The Spencers of Althorp
Princess Diana's Family
with the related Churchills
a selective genealogical table prepared by
Clifton R. Fox
Professor of History
Tomball College
Tomball, TX, USA
September 5, 1997
e-mail comments: clifton.fox@nhmccd.edu
John Spencer, a knight [d. 1522] purchased the estate of Althorp in 1508.
great-grandson
John Spencer [d. 1586]
son:
Robert Spencer 1st Baron Spencer [d. 1627]
son:
William Spencer 2nd Baron Spencer [d. 1636]
son: Winston Churchill [-1688]
Henry Spencer 3rd Baron Spencer 1st Earl of
Sunderland [1620-1643]
son: son:
Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough
[1640-1702] [1650-1722
son: daughters:
Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland Anne Churchill Spencer Henrietta Churchill Godolphin
[1674-1722 2nd Duchess of Marlborough [d. 1733](Anne's older sister)
married -> <-married
sons:
Robert Spencer 4th Earl of Charles Spencer 5th Earl of John Spencer [1708-1746]
Sunderland [d. 1729] Sunderland 3rd Duke of
Marlborough [1706-1758]
son: son:
George Spencer 4th Duke of Marlborough John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer [1734-1783]
[1739-1817]
son: son:
George Spencer Churchill 5th Duke of George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer
Marlborough [1766-1840] [1758-1834]
assumed name Churchill in 1817
son: sons:
George Spencer Churchill 6th Duke John Charles Spencer 3rd Earl Spencer [1782-1845]
of Marlborough [1793-1857] Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer [1798-1857]
son: sons:
John Winston Spencer Churchill John Poyntz Spencer 5th Earl Spencer [1835-1910]
7th Duke of Marlborough [1822-1883] Charles Robert Spencer 6th Earl Spencer [1857-1922]
sons: son:
George Charles Spencer Churchill Randolph Henry Albert Edward Spencer
8th Duke of Marlborough [-1892] Spencer Churchill 7th Earl Spencer [1892-1975]
[1849-1895]
son: son: son:
Charles Richard John Spencer Winston Leonard Edward John Spencer
Churchill, 9th Duke of Spencer Churchill 8th Earl of Spencer [1924-1992]
Marlborough [-1934] [-1965]
Prime Minister
son: children:
John Albert Edward William Diana Frances Spencer Charles Spencer 9th Earl Spencer
Spencer Churchill [1961-1997] b. 1964
10th Duke of Marlborough
[-1972]
married:
Charles Prince of Wales
son: sons:
John George Vanderbilt Prince William Prince Henry
Henry Spencer Churchill of Wales of Wales
11th Duke of Marlborough
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