The title Earl Spencer was created in 1765 in the Peerage of Great Britain for John Spencer, a great-grandson of the First Duke of Marlborough. The famous Lady Diana Spencer, later Princess of Wales, was the daughter of the eighth Earl.

The subsidiary titles of the Earl Spencer are: Viscount Spencer (created 1761), Viscount Althorp (1765), Viscount Althorp of Brington (1905) and Baron Spencer (1761). All titles save one are in the Peerage of Great Britain; the title Viscount Althorp of Brington is in the Peerage of the UK The courtesy title of the eldest son and heir of the Earl Spencer is Viscount Althorp.

Earls Spencer (1765)

• John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer (1734 - 1783)
• George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758 - 1834)
• John Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer (1782 - 1845)
• Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer (1798 - 1857)
• John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer (1835 - 1910)
• Charles Robert Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer (1857 - 1922)
• Albert Edward John Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer (1892 - 1975)
• Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (1924 - 1992)
• Charles Edward Maurice Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer (b. 1964)

his son and heir: Louis Frederick Spencer, Viscount Althorp (b. March 13 1994)

See also:

• Spencer family
• Spencer Gulf