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He was known by the courtesy title Viscount Althorp until 1975 when he became the 8th Earl Spencer upon his father's death. He was Member of the House of Lords from 9 June 1975 (the day his father died and he inherited the peerage) until his own death.
Only a boy at the time of William's death, his son John Spencer inherited Althorp and held it until his death in 1586, when he passed it to his son, also John, who died in 1600. John's son, Robert, was created the 1st Baron Spencer of Wormleighton on 21 July 1603.
Jan 26, 2021 · For the Spencers, that house is Althorp, the 13,000-acre estate in Northampton that has belonged to the family since 1508 when the first Spencers bought the land after amassing great wealth as sheep farmers.
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John Charles Spencer, Viscount Althorp and third Earl Spencer was the eldest son of George John, second earl Spencer by his wife Lavinia, eldest daughter of Charles Bingham, first earl of Lucan. Althorp was born on 30 May 1782 at Spencer House, St. James's.
Jan 31, 2023 · Sir John Spencer died on 8 November 1586, and was buried with his wife Katherine Kitson in St Mary the Virgin Church, Great Brington (the parish church for Althorp) where his epitaph lists his sons, his daughters and their husbands. He was succeeded by his eldest son, John Spencer.
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Spencer was born on 19 December 1734 at Althorp, his family's home in Northamptonshire. He was the only son of the Hon. John Spencer and his wife, the former Georgiana Caroline Carteret. His only sibling was his sister, Diana Spencer, who died at eight years old.
May 26, 2024 · It was during the 18th century that Althorp truly came into its own as a center of aristocratic life and culture. Under the stewardship of John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer, the house underwent extensive renovations and improvements, transforming it into a palatial residence fit for royalty.
