Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland

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Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland was a 17th-century English nobleman and Royalist military commander who was killed fighting for King Charles I during the English Civil War.

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Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 17th-century English person
Earl
English nobleman
Royalist military commander
allegiance Charles I of England
surface form: King Charles I of England

Royalists
associatedPlace Althorp
surface form: Althorp, Northamptonshire
burialPlace Great Brington
surface form: Brington, Northamptonshire
causeOfDeath battle injury
child Lady Anne Spencer
Lady Penelope Spencer
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland
conflict English Civil War
surface form: First English Civil War
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1620-11-23
dateOfDeath 1643-09-20
deathDuringReignOf Charles I of England
elevationDate 1643-06-08
elevationToPeerage created Earl of Sunderland
era Stuart period
familyName Spencer
father William Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer
givenName Henry
heldTitleFrom Baron Spencer of Wormleighton
mannerOfDeath killed in action
memberOfNobleFamily Spencer family
mother Penelope Wriothesley
nobleTitle Baron Spencer of Wormleighton
Earl of Sunderland
notableBattle First Battle of Newbury
notableFor being killed at the First Battle of Newbury
service as a Royalist commander in the English Civil War
placeOfBirth Althorp
placeOfDeath Newbury, Berkshire
surface form: Newbury, Berkshire, England
politicalAlignment Royalist
rank nobleman
religion Church of England
spouse Lady Dorothy Sidney
supportedMonarch Charles I of England
titleInheritedFrom William Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer

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Earl of Sunderland hasTitleHolder Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland father Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland precededBy Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland