The Right Hon. Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer

1924 - 1992  (68 years)

• Name	Edward John Spencer  [1, 2]
  Prefix	The Right Hon.
  Suffix	8th Earl Spencer
  Birth	24 Jan 1924	London, Middlesex, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Mar 1992	London, Middlesex, England   [1]
  Notes	Wikipedia Biography of Edward John Spencer Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, MVO (24 January 1924 ? 29 March 1992) was the son of Albert Edward John Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer and Lady Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton, and the father of Diana, Princess of Wales. Lord Spencer held the offices of County Councillor for Northamptonshire (1952), High Sheriff of Northamptonshire (1959) and Justice of the Peace for Norfolk (1970).[1] He served as Equerry to King George VI (1950? 52) and to Queen Elizabeth II (1952? 54),[2] and was invested as a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1954.[1] On 1 June 1954, Lord Althorp and the Hon. Frances Ruth Roche, the younger daughter of the 4th Baron Fermoy, were married in Westminster Abbey by Percy Herbert, Bishop of Norwich. They had five children: Lady Sarah McCorquodale (b.1955) Jane Fellowes, Baroness Fellowes (b.1957) John Spencer (1960) Diana, Princess of Wales (1961? 1997) Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer (b.1964) Lord and Lady Althorp were unexpectedly divorced in April 1969. Lord Spencer later won a bitter custody battle for Diana. On 14 July 1976, Lord Spencer married Raine, Countess of Dartmouth, the former wife of the 9th Earl of Dartmouth, and the only daughter of the romantic novelist Barbara Cartland and Alexander McCorquodale. 1) Staff. "Person Page 100 earl daniel spencer was his great great grand father 89: Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer". thePeerage.com. 2) Royal Household of Buckingham Palace. "Diana, Princess of Wales biography". Royal.gov.uk, the official website of the British Monarchy. "Earl Spencer was Equerry to George VI from 1950 to 1952, and to The Queen from 1952 to 1954." 3) "The 8th Earl Spencer, 68, Dies; Father of the Princess of Wales". The New York Times. 30 March 1992.
  Person ID	I36902	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Hon. Frances Ruth Roche,   b. 20 Jan 1936, Norfolk, England d. 2 Jun 2004, England, United Kingdom (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Children	1. Diana Frances Spencer, Princess of Wales,   b. 1 Jul 1961, Norfolk, England d. 31 Aug 1997, Paris, France (Age 36 years)
  Family ID	F11368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Jan 1924 - London, Middlesex, England Death - 29 Mar 1992 - London, Middlesex, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S819] Wikipedia Article. [S408] Strong Family Association of American Website, (http://strongfamilyofamerica.org/ Former address: http://sss.geocities.com/sfaapage).