Edward John "Johnny" Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer ( born John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, Edward John "Johnnie" Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer ; January 24, 1924 - March 29, 1992) - English aristocrat , politician and military man . Father of Diana, Princess of Wales. From 1924 to 1975 he bore the title of Viscount Elthorpe .
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II | ||||||
| Predecessor | Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer | ||||||
| Successor | Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer | ||||||
| Birth | January 24, 1924 Paddington , London , UK | ||||||
| Death | March 29, 1992 (68 years old) Wellington Hospital , London , UK | ||||||
| Kind | Spencers | ||||||
| Birth name | Edward John Spencer | ||||||
| Father | Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer | ||||||
| Mother | Lady Cynthia Hamilton | ||||||
| Spouse | Francis Routh Rocher (1954-1969) Rhine, Countess Dartmouth (1976-1992) | ||||||
| Children | from first marriage: Lady Sarah Spencer Lady Jane Spencer John Spencer Lady Diana Spencer Charles Spencer | ||||||
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| years of service | 1944-1945 | ||||||
| Affiliation |  United Kingdom | ||||||
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| Rank | Captain | ||||||
| Battles | The Second World War | ||||||
Titles: Baron Spencer from Elthorpe (1975-1992), Earl Spencer (1975-1992), Viscount Elthorpe from Elthorpe (1975-1992), Viscount Elthorpe from Great Brington (1975-1992) and Viscount Spencer from Elthorpe (1975-1992) .
Content
- 1 Early life, education and military career
- 2 Politics and royal service
- 3 Family life
- 4 Styles and Titles
- 5 Ancestors
- 6 notes
- 7 References
Early life, education, and military career
Lord Spencer was born on January 24, 1924 [1] in London ( Paddington area). The only son of Albert Spencer, 7th Earl of Spencer (1892-1975), and his wife, Lady Cynthia Hamilton (1897-1972).
He was educated at Eton , Royal Military College at Sandhurst, and Royal Agricultural College . From birth to the death of his father in 1975, he was known among his family and friends as Johnny Elthorpe.
Lord Spencer served as captain in the Royal Scottish Regiment of Grey , in 1944-1945 he participated in the Second World War . Mentioned in a military dispatch. From 1947 to 1950, John Spencer served as adjutant to Lieutenant General Sir Charles Willoughby Norry, 1st Baron Norry , then Governor of South Australia. [2]
Politics and the Royal Service
John Spencer served as adviser to the county of Northamptonshire ( 1952 ), high sheriff of the county of Northamptonshire (1959) and justice of the peace in Norfolk ( 1970 ) [2] . He also served as the stable king of King George VI (1950-1952) and Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1954) [3] . In 1954, he was awarded the Royal Victorian Order [2] .
From 1924 to 1975, John Spencer held the title of courtesy - Viscount Elthorpe [4] . On June 9, 1975, after the death of his father, Albert Spencer, 7th Earl of Spencer , he inherited the count title and paternal seat in the House of Lords .
Family life
On June 1, 1954, John Spencer married his first marriage to Francis Ruth Roche (January 20, 1936 - June 3, 2004), the youngest daughter of Edmund Maurice Burke Rocher, 4th Baron Fermoy (1885-1955), and Ruth Sylvia Gill (1908-1993) . The wedding ceremony took place at Westminster Abbey under the direction of Bishop Norwich Percy Herbert . The queen and other members of the royal family attended the ceremony [5] . The spouses had five children:
- Lady Sarah McCorkodale (born March 19, 1955), husband , May 17, 1980 Neil Edmond McCorkodale (born March 4, 1951), three children
- Jane Fellows, Baroness Fellows (born February 11, 1957), husband , April 20, 1978 Robert Fellows, Baron Fellows (born 11 December 1941), three children
- John Spencer (born January 12, 1960), died within ten hours of birth
- Diana, Princess of Wales (July 1, 1961 - August 31, 1997), husband since July 29, 1981, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales , two children
- Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer (born May 20, 1964), 1st wife (1989-1997) Victoria Lockwood, 2nd wife (2001-2007) Caroline Hatton, 3rd wife (since 2011) Karen Villeneuve . From three marriages has seven children.
In April 1969, John Spencer and Frances Spencer divorced. Later, in 1969, Francis Spencer remarried Peter Shand Kidd (1925-2006).
On July 14, 1976, Lord Spencer remarried to Raine McCordale, Countess of Dartmouth (September 9, 1929 - October 21, 2016), the only daughter of Captain Alexander McCordale and writer Barbara Cartland . From 1946 to 1976, her first husband was Gerald Humphrey Legge, 9th Earl of Dartmouth (1924-1997).
Lord John Spencer died of a heart attack March 29, 1992 at the age of 68 years [6] .
Styles and Titles
- 1924-1954: Viscount Elthorpe
- 1954-1975: Viscount Elthorpe, Cavalier of the Royal Victorian Order
- 1975-1992: Hon. Earl Spencer, Cavalier of the Royal Victorian Order
Ancestors
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Notes
- β The 8th Earl Spencer, 68, Dies; Father of the Princess of Wales (March 30, 1992). Date of treatment May 29, 2013.
- β 1 2 3 Person Page 100 earl daniel spencer was his great great grand father 89: Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer . The Peerage .
- β Diana, Princess of Wales biography . The official website of the British Monarchy . - "Earl Spencer was Equerry to George VI from 1950 to 1952, and to The Queen from 1952 to 1954." Archived on May 25, 2014.
- β Princess Diana: The Earl's daughter, born to life of privilege , CNN . Date of treatment May 30, 2013.
- β Queen heads lists guests at wedding (1 June 1954). Date of treatment July 21, 2013.
- β Edward John Spencer; Earl Was Princess Diana's Father (March 30, 1992). Date of treatment May 29, 2013.
Links
- Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer at Find a Grave
- Hansard 1803-2005: contributions in Parliament by John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer