Ancestral Trails 2016 » Charles SPENCER (1706-1758)

Personal data Charles SPENCER 

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Household of Charles SPENCER

He has/had a relationship with Elizabeth TREVOR.


Child(ren):

  1. Charles SPENCER  1728-????
  2. Robert SPENCER  1737-1831
  3. John SPENCER  1734-1783
  4. Diana SPENCER  1734-1808 
  5. Charles SPENCER  1740-1820 
  6. George SPENCER  1738-1817 
  7. Elizabeth SPENCER  1737-1794 


Notes about Charles SPENCER

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. He briefly served as Lord Privy Seal in 1755. He led British forces during the Raid on St Malo in 1758. He is the great-great-great-great-grandfather of Sir Winston Churchill.

He was the second son of Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland and Lady Anne Churchill, the second daughter of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and his wife Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough. He inherited the Sunderland title from his older brother in 1729, becoming 5th Earl of Sunderland, and then the Marlborough title from his aunt, Henrietta, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough in 1733. At that time he handed over the Sunderland estates to his younger brother John, but he did not obtain Blenheim Palace until Sarah, the dowager duchess, died in 1744.

On Thursday, 14 July 1737, Marlborough captained his own cricket team in a match against the Prince of Wales' XI on Kew Green. Wales' XI are known to have won the match which was apparently of minor standard although publicised because of the participants. This is the only known mention of Marlborough in a cricketing connection.

He was one of the original governors of London's Foundling Hospital, the foundation of which in 1739 marked a watershed in British child care advocacy and attitudes.

Seven Years War
He is best known for his service in the early part of the Seven Years' War. He led the Raid on St Malo, a naval descent against the French coastal port. Following the Capture of Emden he led the British expeditionary force sent to join Ferdinand of Brunswick's Army of Observation on Continental Europe but died in 1758, leaving command to John Manners, Marquess of Granby.

Marriage and children
He married The Hon. Elizabeth Trevor (c. 1713 - 1761), daughter of Thomas Trevor, 2nd Baron Trevor. They had five children:

Lady Diana Spencer (1734-1808). Married first Frederick St John, 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke and secondly Topham Beauclerk.
Elizabeth Herbert, Countess of Pembroke and Montgomery (January/March 1737 - 30 April 1831). Married Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke.
George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough (26 January 1739 - 29 January 1817).
Lord Charles Spencer (31 March 1740 - 16 June 1820).
Lord Robert Spencer (8 May 1747 - 23 June 1831)
SOURCE: Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Spencer,_3rd_Duke_of_Marlborough

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Charles SPENCER

Robert SPENCER
1641-1702
Anne DIGBY
1643-1715
John CHURCHILL
1650-1722
Sarah JENNINGS
1660-1744

Charles SPENCER
1706-1758


Elizabeth TREVOR
1715-1761

Charles SPENCER
1728-????
Robert SPENCER
1737-1831
John SPENCER
1734-1783
Diana SPENCER
1734-1808
Charles SPENCER
1740-1820
George SPENCER
1738-1817
Elizabeth SPENCER
1737-1794

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Sources

  1. Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Ancestry.com, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 757 / Ancestry.com

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Birthday November 22, 1706

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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1706: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 3 » During the Battle of Fraustadt Swedish forces defeat a superior Saxon-Polish-Russian force by deploying a double envelopment.
    • May 23 » John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, defeats a French army under Marshal François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy at the Battle of Ramillies.
    • July 22 » The Acts of Union 1707 are agreed upon by commissioners from the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, which, when passed by each countries' Parliaments, led to the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
    • September 7 » War of the Spanish Succession: Siege of Turin ends, leading to the withdrawal of French forces from North Italy.

Day of death October 20, 1758

  • The temperature on October 20, 1758 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by north. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1758: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 28 » The Marathas defeat the Afghans in the Battle of Attock and capture the city.
    • July 8 » French forces hold Fort Carillon against the British at Ticonderoga, New York.
    • August 25 » Seven Years' War: Frederick II of Prussia defeats the Russian army at the Battle of Zorndorf.
    • August 29 » The Treaty of Easton establishes the first American Indian reservation, at Indian Mills, New Jersey, for the Lenape.
    • September 11 » Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War.
    • December 25 » Halley's Comet is sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch, confirming Edmund Halley's prediction of its passage. This was the first passage of a comet predicted ahead of time.


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