Earl of Sunderland

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British peer British politician English nobleman English statesman peerage title title in the Peerage of England

The Earl of Sunderland is a historic English peerage title long associated with the influential Spencer-Churchill aristocratic family, prominent in British political and social life.

Aliases (5)

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British peer → British politician → English nobleman → English statesman → peerage title → title in the Peerage of England →
associatedWith	Duke of Marlborough → Spencer family → Spencer-Churchill family →
country	Kingdom of England →
familyName	Spencer → Spencer → Spencer → Spencer →
hasGender	hereditary title →
hasTitleHolder	Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland → Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland → Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland → Robert Spencer, 4th Earl of Sunderland →
historicalSignificance	influential in English politics → linked to Spencer political dynasty →
languageOfName	English →
mergedInto	Duke of Marlborough →
namedAfter	Sunderland →
nobleFamily	Spencer family → Spencer-Churchill family → Spencer-Churchill family →
nobleTitle	Earl of Sunderland → Earl of Sunderland → Earl of Sunderland → Earl of Sunderland →
partOf	British nobility →
positionHeld	First Lord of the Treasury → Lord President of the Council → Lord Privy Seal →
precedenceOver	viscount →
rank	earl →
socialClass	aristocracy →
subordinateTo	duke → marquess →
usedIn	British political life → British social life →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland → Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough → Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland → John Winston Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough → Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland → Robert Spencer, 4th Earl of Sunderland →	nobleTitle
Duke of Marlborough → Dukes of Marlborough →	subsidiaryTitle
George Charles Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough →	heldTitle
Glorious Revolution ("Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland") →	keyFigure
Spencer-Churchill family →	nobleTitleAssociatedWith
John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford →	styledAs