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John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer

British peer (1924-1992); father of Diana, Princess of Wales [1]

Born
24 Jan 1924
Died
29 Mar 1992
Nationality
Documented descendants
24

Titles & positions

  • member of the House of Lords [1]
  • member of Northamptonshire County Council (since 1952) [1]
  • justice of the peace (since 1970) [1]
  • Viscount Althorp (since 9 Jun 1975) [1]
  • Viscount Spencer (since 9 Jun 1975) [1]
  • baron (since 9 Jun 1975) [1]
  • viscount (since 9 Jun 1975) [1]
  • former High Sheriff of Northamptonshire (1959 – 1960) [1]
  • former aide-de-camp (1947 – 1950) [1]
  • former equerry (1950 – 1952) [1]
  • former equerry (1952 – 1954) [1]
  • former Earl Spencer (9 Jun 1975 – 29 Mar 1992) [1]
  • former Viscount Althorp (1924 – 1975) [1]

Style

  • Q1480896 [2]

House

Religion

not recorded

Sources

  1. Wikidata Q593671 (retrieved 1 Nov 2026)
  2. Wikidata Q593671#P511 (retrieved 1 Nov 2026)
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