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Culture, Lords of England, Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earl of Sunderland

Earl of Sunderland is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.

Earl of Sunderland (1st Creation)

On 19th June 1627 Emanuel Scrope 1st Earl of Sunderland (age 42) was created 1st Earl of Sunderland.

On 30th May 1630 Emanuel Scrope 1st Earl of Sunderland (age 45) died. Earl of Sunderland extinct. His aunt Mary de jure 12th Baroness Scrope of Bolton; she didn't claim the title.

Earl of Sunderland (2nd Creation)

In 1643 Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland (age 22) was created 1st Earl of Sunderland. Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland (age 25) by marriage Countess of Sunderland.

On 20th September 1643 Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland (age 22) died. His son Robert (age 2) succeeded 2nd Earl of Sunderland, 4th Baron Spencer Wormleighton.

On 9th June 1665 Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland (age 23) and Anne Digby Countess Sunderland (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess of Sunderland. She the daughter of George Digby 2nd Earl Bristol (age 52) and Anne Russell Countess Bristol (age 45). He the son of Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland and Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland (age 47). They were half fifth cousins.

On 28th September 1702 Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland (age 61) died at Althorp House, Northamptonshire [Map]. His son Charles (age 27) succeeded 3rd Earl of Sunderland, 5th Baron Spencer Wormleighton. Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland (age 19) by marriage Countess of Sunderland.

Before 1718 Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland (age 42) and Judith Tichborne Countess Sunderland (age 32) were married. She by marriage Countess of Sunderland. He the son of Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland and Anne Digby Countess Sunderland.

On 19th April 1722 Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland (age 46) died. His son Robert (age 20) succeeded 4th Earl of Sunderland, 6th Baron Spencer Wormleighton.

On 27th February 1729 Robert Spencer 4th Earl of Sunderland (age 27) died. His brother Charles (age 22) succeeded 5th Earl of Sunderland, 7th Baron Spencer Wormleighton.

On 23rd May 1732 Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough (age 25) and Elizabeth Trevor Duchess of Marlborough (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess of Sunderland. He the son of Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland and Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland.

On 20th October 1758 Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough (age 51) died. His son George (age 19) succeeded 4th Duke Marlborough, 4th Marquess of Blandford, 4th Earl of Marlborough, 4th Baron Churchill of Sandridge in Hertfordshire, 6th Earl of Sunderland, 8th Baron Spencer Wormleighton.

On 11th March 1972 John Albert William Spencer-Churchill 10th Duke of Marlborough (age 74) died. He was buried at St Martin's Church, Bladon [Map] next to the grave of his first wife Alexandra Mary Cadogan Duchess of Marlborough who died in 1961. His son John (age 45) succeeded 11th Duke Marlborough, 11th Marquess of Blandford, 11th Earl of Marlborough, 11th Baron Churchill of Sandridge in Hertfordshire, 13th Earl of Sunderland, 15th Baron Spencer Wormleighton.

On 16th October 2014 John Spencer-Churchill 11th Duke of Marlborough (age 88) died. His son James (age 58) succeeded 12th Duke Marlborough, 12th Marquess of Blandford, 12th Earl of Marlborough, 12th Baron Churchill of Sandridge in Hertfordshire, 14th Earl of Sunderland, 16th Baron Spencer Wormleighton.