Countess Granville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Thynne 1st Baronet 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne 1st Viscount Weymouth 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Coventry Lady Thynne Kempsford 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Thynne 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Finch Viscountess Weymouth 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Poyntz 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Poyntz 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Newdigate Poyntz 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Poyntz 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
GrandFather: Stephen Poyntz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Mother: Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Mordaunt 4th Baron Mordaunt 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Compton Baroness Mordaunt 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Howard 3rd Baron Howard of Effingham 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess Peterborough 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne St John Lady Effingham 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Lewis Mordaunt 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Carey 1st Earl Monmouth 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trevannion Countess Monmouth
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Smith
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Smith
GrandMother: Anna Maria Mordaunt 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England