Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough 1706-1758

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In February 1695 [his father] Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland [aged 19] and Arabella Cavendish [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne and Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne [aged 64]. He the son of [his grandfather] Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland [aged 53] and [his grandmother] Anne Digby Countess Sunderland [aged 49].

Before 2nd December 1700 [his father] Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland [aged 25] and [his mother] Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough [aged 50] and [his grandmother] Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough [aged 40]. He the son of Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland [aged 59] and Anne Digby Countess Sunderland [aged 54].

On 22nd November 1706 Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough was born to Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland [aged 31] and Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland [aged 23].

On 15th April 1716 [his mother] Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland [aged 33] died.

In 1717 [his brother-in-law] Henry Howard 4th Earl Carlisle [aged 22] and [his half-sister] Frances Spencer Countess Carlisle [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of [his father] Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland [aged 41] and Arabella Cavendish. He the son of Charles Howard 3rd Earl Carlisle [aged 48] and Anne Capell Countess Carlisle [aged 43]. They were third cousin once removed.

Before 1718 [his father] Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland [aged 42] and [his step-mother] Judith Tichborne Countess Sunderland [aged 32] were married. She by marriage Countess of Sunderland. He the son of [his grandfather] Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland and [his grandmother] Anne Digby Countess Sunderland.

In 1720 [his brother-in-law] William Bateman 1st Viscount Culmore [aged 25] and [his sister] Anne Spencer Viscountess Culmore [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of [his father] Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland [aged 44] and [his mother] Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland.

On 19th April 1722 [his father] Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland [aged 46] died. His son [his brother] Robert [aged 20] succeeded 4th Earl of Sunderland, 6th Baron Spencer Wormleighton.

In 1725 [his brother-in-law] William Bateman 1st Viscount Culmore [aged 30] was created 1st Viscount Culmore, 1st Baron Culmore in Londonderry. [his sister] Anne Spencer Viscountess Culmore [aged 23] by marriage Viscountess Culmore.

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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On 27th February 1729 Robert Spencer 4th Earl of Sunderland [aged 27] died. His brother Charles [aged 22] succeeded 5th Earl of Sunderland, 7th Baron Spencer Wormleighton.

On 11th October 1731 [his brother-in-law] John Russell 4th Duke Bedford [aged 21] and [his sister] Diana Spencer Duchess Bedford [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of [his father] Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland and [his mother] Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland. He the son of Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford and Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford. They were third cousins.

On 23rd May 1732 Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough [aged 25] and Elizabeth Trevor Duchess of Marlborough [aged 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 23rd October 1732 Wriothesley Russell 3rd Duke Bedford [aged 24] died at A Coruña. He was buried at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies. His brother [his brother-in-law] John [aged 22] succeeded 4th Duke Bedford, 4th Marquess Tavistock, 8th Earl Bedford, 8th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 6th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 4th Baron Howland of Streatham. [his sister] Diana Spencer Duchess Bedford [aged 22] by marriage Duchess Bedford.

On 24th October 1733 [his aunt] Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough [aged 52] died. Her nephew Charles [aged 26] succeeded 3rd Duke Marlborough, 3rd Marquess of Blandford, 3rd Earl of Marlborough, 3rd Baron Churchill of Sandridge in Hertfordshire. [his wife] Elizabeth Trevor Duchess of Marlborough [aged 20] by marriage Duchess Marlborough.

On 24th March 1734 [his daughter] Diana Spencer Viscountess St John and Bolingbroke was born to Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough [aged 27] and [his wife] Elizabeth Trevor Duchess of Marlborough [aged 21]. She married (1) 8th September 1757 Frederick St John 3rd Viscount St John 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke, son of John St John 2nd Viscount St John and Anne Furnese, and had issue (2) 12th March 1768 Topham Beauclerk and had issue.

In 1735 John Vanderbank [aged 40]. Portrait of Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough [aged 28].

On 27th September 1735 [his sister] Diana Spencer Duchess Bedford [aged 25] died at Southampton House.

Around February 1737 [his daughter] Elizabeth Spencer Countess Pembroke and Montgomery was born to Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough [aged 30] and [his wife] Elizabeth Trevor Duchess of Marlborough [aged 24]. She married 23rd March 1756 her fourth cousin twice removed Henry Herbert 10th Earl Pembroke 7th Earl Montgomery, son of Henry Herbert 6th Earl Montgomery 9th Earl Pembroke and Mary Fitzwilliam Countess Pembroke and Montgomery, and had issue.

On 1st May 1738 Charles Howard 3rd Earl Carlisle [aged 69] died at Bath, Somerset [Map]. He was buried at Castle Howard Mausoleum. His son [his brother-in-law] Henry [aged 43] succeeded 4th Earl Carlisle. [his half-sister] Frances Spencer Countess Carlisle [aged 42] by marriage Countess Carlisle.

Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke

Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.

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On 26th January 1739 [his son] George Spencer 4th Duke of Marlborough was born to Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough [aged 32] and [his wife] Elizabeth Trevor Duchess of Marlborough [aged 26]. He married 1762 his fourth cousin Caroline Russell Duchess of Marlborough, daughter of John Russell 4th Duke Bedford and Gertrude Leveson-Gower Duchess Bedford, and had issue.

On 31st March 1740 [his son] Charles Spencer was born to Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough [aged 33] and [his wife] Elizabeth Trevor Duchess of Marlborough [aged 27]. He married 2nd October 1762 Mary Beauclerk, daughter of Vere Beauclerk 1st Baron de Vere and Mary Chambers Baroness Spencer, and had issue.

In 1741 King George II of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 57] created new Garter Knights as follows:

554th Frederick Hesse-Kassel [aged 20]. Probably as a consequence of his having married the daughter of King George II.

555th Charles Beauclerk 2nd Duke St Albans [aged 44],

556th Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough [aged 34],

557th Evelyn Pierrepont 2nd Duke Kingston upon Hull [aged 30],

558th William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland [aged 31],

559th Duke Frederick III of Saxe Coburg Altenburg III [aged 41].

On 27th July 1742 [his half-sister] Frances Spencer Countess Carlisle [aged 46] died.

On 8th May 1747 [his son] Robert Spencer was born to Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough [aged 40] and [his wife] Elizabeth Trevor Duchess of Marlborough [aged 34].

In 1755 Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough [aged 48] was appointed Lord Privy Seal.

On 23rd March 1756 [his son-in-law] Henry Herbert 10th Earl Pembroke 7th Earl Montgomery [aged 21] and Elizabeth Spencer Countess Pembroke and Montgomery [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke, Countess Montgomery. She the daughter of Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough [aged 49] and Elizabeth Trevor Duchess of Marlborough [aged 43]. He the son of Henry Herbert 6th Earl Montgomery 9th Earl Pembroke and Mary Fitzwilliam Countess Pembroke and Montgomery [aged 48]. They were fourth cousin twice removed.

On 8th September 1757 [his son-in-law] Frederick St John 3rd Viscount St John 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke [aged 24] and Diana Spencer Viscountess St John and Bolingbroke [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Viscountess St John, Viscountess Bolingbroke. She the daughter of Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough [aged 50] and Elizabeth Trevor Duchess of Marlborough [aged 44].

On 20th October 1758 Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough [aged 51] died. His son George [aged 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 7th October 1761 [his former wife] Elizabeth Trevor Duchess of Marlborough [aged 48] died.

Royal Ancestors of Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough 1706-1758

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 17 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Ancestors of Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough 1706-1758

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Spencer

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Spencer 1st Baron Spencer

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Catlyn

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Spencer 2nd Baron Spencer 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Willoughby 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Willoughby 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lyttelton 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland 8 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Browne Countess Southampton 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Penelope Wriothesley Baroness Spencer Wormleighton 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Vernon 5 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Devereux 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Grandfather: Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Sidney

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Sidney 1st Earl of Leicester 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Dudley 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Sidney 2nd Earl of Leicester 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Gamage of Coity Castle 11 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara Gamage Countess Leicester 12 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Wizard Earl" Percy 9th Earl of Northumberland 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Neville Countess Northumberland 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Percy Countess Leicester 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Devereux Countess Northumberland 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lettice Knollys Countess Essex and Leicester 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

father: Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Digby

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Digby 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Throckmorton 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Digby 1st Earl Bristol 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Heveningham 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Abigail Heveningham 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Shelton 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Digby 2nd Earl Bristol 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Walcott

Grandmother: Anne Digby Countess Sunderland 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Russell 2nd Earl Bedford

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Russell 1st Baron Russell 9 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret St John Countess Bedford 8 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford 10 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Long Baroness Russel Thornhaugh

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Russell Countess Bristol 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Brydges 2nd Baron Chandos 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys 11 x Great Granddaughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Clinton 1st Earl Lincoln 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Clinton 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ursula Stourton Baroness Clinton 9 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Winston Churchill

Grandfather: John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough 14 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernard Drake

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Drake

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Drake

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drake 13 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Boteler 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Boteler 1st Baron Boteler 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Waller

Great x 2 Grandmother: Helen Boteler 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Villiers Baroness Boteler Brantfield

Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Saunders

mother: Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland 15 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Jennings

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Jennings

Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough

Great x 2 Grandfather: Gifford Thornhurst 1st Baronet

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Thornhurst

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Temple

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Temple

Great x 2 Grandmother: Susanna Temple