Earl Spencer is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
1st November 1765. 1st. John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer [aged 30] created.
31st October 1783. 2nd. Son George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer [aged 25] succeeded.
1834. 3rd. Son John Charles Spencer 3rd Earl Spencer [aged 52] succeeded.
1845. 4th. Brother Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer [aged 46] succeeded.
27th December 1857. 5th. Son John Poyntz Spencer 5th Earl Spencer [aged 22] succeeded.
1910. 6th. Half Brother Charles Robert Spencer 6th Earl Spencer [aged 52] succeeded.
26th September 1922. 7th. Son Albert Edward John Spencer 7th Earl Spencer [aged 30] succeeded.
9th June 1975. 8th. Son John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer [aged 51] succeeded.
29th March 1992. 9th. Son Charles Spencer 9th Earl Spencer [aged 27] succeeded.
On 1st November 1765 John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer [aged 30] was created 1st Earl Spencer, 1st Viscount Althorp. Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer [aged 28] by marriage Countess Spencer, 1st Viscountess Althorp.
On 31st October 1783 John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer [aged 48] died at Bath, Somerset [Map]. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Great Brington, Northamptonshire. His son George [aged 25] succeeded 2nd Earl Spencer, 2nd Viscount Althorp, 2nd Viscount Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer Althorp. Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer [aged 21] by marriage Countess Spencer.
In 1834 George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer [aged 75] died. His son John [aged 52] succeeded 3rd Earl Spencer, 3rd Viscount Althorp, 3rd Viscount Spencer, 3rd Baron Spencer Althorp.
In 1845 John Charles Spencer 3rd Earl Spencer [aged 63] died. His brother Frederick [aged 46] succeeded 4th Earl Spencer, 4th Viscount Althorp, 4th Viscount Spencer, 4th Baron Spencer Althorp. Elizabeth Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer [aged 45] by marriage Countess Spencer.
In 1851 Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer [aged 52] and Adelaide Horatia Seymour-Conway Countess Spencer [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Countess Spencer. The difference in their ages was 26 years. He the son of George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer and Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer.
On 27th December 1857 Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer [aged 59] died. His son John [aged 22] succeeded 5th Earl Spencer, 5th Viscount Althorp, 5th Viscount Spencer, 5th Baron Spencer Althorp.
In 1910 John Poyntz Spencer 5th Earl Spencer [aged 75] died. His half brother Charles [aged 52] succeeded 6th Earl Spencer, 6th Viscount Althorp, 6th Viscount Spencer, 6th Baron Spencer Althorp. Margaret Baring Countess Spencer by marriage Countess Spencer.
On 26th September 1922 Charles Robert Spencer 6th Earl Spencer [aged 64] died. His son Albert [aged 30] succeeded 7th Earl Spencer, 7th Viscount Althorp, 7th Viscount Spencer, 7th Baron Spencer Althorp. Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton Countess Spencer [aged 25] by marriage Countess Spencer.
On 9th June 1975 Albert Edward John Spencer 7th Earl Spencer [aged 83] died. His son John [aged 51] succeeded 8th Earl Spencer, 8th Viscount Althorp, 8th Viscount Spencer, 8th Baron Spencer Althorp. Frances Ruth Roche Countess Spencer [aged 39] by marriage Countess Spencer.
In 1976 John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer [aged 51] and Raine McCorquodale Countess Dartmouth and Spencer [aged 46] were married. She by marriage Countess Spencer. He the son of Albert Edward John Spencer 7th Earl Spencer and Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton Countess Spencer.
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On 29th March 1992 John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer [aged 68] died. His son Charles [aged 27] succeeded 9th Earl Spencer, 9th Viscount Althorp, 9th Viscount Spencer, 9th Baron Spencer Althorp. Catherine Lockwood Countess Spencer [aged 26] by marriage Countess Spencer.
On 15th December 2001 Charles Spencer 9th Earl Spencer [aged 37] and Caroline Hutton Countess Spencer [aged 35] were married. She by marriage Countess Spencer. He the son of John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer and Frances Ruth Roche Countess Spencer [aged 65].
On 25th June 2011 Charles Spencer 9th Earl Spencer [aged 47] and Karen Villeneuve Countess Spencer [aged 39] were married. She by marriage Countess Spencer. He the son of John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer and Frances Ruth Roche Countess Spencer.
On 15th May 2026 Charles Spencer 9th Earl Spencer [aged 61] and Catrine Jarman Countess Spencer [aged 44] were married in Arizona. She by marriage Countess Spencer. He the son of John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer and Frances Ruth Roche Countess Spencer.