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    Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland

    British statesman and nobleman from the Spencer family

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  1. Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, KG, PC (23 April 1675 [1] – 19 April 1722), known as Lord Spencer from 1688 to 1702, was an English statesman and nobleman from the Spencer family. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1714–1717), Lord Privy Seal (1715–1716), Lord President of the Council (1718–1719) and First Lord of the ...

  2. Apr 10, 2024 · Charles Spencer, 3rd earl of Sunderland was a British statesman, one of the Whig ministers who directed the government of King George I from 1714 to 1721. His scheme of having the South Sea Company take over the national debt led to a speculation mania known as the South Sea Bubble, which ended in.

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  3. Apr 27, 2022 · Death: April 19, 1722 (46) Sunderland House, Piccadilly, London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. Place of Burial: Great Brington, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom. Immediate Family: Son of Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland; Lord Spencer Robert Spencer and Anne Spencer (Digby), Countess of Sunderland.

    • England
    • April 19, 1722
    • April 23, 1675
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  5. When Lord Charles Spencer Third Earl of Sunderland was born on 23 April 1675, in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, his father, Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland, was 33 and his mother, Lady Anne Digby, was 29. He married Lady Arabella Cavendish on 12 January 1694, in England, United Kingdom.

  6. Jun 11, 2018 · Sunderland, Charles Spencer, 3rd earl of (1674–1722). Whig politician. Son of the 2nd earl, he entered Parliament in 1695 and shone as a gifted Whig spokesman.

  7. Biography. Following the death of his rakish elder brother in September 1688, Spencer became heir to the 2nd Earl of Sunderland, one of the most adept politicians of the age. Styled Lord Spencer, he was too young to be tainted with his father’s (and elder brother’s) conversion to Rome in 1687.

  8. Spencer: Forenames: Charles: Gender: Male: Date: 1674-1722: Title: 3rd Earl of Sunderland: History: Marlborough's son-in-law. Envoy extraordinary to Vienna, 1705. Secretary of State,...

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