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2ND EARL ROBERT SPENCER OF WORMLEIGHTON AND SUTHERLAND (KNIGHT OF THE GARTER) Earl of Sunderland 1641–1702 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 September 1641

Birth Location: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Death Date: 28 September 1702

Death Location: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Henry Wormleighton

Mother: Dorothea Sydney

Spouse(s): Anne Digby

Children(s): Elizabeth Spencer, Anna Spencer, Robert Spencer, Earl Spencer

2ND EARL ROBERT SPENCER OF WORMLEIGHTON AND SUTHERLAND (KNIGHT OF THE GARTER) Earl of Sunderland was born in 1641 in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, the child of Henry 3Rd Earl Of Spencer Lord Spencer Van Wormleighton And Dorothea Sydney. 2ND EARL ROBERT SPENCER OF WORMLEIGHTON AND SUTHERLAND (KNIGHT OF THE GARTER) Earl of Sunderland married Anne Lady Of Bristol Digby, Mary Spencer, and had children including Anna Spencer, Earl Of Sunderland Charles Spencer, Edith Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Harvey Woolhough Spencer, Isaba Spencer, Robert Lawrence Spencer. 2ND EARL ROBERT SPENCER OF WORMLEIGHTON AND SUTHERLAND (KNIGHT OF THE GARTER) Earl of Sunderland passed away in 1702 in Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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  • 2ND EARL ROBERT SPENCER OF WORMLEIGHTON AND SUTHERLAND (KNIGHT OF THE GARTER) Earl of Sunderland was born in 1641 in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, the child of Henry 3Rd Earl Of Spencer Lord Spencer Van Wormleighton And Dorothea Sydney.
  • 2ND EARL ROBERT SPENCER OF WORMLEIGHTON AND SUTHERLAND (KNIGHT OF THE GARTER) Earl of Sunderland married Anne Lady Of Bristol Digby, Mary Spencer, and had children including Anna Spencer, Earl Of Sunderland Charles Spencer, Edith Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Harvey Woolhough Spencer, Isaba Spencer, Robert Lawrence Spencer.
  • 2ND EARL ROBERT SPENCER OF WORMLEIGHTON AND SUTHERLAND (KNIGHT OF THE GARTER) Earl of Sunderland passed away in 1702 in Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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2ND Sunderland's Ancestors

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2ND Sunderland
1641–1702
Birth Place: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Parents
Henry 3rd earl of spencer Lord Spencer van Wormleighton
1620–1643
Althorp, Brington, Northamptonshire
Dorothea Sydney
1617–1684
Sion House, Isleworth, Londen
Grandparents
Sir (William of Wormleighton Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton, KB,) MP
1591–1636
Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Dorothy Percy "Countess of) Leicester"
1598–1659
Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Wormleighton
1571–1627
Lady Spencer
1571–1597
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Diana"
1538–1610
lady Catlin
1548–1619
Lady Willoughby
1546–1594

2ND Sunderland's Descendants

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2ND (EARL ROBERT SPENCER OF WORMLEIGHTON AND SUTHERLAND (KNIGHT OF THE GARTER) Earl of) Sunderland (5 September 1641–28 September 1702) m. Anne (Lady of Bristol) Digby (18 Mar 1637–26 Apr 1715)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Spencer 1691–
  2. 2. Anna Spencer 1666–1690
  3. 3. Robert (Lawrence) Spencer 1674–1722
  4. 4. Earl (of Sunderland Charles) Spencer 1674–1722 m. Ann Churchill 1682–1716 m. Anne Spencer 1682–1716 m. Arabelle Cavendish 1673–1698
    1. 1. John (Viscount Spencer Lord Spencer van) Althorp 1708–1746 m. Georgiana (Caroline Carteret) Spencer 1716–1780
      1. 1. Diana (Spencer) Lady 1735–1743
      2. 2. 'John, (4th Earl of Sunderland, 1st Earl SPENCER Right) Honorable, 1734–1783 m. Georgiana Poyntz 1737–1814
        1. 1. 'George (John, 2nd Earl Spencer, Viscount of Althorp,) SPENCER 1758–1834 m. The (Right Honorable Lavinia Bingham Countess) Spencer 1762–1831
        2. 2. Georgiana, (Duchess of Devonshire,) Spencer-Churchill 1757–1806
        3. 3. Louisa Spencer-Churchill 1769–1769
        4. 4. Charlotte Spencer-Churchill 1765–1766
        5. 5. Henrietta (Frances) Spencer-Churchill 1761–1821
        6. 6. Frederick (SPENCER 3rd Earl) Bessborough 1758–1844
        7. 7. Samuel Spencer 1764–1820
        8. 8. Catherine Spencer 1762–1762
        9. 9. Elizabeth Spencer 1766–1766
    2. 2. Lady (Frances Spencer) Howard 1697–1742
    3. 3. Lady (Diana Spencer Duchess of) Bedford 1710–1735
    4. 4. Herbert (Charles) Spencer 1706–1758
    5. 5. Anne Spencer 1702–1769
    6. 6. Charles (Spencer, 5th Earl of Sunderland, 3rd Duke of) Marlborough 1706–1758
    7. 7. Samuel (Spencer Earl of) Sunderland 1698–1765
    8. 8. Mary Spencer 1704–1742
    9. 9. Robert, (Lord 4th Earl of Sunderland) Spencer 1700–1701

2ND Sunderland's Timeline

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1641
5 September 1641
Birth of 2ND EARL ROBERT SPENCER OF WORMLEIGHTON AND SUTHERLAND (KNIGHT OF THE GARTER) Earl of Sunderland in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
1702
28 September 1702
Age 61
Death of 2ND EARL ROBERT SPENCER OF WORMLEIGHTON AND SUTHERLAND (KNIGHT OF THE GARTER) Earl of Sunderland in Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 September 1641
    Event Place: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 September 1702
    Event Place: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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