Owners of Althorp
[1500s to 1783]
Sir John Spencer, Kt,
bought Althorp 1508 (d. 1522)
married Isabell Graunt
John Spencer, created
George John, 2nd Earl Spencer
Earl Spencer
Sir William Spencer, Kt, (d. 1532)
married Susan Knightly
Sir John Spencer, Kt, (d. 1586)
married Katherine Kitson
Sir John Spencer, Kt, (d. 1599)
married Mary Catlyn, 1566
Sir Robert Spencer 1570 - 1627
Created Baron Spencer of Wormleighton
married Margaret Willoughby, 1587
(d. 1597)
John Charles, 3rd Earl Spencer
Frederick, 4th Earl Spencer
William, 2nd Baron Spencer, KB 1591 - 1636
married Lady Penelope Wriothesley, 1614
1598 - 1667
Henry, 3rd Baron Spencer 1620 - 1643
created Earl of Sunderland , KG 1643
married Lady Dorothy Sidney, 1639
1617 - 1684
Robert, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, KG 1641 - 1702
married Lady Anne Digby, 1665
1646 - 1715
John Poyntz, 5th Earl Spencer
Charles Robert, 6th Earl Spencer
Charles, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, KG 1675 - 1722
1) married Lady Arabella Cavendish, 1695
1673 - 1698,
2) married Lady Anne Churchill, 1699
(d. 1716)
3) married Judith Tichbourne, 1717
(d. 1749)
Robert, 4th Earl of Sutherland 1701 - 1729*
Charles, 5th Earl of Sunderland,
3rd Duke of Malborough, KG 1706 - 1758*
(quitted Althorp 1734)
Albert Edward John,
Edward John, 8th Earl Spencer
7th Earl Spencer
Hon. John Spencer, 1708 - 1746*
married Lady Georgina Carteret, 1734
1716 - 1780
John Spencer, created Earl Spencer 1765
1734 - 1783
married Georgiana Poyntz, 1775
1737 - 1814
*Son of Charles, 3rd Earl of Sunderland
and Lady Anne Churchill
Charles Edward Maurice, 9th Earl Spencer
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