Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland

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Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, was an influential early 18th-century British statesman who served as First Lord of the Treasury and played a key role in Whig politics during the reigns of Queen Anne and King George I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British statesman
Earl in the Peerage of England
human
peer
causeOfDeath heart attack
child Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough
John Spencer
Robert Spencer, 4th Earl of Sunderland
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1675-04-23
dateOfDeath 1722-04-19
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Eton College
familyName Spencer
father Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland
givenName Charles
honorificPrefix Earl of Sunderland
surface form: The Earl of Sunderland
memberOf Whig Party
monarchDuringTerm George I of Great Britain
surface form: King George I

Anne, Queen of Great Britain
surface form: Queen Anne
mother Anne Digby, Countess of Sunderland
nobleFamily Spencer family
nobleTitle Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland self-linksurface differs
surface form: 3rd Earl of Sunderland
notableEvent involvement in the South Sea Bubble financial crisis
notableFor influence on early 18th-century British government
role in establishing Whig dominance under George I
notableWork leadership in Whig politics during the reign of King George I
leadership in Whig politics during the reign of Queen Anne
occupation politician
statesman
parliamentaryHouse House of Lords
participatedIn Whig Junto
placeOfBirth Althorp
Northamptonshire
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
politicalAlignment pro-Hanoverian Whig
positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Lord President of the Council
Lord Privy Seal
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
religion Anglicanism
residence Althorp
spouse Anne Churchill
Arabella Cavendish
Judith Tichborne
style The Right Honourable

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Earl of Sunderland hasTitleHolder Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland
Anne Churchill spouse Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland child Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland succeededBy Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland
Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland nobleTitle Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 3rd Earl of Sunderland
Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough father Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland
Henrietta Churchill sibling Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland