Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland
The Earl of Sunderland | |
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Portrait by Godfrey Kneller | |
| First Lord of the Treasury | |
| In office 21 March 1718 – 3 April 1721 | |
| Monarch | George I |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Stanhope |
| Succeeded by | Robert Walpole |
| Lord President of the Council | |
| In office 16 March 1718 – 6 February 1719 | |
| Monarch | George I |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Devonshire |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Spencer 23 April 1675 |
| Died | 19 April 1722 (aged 46) |
| Resting place | Brington, Northamptonshire, England |
| Party | Whig |
| Spouses | Arabella Cavendish
(m. 1695–1698)Judith Tichborne
(m. 1717–1722) |
| Children | 10, including Robert, Anne Spencer, Viscountess Bateman, Charles, John Spencer, and Diana Spencer, Duchess of Bedford |
| Parent(s) | Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland Anne Digby |
| Alma mater | Utrecht University |
| Occupation | Statesman |
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Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, KG, PC (23 April 1675 – 19 April 1722), styled as Lord Spencer from 1688 to 1702, was a British politician from the Spencer family. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1714–1717), Lord Privy Seal (1715–1716), Lord President of the Council (1718–1719) and First Lord of the Treasury (1718–1721). He is an ancestor of both Winston Churchill and Diana, Princess of Wales, and through her, the current heir to the British throne, William, Prince of Wales.