Biography of Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer 1798-1857

Paternal Family Tree: Spencer

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Smith Countess Lucan 1740-1814

On 06 Mar 1781 [his father] George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 22) and [his mother] Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Charles Bingham 1st Earl Lucan (age 45) and Margaret Smith Countess Lucan (age 41). He the son of John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer (age 46) and Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 43).

On 31 Oct 1783 [his grandfather] John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer (age 48) died at Bath, Somerset [Map]. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Great Brington, Northamptonshire. His son [his father] George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 25) succeeded 2nd Earl Spencer, 2nd Viscount Althorp, 2nd Viscount Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer Althorp. [his mother] Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 21) by marriage Countess Spencer.

On 14 Apr 1798 Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer was born to George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 39) and Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 36).

On 23 Feb 1830 Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer (age 31) and Elizabeth Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 30) were married. He the son of George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 71) and Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 68). They were second cousins.

In 1831 [his mother] Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 69) died.

In 1832 [his daughter] Georgiana Frances Spencer was born to Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer (age 33) and [his wife] Elizabeth Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 32). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.57%.

In 1834 [his father] George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 75) died. His son [his brother] John Charles Spencer 3rd Earl Spencer (age 52) succeeded 3rd Earl Spencer, 3rd Viscount Althorp, 3rd Viscount Spencer, 3rd Baron Spencer Althorp.

In 1835 [his son] John Poyntz Spencer 5th Earl Spencer was born to Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer (age 36) and [his wife] Elizabeth Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 35). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.57%.

In 1838 [his daughter] Sarah Isabella Spencer was born to Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer (age 39) and [his wife] Elizabeth Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 38). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.57%.

In 1845 [his brother] John Charles Spencer 3rd Earl Spencer (age 63) died. His brother Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer (age 46) succeeded 4th Earl Spencer, 4th Viscount Althorp, 4th Viscount Spencer, 4th Baron Spencer Althorp. [his wife] Elizabeth Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 45) by marriage Countess Spencer.

In 1849 Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer (age 50) was appointed 705th Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 29).

In 1851 Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer (age 52) and Adelaide Horatia Seymour-Conway Countess Spencer (age 25) were married. She by marriage Countess Spencer. The difference in their ages was 26 years. He the son of George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer and Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 10 Apr 1851 [his wife] Elizabeth Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 52) died.

In 1852 [his daughter] Georgiana Frances Spencer (age 20) died.

On 05 Nov 1854 [his brother-in-law] Charles Francis Seymour-Conway (age 35) was killed in action at Inkerman.

In 1855 [his daughter] Victoria Alexandrina Spencer was born to Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer (age 56) and [his wife] Adelaide Horatia Seymour-Conway Countess Spencer (age 29).

On 30 Oct 1857 [his son] Charles Robert Spencer 6th Earl Spencer was born to Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer (age 59) and [his wife] Adelaide Horatia Seymour-Conway Countess Spencer (age 32).

On 27 Dec 1857 Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer (age 59) died. His son [his son] John Poyntz Spencer 5th Earl Spencer (age 22) succeeded 5th Earl Spencer, 5th Viscount Althorp, 5th Viscount Spencer, 5th Baron Spencer Althorp.

On 29 Oct 1877 [his former wife] Adelaide Horatia Seymour-Conway Countess Spencer (age 52) died.

Royal Ancestors of Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer 1798-1857

Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Royal Descendants of Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer 1798-1857

Diana Spencer Princess Wales x 1

Ancestors of Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer 1798-1857

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Digby 2nd Earl Bristol 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Digby Countess Sunderland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Russell Countess Bristol 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Spencer 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Winston Churchill

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Churchill 1st Duke Marlborough 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drake 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Jennings

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess Marlborough

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Thornhurst

GrandFather: John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Carteret 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Carteret 1st Baron Carteret 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jemima Montagu 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Wyche

Great x 1 Grandmother: Georgiana Caroline Carteret 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Worsley 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Worsley 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Herbert Countess Gainsborough 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Worsley Countess Granville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne 1st Viscount Weymouth 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Thynne 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Finch Viscountess Weymouth 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Father: George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Poyntz 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Newdigate Poyntz 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Poyntz 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Stephen Poyntz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

GrandMother: Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess Peterborough 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Lewis Mordaunt 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Smith

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anna Maria Mordaunt 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Bingham 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Bingham 2nd Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Bingham 4th Baronet

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Myddelton 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Rebecca Myddelton

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Harries aka Harris

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Bingham 5th Baronet

GrandFather: Charles Bingham 1st Earl Lucan

Great x 4 Grandfather: Rector Thomas Vesey

Great x 3 Grandfather: Archbishop John Vesey

Great x 2 Grandfather: Agmondisham Vesey

Great x 4 Grandfather: Colonel Agmondisham Muschamp

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Muschamp

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Vesey Lady Bingham

Mother: Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Smith of Canon's Leigh in Devon

GrandMother: Margaret Smith Countess Lucan