The coat of arms of the family is as follows: Quarterly argent and gules, in the second and third quarters a fret or, over all on a bendsable, three escallops of the first. The crest, emerging from the coronet, is a griffin's head argent, gorged with a bar gemelle gules between two wings expanded of the second. The supporters are: Dexter, a griffin per fess ermine and erminois, gorged with a collar sable, the edges flory-counter-flory, and chained of the last, on the collar, three escallops argent; sinister, a wyvern erect on his tail ermine, collared and chained as the griffin. The motto is Dieu defend le droit (French: God protect the right).[5]
LORD CHURCHILL of EYEMOUTH (Scotland), 1682 BARON CHURCHILL of SANDRIDGE, 1685 EARL OF MARLBOROUGH, 1689 DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH and MARQUESS OF BLANDFORD, 1702
Out of a Ducal Coronet Or a Griffin's Head Azure gorged with a Bar Gemelle Gules between two Wings expanded of the second
Escutcheon
Quarterly Argent and Gules in the 2nd and 3rd quarters a Fret Or over all on a Bend Sable three Escallops of the first
Supporters
Dexter: A Griffin per fess Ermine and Erminois gorged with a Collar Sable the edges flory-counterflory and chained of the last and on the Collar three Escallops Argent; Sinister: A Wyvern Erect on his tail Ermine similarly collared and chained
^ abcBurke, John (1833). A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. London: H. Colburn and R. Bentley. p. 466.
^Townend, Peter (ed.). Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (103rd ed.). Burke's Peerage Limited. p. 2282.
^Herman, Eleanor (2005). Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge. Pushed into War, Sold into Marriage: William Morrow. p. 190. ISBN0060585439.
Spencer, Charles (2000) The Spencers: a personal history of an English family. New York: St. Martin's Press ISBN978-0-312-26649-3
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earl, spencer, peerage, earl, spencer, title, peerage, great, britain, that, created, november, 1765, along, with, title, viscount, althorp, althorp, county, northampton, john, spencer, viscount, spencer, member, prominent, spencer, family, great, grandson, du. Earl Spencer is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain that was created on 1 November 1765 along with the title Viscount Althorp of Althorp in the County of Northampton for John Spencer 1st Viscount Spencer 1 2 He was a member of the prominent Spencer family and a great grandson of the 1st Duke of Marlborough Previously he had been created Viscount Spencer of Althorp in the County of Northampton and Baron Spencer of Althorp of Althorp in the County of Northampton on 3 April 1761 3 2 Earldom of SpencerArms of Spencer Quarterly argent and gules in the 2nd and 3rd quarters a fret or over all on a bend sable three escallops of the firstCreation date1 November 1765 257 years ago 1 November 1765 Created byGeorge IIIPeeragePeerage of Great BritainFirst holderJohn SpencerPresent holderCharles Spencer 9th EarlHeir apparentLouis Spencer Viscount AlthorpRemainder tothe 1st Earl s heirs male of the body lawfully begottenSubsidiary titlesViscount Althorp Viscount SpencerBaron Spencer of AlthorpSeat s AlthorpSpencer HouseThe future 6th Earl Spencer was created Viscount Althorp of Great Brington in the County of Northampton on 19 December 1905 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom 4 Diana Princess of Wales was the youngest of three daughters of the 8th Earl Spencer The Prince of Wales and Prince Harry Duke of Sussex are grandsons of the 8th Earl Spencer Contents 1 Land holdings 2 Coat of arms 3 Earls Spencer 1765 4 Family tree 5 Line of succession 6 Arms 7 See also 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External linksLand holdings EditThe family seat is Althorp in Northamptonshire 2 Their estate includes significant land holdings in other parts of the country including the village of North Creake in Norfolk The family also holds Spencer House in St James s London Coat of arms EditThe coat of arms of the family is as follows Quarterly argent and gules in the second and third quarters a fret or over all on a bend sable three escallops of the first The crest emerging from the coronet is a griffin s head argent gorged with a bar gemelle gules between two wings expanded of the second The supporters are Dexter a griffin per fess ermine and erminois gorged with a collar sable the edges flory counter flory and chained of the last on the collar three escallops argent sinister a wyvern erect on his tail ermine collared and chained as the griffin The motto is Dieu defend le droit French God protect the right 5 Earls Spencer 1765 Edit John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer by Thomas Gainsborough John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer 1734 1783 George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer 1758 1834 John Charles Spencer 3rd Earl Spencer 1782 1845 Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer 1798 1857 John Poyntz Spencer 5th Earl Spencer 1835 1910 Charles Robert Spencer 6th Earl Spencer 1857 1922 Albert Edward John Spencer 7th Earl Spencer 1892 1975 Edward John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer 1924 1992 Charles Edward Maurice Spencer 9th Earl Spencer b 1964 The heir apparent is the present holder s son Louis Frederick John Spencer Viscount Althorp b 1994 Family tree EditThis is a continuation of the Spencer Spencer Churchill family tree for the Althorp branch of the Spencers found in the Spencer family article Family tree of Spencer family of Althorp vteSpencer Churchill family tree of the Dukes of Marlborough 6 Winston Churchill 1620 1688 LORD CHURCHILL of EYEMOUTH Scotland 1682BARON CHURCHILL of SANDRIDGE 1685EARL OF MARLBOROUGH 1689DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH and MARQUESS OF BLANDFORD 1702John Churchill1st Duke of Marlborough 1650 1722 Arabella Churchill 1648 1730 King James II 1633 1701 Francis GodolphinEarl of Godolphin 1678 1766 Henrietta Churchill2nd Duchess of Marlborough 1681 1733 Anne ChurchillCountess of Sunderland 1683 1716 Charles SpencerEarl of Sunderland 1675 1722 John ChurchillMarquess of Blandford 1686 1703 James FitzJamesDuke of Berwick 1670 1734 7 Henry FitzJamesDuke of Albemarle 1673 1702 William GodolphinMarquess of Blandford 1700 1731 Robert SpencerEarl of Sunderland 1701 1729 Charles SpencerEarl of Sunderland3rd Duke of Marlborough 1706 1758 John Spencer 1708 1746 Dukes of BerwickDukes of AlbemarleEarls SpencerGeorge Spencer4th Duke of Marlborough 1739 1817 John Spencer1st Earl Spencer 1734 1783 Baron Churchill of WychwoodGeorge Spencer Churchill5th Duke of Marlborough 1766 1840 Francis Almeric Spencer1st Baron Churchill 1779 1845 George Spencer2nd Earl Spencer 1758 1834 George Spencer Churchill6th Duke of Marlborough 1793 1857 Viscounts ChurchillJohn Spencer3rd Earl Spencer 1782 1845 Frederick Spencer4th Earl Spencer 1798 1857 John Winston Spencer Churchill7th Duke of Marlborough 1822 1883 John Poyntz Spencer5th Earl Spencer 1835 1910 George Charles Spencer Churchill8th Duke of Marlborough 1844 1892 Lord Randolph Churchill 1849 1895 Charles Robert Spencer6th Earl Spencer 1857 1922 Charles Richard John Spencer Churchill9th Duke of Marlborough 1871 1934 Sir Winston Churchill 1874 1965 John Albert William Spencer Churchill10th Duke of Marlborough 1897 1972 Descendants of Winston ChurchillAlbert Spencer7th Earl Spencer 1892 1975 John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer Churchill11th Duke of Marlborough 1926 2014 Queen Elizabeth II 1926 2022 Edward John Spencer8th Earl Spencer 1924 1992 Charles James Spencer Churchill12th Duke of Marlborough b 1955 King Charles III b 1948 Diana Frances Spencer 1961 1997 Charles Edward Maurice Spencer9th Earl Spencer b 1964 George John Godolphin Spencer ChurchillMarquess of Blandford b 1992 WilliamPrince of Wales b 1982 Louis Frederick John SpencerViscount Althorp b 1994 Lady Olympia Spencer Churchill b 2020 Line of succession Edit John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer 1734 1783 George Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer 1758 1834 John Charles Spencer 3rd Earl Spencer 1782 1845 Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer 1798 1857 John Spencer 5th Earl Spencer 1835 1910 Charles Spencer 6th Earl Spencer 1857 1922 Albert Spencer 7th Earl Spencer 1892 1975 John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer 1924 1992 Charles Spencer 9th Earl Spencer b 1964 1 Louis Spencer Viscount Althorp b 1994 2 The Hon Edmund Spencer b 2003 Arms EditCoat of arms of Earl Spencer Coronet A Coronet of an Earl Crest Out of a Ducal Coronet Or a Griffin s Head Azure gorged with a Bar Gemelle Gules between two Wings expanded of the second Escutcheon Quarterly Argent and Gules in the 2nd and 3rd quarters a Fret Or over all on a Bend Sable three Escallops of the first Supporters Dexter A Griffin per fess Ermine and Erminois gorged with a Collar Sable the edges flory counterflory and chained of the last and on the Collar three Escallops Argent Sinister A Wyvern Erect on his tail Ermine similarly collared and chained Motto Dieu Defend Le Droit God defend the right See also EditSpencer family Spencer Gulf Spencer clothing References Edit No 10562 The London Gazette 5 October 1765 p 1 a b c Burke John 1833 A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire London H Colburn and R Bentley p 466 No 10092 The London Gazette 4 April 1761 p 1 No 27868 The London Gazette 29 December 1905 p 9319 Townend Peter ed Burke s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage Baronetage and Knightage 103rd ed Burke s Peerage Limited p 2282 Kate Fleming The Churchills Viking Press 1975 Herman Eleanor 2005 Sex with Kings 500 Years of Adultery Power Rivalry and Revenge Pushed into War Sold into Marriage William Morrow p 190 ISBN 0060585439 Further reading EditBattiscombe Georgina 1984 The Spencers of Althorp London Constable ISBN 978 0 09 465700 7 Spencer Charles 1999 Althorp the story of an English house London Viking ISBN 978 0 312 20833 2 Spencer Charles 2000 The Spencers a personal history of an English family New York St Martin s Press ISBN 978 0 312 26649 3External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Earls Spencer Althorp official website Cracroft s Peerage page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Earl Spencer peerage amp oldid 1119542454, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
