George Spencer

E248726

George Spencer was a British aristocrat and politician who became the 5th Duke of Marlborough, a prominent member of the Spencer-Churchill family in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
George Spencer canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British aristocrat
human
politician
associatedWithPlace Woodstock, Oxfordshire
birthDate 1739-01-26
birthPlace London
linked to: London, England
child George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough
Lady Caroline Spencer
Lady Charlotte Spencer
Lady Elizabeth Spencer
Lord Henry John Spencer
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1817-01-29
deathPlace Blenheim Palace
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Eton College
familyName Spencer
father Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough
givenName George
honorificPrefix His Grace
The Most Honourable
languageSpoken English
memberOf Privy Council of Great Britain
linked to: Privy Council
memberOfNobleFamily Spencer family
Spencer-Churchill family
monarchDuringTenure George III
mother Elizabeth Trevor
nobleTitle Duke of Marlborough
notableFor service in high offices under King George III
occupation nobleman
politician
ordinalOfNobleTitle 4
parliamentaryHouse House of Commons of Great Britain
House of Lords
politicalAlignment Tory
positionHeld Lord Chamberlain
Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire
Lord Privy Seal
Member of Parliament
precededBy Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough
religion Church of England
residence Blenheim Palace
spouse Lady Caroline Russell
succeededBy George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough
titleFrom 1758
titleTo 1817

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.