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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. Death. Titles. Ancestry. References. External Sources. Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, KG, PC (22 November 1706 – 20 October 1758), styled as The Honourable Charles Spencer between 1706 and 1729 and as the Earl of Sunderland between 1729 and 1733, was a British soldier, nobleman, and politician from the Spencer family.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, KG, PC, 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 Treasury (1718–1721).

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  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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