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EARL KNIGHT Sir John III Spencer 1546–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1546

Birth Location: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 9 Jan 1599

Death Location: London, London, England

Father: Sir MP

Mother: Lady Kitson

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The story of EARL KNIGHT Sir John III Spencer began in 1546 in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England. EARL KNIGHT Sir John III Spencer passed away in 1599 in London, London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of EARL KNIGHT Sir John III Spencer began in 1546 in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England.
  • EARL KNIGHT Sir John III Spencer passed away in 1599 in London, London, England.

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EARL Spencer's Ancestors

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EARL Spencer
1546–1599
Birth Place: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Sir John of Althorp Spencer, High Sheriff of Hamptonshire, MP
1509–1586
Sunderland, Durham, England
Lady (Baroness Catherine Kytson) Kitson
1521–1586
Hengrave, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
William (Spencer of Wormleighton Manor, Warwickshire, and Althorp, Northamptonshire High Sheriff of NorthamptonshireKnight of the Shire for) NOrthamptonshire
1496–1532
Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
Susan Knightley
1498–1532
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Mylles
1469–1532
Lady Baker
1492–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert +
1460–1521

EARL Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1546
1546
Birth of EARL KNIGHT Sir John III Spencer in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
1599
9 Jan 1599
Age 53
Death of EARL KNIGHT Sir John III Spencer in London, London, England
London, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1599
    Event Place: London, London, England

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