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Culture, Lords of England, Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earl of Sunderland

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Earl of Sunderland (1st Creation)

On 19 Jun 1627 Emanuel Scrope 1st Earl of Sunderland (age 42) was created 1st Earl of Sunderland.

On 30 May 1630 Emanuel Scrope 1st Earl of Sunderland (age 45) died. Earl of Sunderland extinct. His aunt Mary Scrope de jure 12th Baroness Scrope of Bolton; she didn't claim the title.

Earl of Sunderland (2nd Creation)

In 1643 Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland (age 22) was created 1st Earl of Sunderland. Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland (age 25) by marriage Countess of Sunderland.

On 20 Sep 1643 Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland (age 22) died. His son Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland (age 2) succeeded 2nd Earl of Sunderland, 4th Baron Spencer Wormleighton.

On 09 Jun 1665 Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland (age 23) and Anne Digby Countess Sunderland (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess of Sunderland. She the daughter of George Digby 2nd Earl Bristol (age 52) and Anne Russell Countess Bristol (age 45). He the son of Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland and Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland (age 47).

On 28 Sep 1702 Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland (age 61) died at Althorp House, Northamptonshire [Map]. His son Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland (age 27) succeeded 3rd Earl of Sunderland, 5th Baron Spencer Wormleighton. Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland (age 19) by marriage Countess of Sunderland.

Before 1718 Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland (age 42) and Judith Tichborne Countess Sunderland (age 32) were married. She by marriage Countess of Sunderland. He the son of Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland and Anne Digby Countess Sunderland.

On 19 Apr 1722 Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland (age 46) died. His son Robert Spencer 4th Earl of Sunderland (age 20) succeeded 4th Earl of Sunderland, 6th Baron Spencer Wormleighton.

On 27 Feb 1729 Robert Spencer 4th Earl of Sunderland (age 27) died. His brother Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough (age 22) succeeded 5th Earl of Sunderland, 7th Baron Spencer Wormleighton.

On 23 May 1732 Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough (age 25) and Elizabeth Trevor Duchess of Marlborough (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess of Sunderland. He the son of Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland and Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland.