Robert Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer of Wormleighton
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Sir Robert Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer of Wormleighton KG
(1570 – 25 October 1627) was an English
peer
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He was born in Althorp
, Northamptonshire, England to Sir John Spencer and Mary Catlin
.
for Brackley
from 1597 to 1598. He was the Commissioner for Musters for Northamptonshire in 1600 and Sheriff of Northamptonshire from 1601 to 1602. He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter
in 1601. Sir Robert was created 1st Baron Spencer of Wormleighton [England] on 21 July 1603.
Son of Sir John Spencer (b. 1519) and Mary, daughter of Sir Robert Catlyn.
Order of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry, or knighthood, existing in England. The order is dedicated to the image and arms of St...
(1570 – 25 October 1627) was an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
peer
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
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He was born in Althorp
Althorp
Althorp is a country estate of about and a stately home in Northamptonshire, England. It is about north-west of the county town of Northampton. The late Diana, Princess of Wales is buried in the estate.-History:...
, Northamptonshire, England to Sir John Spencer and Mary Catlin
Mary Catlin
Mary Catlin was the daughter of Sir Robert Catlin. She married Sir John Spencer, son of Sir John Spencer and Katherine Kitson. Later in life she married Edward Glascoke after 1600....
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Life
Spencer held the office of Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Brackley
Brackley
Brackley is a town in south Northamptonshire, England. It is about from Oxford and miles form Northampton. Historically a market town based on the wool and lace trade, it was built on the intersecting trade routes between London, Birmingham and the English Midlands and between Cambridge and Oxford...
from 1597 to 1598. He was the Commissioner for Musters for Northamptonshire in 1600 and Sheriff of Northamptonshire from 1601 to 1602. He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter
Order of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry, or knighthood, existing in England. The order is dedicated to the image and arms of St...
in 1601. Sir Robert was created 1st Baron Spencer of Wormleighton [England] on 21 July 1603.
Son of Sir John Spencer (b. 1519) and Mary, daughter of Sir Robert Catlyn.
Family
On 15 February 1587 he married Margaret Willoughby the daughter of Sir Francis Willoughby and Elizabeth Lyttelton. Robert had seven children by Margaret.Children
- Mary Spencer (christened 24 August 1588–14 July 1658) married Richard Anderson
- Elizabeth Spencer (christened 30 November 1589–19 November 1618) married George Fane
- John Spencer (6 December 1590–16 August 1610)
- William Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton (christened 4 January 1592–19 December 1636) married Lady Penelope Wriothesley
- Richard Spencer (christened 21 October 1593–1 November 1667) married Mary Sandys
- Edward Spencer (christened 2 March 1594–16 February 1655/1656) married Margaret Goldsmith
- Margaret Spencer (14 August 1597–6 December 1613)
Ancestors
- William Spencer, of Defford, Worcs, (fl.c.1330)
- John Spencer, of Defford, married Alice, daughter of Giles Deverell
- Nicholas Spencer, of Defford, married Joan, daughter of Richard Pollard, of Kent
- Thomas Spencer, of Defford
- Henry Spencer, of Badby, Morthants (d 1476), married Isabel, daughter of Henry Lincolin
- John Spencer, of Hodnell, Warwicks, married Warstead
- William Spencer, of Rodburn, Warwicks, married Elizabeth, daughter of Peter Empon, of Towester
- Sir John Spencer, Kt. of Snitterfield & Wormleighton (d. 1522) married Isabel, daughter of Sir Walter Graunt, of Snitterfield
- Sir William Spencer, Kt. of Wormleighton & Althorp (d. 1532) married Susan, daughter of Sir Richard KnightleyRichard KnightleySir Richard Knightley , of Fawsley in Northamptonshire, was an English Member of Parliament and leading patron of the Puritans during the reign of Elizabeth I....
, of Fawsley, Northants - Sir John Spencer, Kt. of Wormleighton & Althorp (d. 1586) married Katherine, daughter of Sir Thomas Kiton, of Hengrove, Suffolk
- Sir John Spencer, Kt. (d. 1599) married Mary, daughter of Sir Sir Robert CatlynRobert CatlynSir Robert Catlyn was an English judge and Chief Justice of the Queen’s Bench.-Origins and early career:The branch of the Catlyn family from which Robert Catlyn was descended was anciently seated at Raunds in Northamptonshire. He was born at Thrapstone in that county, and became a member of the...
, of Berne, Dorset