The Peerage:
Lt.-Gen. Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough was born on 22 November 1706.3 He was the son of Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland and Lady Anne Churchill.1 He married Hon. Elizabeth Trevor, daughter of Thomas Trevor, 2nd Baron Trevor of Bromham and Elizabeth Burrell, on 23 May 1732.4 He died on 20 October 1758 at age 51 a fever.4,5 He was buried on 21 November 1758 at Chapel, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England.4 His will was probated on 22 November 1758.6
He was educated circa 1722 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.3 He succeeded to the title of 7th Baron Spencer of Wormleighton [E., 1603] on 15 September 1729.4 He succeeded to the title of 5th Earl of Sunderland [E., 1643] on 15 September 1729.7 He held the office of High Steward of St. Albans in 1731. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Marlborough, co. Wilts [E., 1689] on 24 October 1733. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Duke of Marlborough [E., 1702] on 24 October 1733.7 He succeeded to the title of 3rd Marquess of Blandford [E., 1702] on 24 October 1733. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Churchill of Sandridge, co. Hertford [E., 1685] on 24 October 1733. He gained the rank of Colonel in 1738 in the service of the 38th Foot.4 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire between 1738 and 1758. He held the office of Lord of the Bedchamber (Whig) from 1738 to 1743.4 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire from 1738 to 1758.4 He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 20 March 1740/41. He gained the rank of Brigadier-General in 1743.4 He fought in the Battle of Dettingen on 27 June 1743 at Dettingen, Germany, where he distinguished himself.4 He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 12 January 1743/44.4 He gained the rank of Major General in 1745.4 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 4 June 1746.4 He held the office of Lord Steward of the Household from 1749 to 1755.4 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 12 June 1749.4 He held the office of Master General of the Ordnance from 1755 to 1758.4 He held the office of Lord Privy Seal from January 1755 to December 1755.4 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1758.4 He fought in the expedition against Cherbourg and St. Malo from May 1758 to August 1758, as Commander in Chief.4 His last will was dated 7 May 1758.
According to Walpole, he "had virtues and sense enough to deserve esteem, but always lost it by forfeiting repsect. He was honest and generous, capable of giving the most judicious advice and of following the worst."4 The 1st Marquess of Lansdowne states he was "an easy, good-natured, gallant man, who took a strange fancy for serving, to get rids of the [ITA:]ennui attending a private life, without any military experience or the common habits of a man of business, or indeed capacity for either, and no force of character whatever."4 Gibbs goes on to state that "if the above accounts be at all fair, it seems almost incredible that any Ministry should have deliberately entrusted the lives and fortunes of their countrymen to such a man supported by a second in command as Lord George Sackville!"4
Children of Lt.-Gen. Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough and Hon. Elizabeth Trevor
Lady Diana Spencer+8 b. 1734, d. 1 Aug 1808
Lady Elizabeth Spencer+8 b. 1737, d. 30 Apr 1831
George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough+6 b. 26 Jan 1738/39, d. 29 Jan 1817
Lord Charles Spencer+9 b. 31 Mar 1740, d. 16 Jun 1820
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/1, page 153. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XII/1, page 489.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VIII, page 499.
[S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 2, page 1868, says 28 Oct not 20 Oct. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VIII, page 500.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XII/1, page 153 and 489.
[S8] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, volume 2, page 1868.
[S8] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, volume 2, page 1867.
Lt.-Gen. Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough was born on 22 November 1706.3 He was the son of Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland and Lady Anne Churchill.1 He married Hon. Elizabeth Trevor, daughter of Thomas Trevor, 2nd Baron Trevor of Bromham and Elizabeth Burrell, on 23 May 1732.4 He died on 20 October 1758 at age 51 a fever.4,5 He was buried on 21 November 1758 at Chapel, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England.4 His will was probated on 22 November 1758.6
He was educated circa 1722 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.3 He succeeded to the title of 7th Baron Spencer of Wormleighton [E., 1603] on 15 September 1729.4 He succeeded to the title of 5th Earl of Sunderland [E., 1643] on 15 September 1729.7 He held the office of High Steward of St. Albans in 1731. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Marlborough, co. Wilts [E., 1689] on 24 October 1733. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Duke of Marlborough [E., 1702] on 24 October 1733.7 He succeeded to the title of 3rd Marquess of Blandford [E., 1702] on 24 October 1733. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Churchill of Sandridge, co. Hertford [E., 1685] on 24 October 1733. He gained the rank of Colonel in 1738 in the service of the 38th Foot.4 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire between 1738 and 1758. He held the office of Lord of the Bedchamber (Whig) from 1738 to 1743.4 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire from 1738 to 1758.4 He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 20 March 1740/41. He gained the rank of Brigadier-General in 1743.4 He fought in the Battle of Dettingen on 27 June 1743 at Dettingen, Germany, where he distinguished himself.4 He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 12 January 1743/44.4 He gained the rank of Major General in 1745.4 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 4 June 1746.4 He held the office of Lord Steward of the Household from 1749 to 1755.4 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 12 June 1749.4 He held the office of Master General of the Ordnance from 1755 to 1758.4 He held the office of Lord Privy Seal from January 1755 to December 1755.4 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1758.4 He fought in the expedition against Cherbourg and St. Malo from May 1758 to August 1758, as Commander in Chief.4 His last will was dated 7 May 1758.
According to Walpole, he "had virtues and sense enough to deserve esteem, but always lost it by forfeiting repsect. He was honest and generous, capable of giving the most judicious advice and of following the worst."4 The 1st Marquess of Lansdowne states he was "an easy, good-natured, gallant man, who took a strange fancy for serving, to get rids of the [ITA:]ennui attending a private life, without any military experience or the common habits of a man of business, or indeed capacity for either, and no force of character whatever."4 Gibbs goes on to state that "if the above accounts be at all fair, it seems almost incredible that any Ministry should have deliberately entrusted the lives and fortunes of their countrymen to such a man supported by a second in command as Lord George Sackville!"4
Children of Lt.-Gen. Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough and Hon. Elizabeth Trevor
Lady Diana Spencer+8 b. 1734, d. 1 Aug 1808
Lady Elizabeth Spencer+8 b. 1737, d. 30 Apr 1831
George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough+6 b. 26 Jan 1738/39, d. 29 Jan 1817
Lord Charles Spencer+9 b. 31 Mar 1740, d. 16 Jun 1820
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/1, page 153. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XII/1, page 489.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VIII, page 499.
[S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 2, page 1868, says 28 Oct not 20 Oct. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VIII, page 500.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XII/1, page 153 and 489.
[S8] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, volume 2, page 1868.
[S8] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, volume 2, page 1867.
The Peerage:
Lt.-Gen. Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough was born on 22 November 1706.3 He was the son of Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland and Lady Anne Churchill.1 He married Hon. Elizabeth Trevor, daughter of Thomas Trevor, 2nd Baron Trevor of Bromham and Elizabeth Burrell, on 23 May 1732.4 He died on 20 October 1758 at age 51 a fever.4,5 He was buried on 21 November 1758 at Chapel, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England.4 His will was probated on 22 November 1758.6
He was educated circa 1722 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.3 He succeeded to the title of 7th Baron Spencer of Wormleighton [E., 1603] on 15 September 1729.4 He succeeded to the title of 5th Earl of Sunderland [E., 1643] on 15 September 1729.7 He held the office of High Steward of St. Albans in 1731. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Marlborough, co. Wilts [E., 1689] on 24 October 1733. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Duke of Marlborough [E., 1702] on 24 October 1733.7 He succeeded to the title of 3rd Marquess of Blandford [E., 1702] on 24 October 1733. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Churchill of Sandridge, co. Hertford [E., 1685] on 24 October 1733. He gained the rank of Colonel in 1738 in the service of the 38th Foot.4 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire between 1738 and 1758. He held the office of Lord of the Bedchamber (Whig) from 1738 to 1743.4 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire from 1738 to 1758.4 He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 20 March 1740/41. He gained the rank of Brigadier-General in 1743.4 He fought in the Battle of Dettingen on 27 June 1743 at Dettingen, Germany, where he distinguished himself.4 He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 12 January 1743/44.4 He gained the rank of Major General in 1745.4 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 4 June 1746.4 He held the office of Lord Steward of the Household from 1749 to 1755.4 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 12 June 1749.4 He held the office of Master General of the Ordnance from 1755 to 1758.4 He held the office of Lord Privy Seal from January 1755 to December 1755.4 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1758.4 He fought in the expedition against Cherbourg and St. Malo from May 1758 to August 1758, as Commander in Chief.4 His last will was dated 7 May 1758.
According to Walpole, he "had virtues and sense enough to deserve esteem, but always lost it by forfeiting repsect. He was honest and generous, capable of giving the most judicious advice and of following the worst."4 The 1st Marquess of Lansdowne states he was "an easy, good-natured, gallant man, who took a strange fancy for serving, to get rids of the [ITA:]ennui attending a private life, without any military experience or the common habits of a man of business, or indeed capacity for either, and no force of character whatever."4 Gibbs goes on to state that "if the above accounts be at all fair, it seems almost incredible that any Ministry should have deliberately entrusted the lives and fortunes of their countrymen to such a man supported by a second in command as Lord George Sackville!"4
Children of Lt.-Gen. Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough and Hon. Elizabeth Trevor
Lady Diana Spencer+8 b. 1734, d. 1 Aug 1808
Lady Elizabeth Spencer+8 b. 1737, d. 30 Apr 1831
George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough+6 b. 26 Jan 1738/39, d. 29 Jan 1817
Lord Charles Spencer+9 b. 31 Mar 1740, d. 16 Jun 1820
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/1, page 153. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XII/1, page 489.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VIII, page 499.
[S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 2, page 1868, says 28 Oct not 20 Oct. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VIII, page 500.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XII/1, page 153 and 489.
[S8] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, volume 2, page 1868.
[S8] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, volume 2, page 1867.
Lt.-Gen. Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough was born on 22 November 1706.3 He was the son of Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland and Lady Anne Churchill.1 He married Hon. Elizabeth Trevor, daughter of Thomas Trevor, 2nd Baron Trevor of Bromham and Elizabeth Burrell, on 23 May 1732.4 He died on 20 October 1758 at age 51 a fever.4,5 He was buried on 21 November 1758 at Chapel, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England.4 His will was probated on 22 November 1758.6
He was educated circa 1722 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.3 He succeeded to the title of 7th Baron Spencer of Wormleighton [E., 1603] on 15 September 1729.4 He succeeded to the title of 5th Earl of Sunderland [E., 1643] on 15 September 1729.7 He held the office of High Steward of St. Albans in 1731. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Marlborough, co. Wilts [E., 1689] on 24 October 1733. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Duke of Marlborough [E., 1702] on 24 October 1733.7 He succeeded to the title of 3rd Marquess of Blandford [E., 1702] on 24 October 1733. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Churchill of Sandridge, co. Hertford [E., 1685] on 24 October 1733. He gained the rank of Colonel in 1738 in the service of the 38th Foot.4 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire between 1738 and 1758. He held the office of Lord of the Bedchamber (Whig) from 1738 to 1743.4 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire from 1738 to 1758.4 He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 20 March 1740/41. He gained the rank of Brigadier-General in 1743.4 He fought in the Battle of Dettingen on 27 June 1743 at Dettingen, Germany, where he distinguished himself.4 He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 12 January 1743/44.4 He gained the rank of Major General in 1745.4 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, on 4 June 1746.4 He held the office of Lord Steward of the Household from 1749 to 1755.4 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 12 June 1749.4 He held the office of Master General of the Ordnance from 1755 to 1758.4 He held the office of Lord Privy Seal from January 1755 to December 1755.4 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1758.4 He fought in the expedition against Cherbourg and St. Malo from May 1758 to August 1758, as Commander in Chief.4 His last will was dated 7 May 1758.
According to Walpole, he "had virtues and sense enough to deserve esteem, but always lost it by forfeiting repsect. He was honest and generous, capable of giving the most judicious advice and of following the worst."4 The 1st Marquess of Lansdowne states he was "an easy, good-natured, gallant man, who took a strange fancy for serving, to get rids of the [ITA:]ennui attending a private life, without any military experience or the common habits of a man of business, or indeed capacity for either, and no force of character whatever."4 Gibbs goes on to state that "if the above accounts be at all fair, it seems almost incredible that any Ministry should have deliberately entrusted the lives and fortunes of their countrymen to such a man supported by a second in command as Lord George Sackville!"4
Children of Lt.-Gen. Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough and Hon. Elizabeth Trevor
Lady Diana Spencer+8 b. 1734, d. 1 Aug 1808
Lady Elizabeth Spencer+8 b. 1737, d. 30 Apr 1831
George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough+6 b. 26 Jan 1738/39, d. 29 Jan 1817
Lord Charles Spencer+9 b. 31 Mar 1740, d. 16 Jun 1820
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/1, page 153. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XII/1, page 489.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VIII, page 499.
[S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 2, page 1868, says 28 Oct not 20 Oct. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VIII, page 500.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XII/1, page 153 and 489.
[S8] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, volume 2, page 1868.
[S8] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, volume 2, page 1867.
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