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Charles Spencer 1, Duke of Marlborough, 3rd Earl of Sunderland 1674–1722 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 December 1674

Birth Location: Althorpe Manor, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 19 April 1722

Death Location: Sunderland House, Picadilly, London, England

Father: Robert Sunderland

Mother: Lady Digby

Spouse(s): Anne Churchill, Lady Spencer

Children(s): John Diana), Charles Marlborough, Diana Bedford, Anne Spen, Mary Spencer, William Spencer, Lady Spencer, George Spencer, Samuel Sunderland, Robert Spencer, John Churchill

In 1674, Charles Spencer 1, Duke of Marlborough, 3rd Earl of Sunderland entered the world in Althorpe Manor, Northamptonshire, England, born to Robert Spencer 2Nd Earl Sunderland And Lady Diana Anne Digby. Charles Spencer 1, Duke of Marlborough, 3rd Earl of Sunderland married Anne Churchill, Lady Arabella Cavendish Spencer, and had children including Anne Spen, Charles Spencer 5Th Earl Of Sunderland 3Rd Duke Of Marlborough, Diana Spencer Russell Duchess Of Bedford, George Spencer, John Spencer Churchill, John Viscount Althorp Spencer Of Sunderland 5Th Great Grandfather Of Princess Diana, Lady Frances Spencer, Mary Spencer, Robert Spencer, Samuel Spencer Earl Of Sunderland, William Hon Spencer. Charles Spencer 1, Duke of Marlborough, 3rd Earl of Sunderland passed away in 1722 in Sunderland House, Picadilly, London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1674, Charles Spencer 1, Duke of Marlborough, 3rd Earl of Sunderland entered the world in Althorpe Manor, Northamptonshire, England, born to Robert Spencer 2Nd Earl Sunderland And Lady Diana Anne Digby.
  • Charles Spencer 1, Duke of Marlborough, 3rd Earl of Sunderland married Anne Churchill, Lady Arabella Cavendish Spencer, and had children including Anne Spen, Charles Spencer 5Th Earl Of Sunderland 3Rd Duke Of Marlborough, Diana Spencer Russell Duchess Of Bedford, George Spencer, John Spencer Churchill, John Viscount Althorp Spencer Of Sunderland 5Th Great Grandfather Of Princess Diana, Lady Frances Spencer, Mary Spencer, Robert Spencer, Samuel Spencer Earl Of Sunderland, William Hon Spencer.
  • Charles Spencer 1, Duke of Marlborough, 3rd Earl of Sunderland passed away in 1722 in Sunderland House, Picadilly, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Sunderland
1640–1702
Birth Location: Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Lady Digby
1637–1715
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Anne Churchill
1683–1717
Birth Location: Marlborough Castle, Wiltshire, England
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Lady Spencer
1673–1698
Birth Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Children(s)

John Diana)
1708–1746
Birth Location: Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
JD
Charles Marlborough
1706–1758
Birth Location: Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
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Diana Bedford
1710–1735
Birth Location: Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
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Anne Spen
1702–1769
Birth Location: Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
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Mary Spencer
1704–1742
Birth Location: Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
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William Spencer
1718–1722
Birth Location: Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
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Lady Spencer
1696–1742
Birth Location: Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
LS
George Spencer
1739–1817
Birth Location: Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
GS
Samuel Sunderland
1705–
Birth Location: Althrope Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England
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Robert Spencer
1701–1729
Birth Location: Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England
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John Churchill
1706–1758
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
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Charles Sunderland's Ancestors

Self
Charles Sunderland
1674–1722
Birth Place: Althorpe Manor, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl Sunderland
1640–1702
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
Lady (Diana Anne) Digby
1637–1715
Bristol, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Henry (Spencer, 3rd Baron Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland , Lord of) Wormleighton
1620–1643
Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
George ("Sir 3rd Lord Baron, 2nd Earl of Bristol") Digby
1612–1677
Madrid de las Caderechas, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain
Great-Grandparents
Sir MP
1591–1636
Margaret Willouby
1571–1597
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Willoughby
1560–1597
Robert Wormleighton
1570–1627

Charles Sunderland's Descendants

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Charles (Spencer 1, Duke of Marlborough, 3rd Earl of) Sunderland (23 December 1674–19 April 1722) m. Anne Churchill (27 February 1683–15 April 1717) m. Lady (Arabella Cavendish) Spencer (19 Aug 1673–4 Jun 1698)
  1. 1. John (Viscount Althorp Spencer of Sunderland (5th great grandfather of Princess) Diana) 1708–1746 m. Lady (Georgina Carolina Carterett Dutchess of Devonshire) Spencer 1715–1780
    1. 1. Right (Honorable John Thomas Spencer 4th earl of Sunderland 1st Earl, Lord) Viscount 1734–1783 m. Margaret (Georgiana) Poyntz 1737–1814
      1. 1. George (John Earl Spencer Or Peer of The) Realm 1758–1834 m. Lavinia Bingham 1762–1831
        1. 1. Frederick Spencer 1798–1857 m. Adelaide (Horatia) Seymour 1825–1877 m. Adelaïde (Horatia Elizabeth) Seymour-Conway 1825–1877 m. Georgina (Elizabeth) Poyntz 1799–1851
        2. 2. John (Charles, 3rd Earl, Viscount Althorp.) Spencer 1782–1845
        3. 3. Robert (Cavendish) Spencer 1791–1830
        4. 4. Sarah Spencer 1787–1870
        5. 5. Georgina (Charlotte) Spencer 1794–1823
        6. 6. The (Lady Harriott) Spencer 1793–1793
        7. 7. George Spencer 1799–1864
        8. 8. William Spencer 1781–1845
        9. 9. The (Honourable Lady) Lyttelton 1787–1870
        10. 10. Richard Spencer 1789–1791
      2. 2. Lady (Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of) Devonshire 1757–1806
      3. 3. Lady (Henrietta Harriet Frances, Lady & Countess of Blessborough Spencer, Countess of) Blessborough 1761–1821
      4. 4. Hon (Lady Charlotte) Spencer 1765–1766
      5. 5. The (Honourable Lady Louisa) Spencer 1769–1769
      6. 6. Samuel Spencer 1764–1820
      7. 7. Catherine Spencer 1762–1762
      8. 8. Elizabeth Spencer 1766–1766
    2. 2. George, (( 4th Duke of Marlborough. (1739-1817)) Spencer 1739–1817
    3. 3. Margaret (Georgiana) Spencer 1734–1783
    4. 4. Elizabeth Spencer 1736–1831
  2. 2. Charles (Spencer, 5th Earl of Sunderland, 3rd Duke of) Marlborough 1706–1758
  3. 3. Diana (Spencer Russell Duchess of) Bedford 1710–1735
  4. 4. Anne Spen 1702–1769
  5. 5. Mary Spencer 1704–1742
  6. 6. William (Hon) Spencer 1718–1722
  7. 7. Lady (Frances) Spencer 1696–1742
  8. 8. George Spencer 1739–1817
  9. 9. Samuel (Spencer Earl of) Sunderland 1705–
  10. 10. Robert Spencer 1701–1729
  11. 11. John (Spencer) Churchill 1706–1758

Charles Sunderland's Timeline

2 Records

1674
23 December 1674
Birth of Charles Spencer 1, Duke of Marlborough, 3rd Earl of Sunderland in Althorpe Manor, Northamptonshire, England
Althorpe Manor, Northamptonshire, England
1722
19 April 1722
Age 48
Death of Charles Spencer 1, Duke of Marlborough, 3rd Earl of Sunderland in Sunderland House, Picadilly, London, England
Sunderland House, Picadilly, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 December 1674
    Event Place: Althorpe Manor, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 April 1722
    Event Place: Sunderland House, Picadilly, London, England
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