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Robert Spencer 2nd Earl Sunderland 1640–1702 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 August 1640

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

Death Date: 28 September 1702

Death Location: Great Barrington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Henry Sunderland

Mother: Dorothy Sidney

Spouse(s): Lady Digby

Children(s): Charles Sunderland

Robert Spencer 2nd Earl Sunderland was born in 1640 in Paris, City of Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, the child of Henry Spencer 1St Earl Of Sunderland And Dorothy Sidney. Robert Spencer 2nd Earl Sunderland married Lady Anne Digby, and had children including Charles Spencer 3Rd Earl Of Sunderland. Robert Spencer 2nd Earl Sunderland passed away in 1702 in Great Barrington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Robert Spencer 2nd Earl Sunderland was born in 1640 in Paris, City of Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, the child of Henry Spencer 1St Earl Of Sunderland And Dorothy Sidney.
  • Robert Spencer 2nd Earl Sunderland married Lady Anne Digby, and had children including Charles Spencer 3Rd Earl Of Sunderland.
  • Robert Spencer 2nd Earl Sunderland passed away in 1702 in Great Barrington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Robert Sunderland's Ancestors

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Robert Sunderland
1640–1702
Birth Place: Paris, City of Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Parents
Henry Spencer 1st Earl Of Sunderland
1620–1643
Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Dorothy Sidney
1617–1684
Grandparents
William (Spencer 2nd Baron Spencer Of) Wormleighton
1591–1636
Great-Grandparents
Robert Wormleighton
1570–1627
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sir
1549–1559

Robert Sunderland's Descendants

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Robert (Spencer 2nd Earl) Sunderland (4 August 1640–28 September 1702) m. Lady (Anne) Digby (1646–16 April 1715)
  1. 1. Charles (Spencer 3rd Earl Of) Sunderland 1675–1722 m. Anne (Judith Churchill-Spencer Lady, Countess of) Sunderland 1683–1716 m. Arabella (Cavendish) Lady –1698 m. Judith Tichbourne –1749
    1. 1. John Spencer 1708–1746
      1. 1. John (Spencer 1st Earl) Spencer 1734–1783
        1. 1. George (Spencer 2nd Earl Of) Spencer 1758–1834
    2. 2. Charles (Spencer-Churchill 3rd Duke of) Marlborough 1706–1758
      1. 1. George (Spencer-Churchill 4th Duke Of) Marlborough 1739–1817
        1. 1. George (Spencer-Churchill 5th Duke Of) Marlborough 1766–1840 m. Susan Stewart 1767–1841
    3. 3. Robert (Spencer 4th Earl of) Sunderland 1700–1701
    4. 4. Anne Spencer 1702–1769
    5. 5. Diana (Spencer) Lady 1710–1735
    6. 6. Unamed Spencer 1718–1718
    7. 7. Margaret (Spencer) Lady 1719–1719
    8. 8. William (Spencer) Hon. 1720–1722
    9. 9. Frances (Spencer) Lady 1696–1742

Robert Sunderland's Timeline

2 Records

1640
4 August 1640
Birth of Robert Spencer 2nd Earl Sunderland in Paris, City of Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Paris, City of Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
1702
28 September 1702
Age 62
Death of Robert Spencer 2nd Earl Sunderland in Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 August 1640
    Event Place: Paris, City of Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 September 1702
    Event Place: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Barrington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current

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