Paternal Family Tree: Spencer
Maternal Family Tree: Ursula St Barbe 1532-1602
On 14th February 1733 [his father] John Spencer [aged 24] and [his mother] Georgiana Caroline Carteret [aged 16] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville [aged 42] and [his grandmother] Frances Worsley Countess Granville [aged 40]. He the son of Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland and Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland. They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 19th December 1734 John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer was born to John Spencer [aged 26] and Georgiana Caroline Carteret [aged 18] at Althorp House, Northamptonshire [Map].
On 18th October 1744 Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough [aged 84] died. The majority of her considerable estate was left to her great-grandson John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer [aged 9] with the condition that he could not accept a political office under the government: "from any King or Queen of these realms any pension, or any office or employment, civil or military" (except the Rangership of Windsor Great or Little Park), the estate would pass to the next heir "as if the same John Spencer were actually dead."
On 19th June 1746 [his father] John Spencer [aged 38] died.
In 1750 William Clavering-Cowper 2nd Earl Cowper [aged 40] and [his mother] Georgiana Caroline Carteret [aged 33]. Georgiana Caroline Carteret by marriage Countess Cowper.
On 20th December 1755 John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer [aged 21] and Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer [aged 18] were married at Althorp House, Northamptonshire [Map]. He the son of John Spencer and Georgiana Caroline Carteret [aged 39].
On 9th December 1756 John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer [aged 21] was elected MP Warwick.
On 7th June 1757 [his daughter] Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire was born to John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer [aged 22] and [his wife] Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer [aged 20] at Althorp House, Northamptonshire [Map]. She married 7th June 1774 her fourth cousin William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire, son of William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington, and had issue.
On 1st September 1758 [his son] George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer was born to John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer [aged 23] and [his wife] Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer [aged 21]. He married 6th March 1781 Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer, daughter of Charles Bingham 1st Earl Lucan and Margaret Smith Countess Lucan, and had issue.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 3rd April 1761 John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer [aged 26] was created 1st Viscount Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer Althorp. [his wife] Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer [aged 23] by marriage Viscountess Spencer, 1st Baroness Spencer Althorp.
On 16th June 1761 [his daughter] Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough was born to John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer [aged 26] and [his wife] Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer [aged 24]. She married 27th November 1780 her fifth cousin Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough, son of William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough and Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough, and had issue.
In 1765 [his daughter] Charlotte Spencer was born to John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer [aged 30] and [his wife] Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer [aged 27]. She died aged one in 1766.
On 1st November 1765 John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer [aged 30] was created 1st Earl Spencer, 1st Viscount Althorp. [his wife] Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer [aged 28] by marriage Countess Spencer, 1st Viscountess Althorp.
In 1766 [his daughter] Charlotte Spencer [aged 1] died.
In 1769 [his daughter] Louisa Spencer was born to John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer [aged 34] and [his wife] Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer [aged 31]. She died aged less than one years old.
In 1769 [his daughter] Louisa Spencer died.
On 7th June 1774 [his son-in-law] William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire [aged 26] and Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire [aged 17] were married at St Mary's Church, Wimbledon. It was her 17th birthday. She by marriage Duchess Devonshire. She the daughter of John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer [aged 39] and Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer [aged 37]. He the son of William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington. They were fourth cousins.
On 21st August 1780 [his mother] Georgiana Caroline Carteret [aged 64] died.
On 27th November 1780 [his son-in-law] Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough [aged 22] and Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Countess Bessborough. She the daughter of John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer [aged 45] and Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer [aged 43]. He the son of William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough [aged 76] and Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough. They were fifth cousins.
On 6th March 1781 George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer [aged 22] and Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of Charles Bingham 1st Earl Lucan [aged 45] and Margaret Smith Countess Lucan [aged 41]. He the son of John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer [aged 46] and Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer [aged 43].
On 31st October 1783 John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer [aged 48] died at Bath, Somerset [Map]. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Great Brington, Northamptonshire. His son George [aged 25] succeeded 2nd Earl Spencer, 2nd Viscount Althorp, 2nd Viscount Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer Althorp. Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer [aged 21] by marriage Countess Spencer.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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Before 2nd August 1788 Thomas Gainsborough [aged 61]. Portrait of John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer.
On 18th March 1814 [his former wife] Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer [aged 76] died.
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Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Spencer 1st Baron Spencer 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Spencer 2nd Baron Spencer 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Willoughby 
7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland 8 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton 
7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Penelope Wriothesley Baroness Spencer Wormleighton 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton 
6 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Sidney 1st Earl of Leicester 
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Sidney 2nd Earl of Leicester 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Gamage Countess Leicester 12 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Wizard Earl" Percy 9th Earl of Northumberland 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Percy Countess Leicester 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Devereux Countess Northumberland 
7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Grandfather: Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Digby 
6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Digby 1st Earl Bristol 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Abigail Heveningham 
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Digby 2nd Earl Bristol 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Walcott
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Digby Countess Sunderland 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell 1st Baron Russell 
9 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford 10 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Long Baroness Russel Thornhaugh
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Russell Countess Bristol 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Clinton 
9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
father: John Spencer 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Winston Churchill 
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough 14 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Drake
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Drake
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drake 13 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Boteler 1st Baron Boteler 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Helen Boteler 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Villiers Baroness Boteler Brantfield 
Grandmother: Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland 15 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Jennings
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Jennings
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gifford Thornhurst 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Thornhurst
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Temple 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Susanna Temple
John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer 9 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Elias Carteret 
11 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Carteret 1st Baronet 12 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Carteret 13 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Carteret 1st Baron Carteret 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Sidney Montagu 
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Earl Sandwich 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Paulina Pepys
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jemima Montagu 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Crew 1st Baron Crew 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jemima Crew Countess Sandwich 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jemima Waldegrave Baroness Crew 
11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Grandfather: John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville 13 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernard Grenvlle
Great x 3 Grandfather: Bevil Grenville
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Smith of Exeter
Great x 3 Grandmother: Grace Smith
Great x 4 Grandmother: Grave Viell
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Wyche
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Wyche
mother: Georgiana Caroline Carteret 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Worsley 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Worsley 2nd Baronet 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Neville 
6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Worsley 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Worsley 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Herbert 4th Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Montgomery 
7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Herbert 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Vere Countess Montgomery 
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Herbert Countess Gainsborough 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Grandmother: Frances Worsley Countess Granville 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Thynne 1st Baronet 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Howard 
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne 1st Viscount Weymouth 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Coventry 1st Baron Coventry 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Coventry Lady Thynne Kempsford
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Aldersley Baroness Coventry
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Thynne 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Finch 2nd Earl Winchilsea 
8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Winchilsea 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Wentworth Countess Winchelsea 
7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Finch Viscountess Weymouth 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Seymour 2nd Duke of Somerset 
3 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Seymour Countess Winchelsea 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England