Biography of Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer 1798-1857

Paternal Family Tree: Spencer

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Smith Countess Lucan 1740-1814

On 6th March 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 [his grandfather] Charles Bingham 1st Earl Lucan (age 45) and [his grandmother] 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 14th April 1798 Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer was born to [his father] George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 39) and [his mother] Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 36).

In 1799 [his father] George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 40) was appointed 621st Knight of the Garter by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 60).

Before 1806 Bishop Joseph Allen (age 35) was appointed Tutor to [his brother] John Charles Spencer 3rd Earl Spencer (age 23) which post he held until 1836.

On 23rd February 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 (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 July 1835 [his future father-in-law] Horace Beauchamp Seymour-Conway (age 43) and [his sister-in-law] Frances Isabella Selina Poyntz Marchioness of Exeter (age 32) were married. They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.

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 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.

Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans

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

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

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 30th October 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). He married 23rd July 1887 Margaret Baring Countess Spencer, daughter of Edward Baring 1st Baron Revelstoke and Louisa Emily Charlotte Bulteel Baroness Revelstoke, and had issue.

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

On 29th October 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 Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

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

Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 29 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

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

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer 1798-1857
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Diana Spencer Princess Wales [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 of Marlborough 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

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

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Jennings

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess of 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 I of England

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

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