Margaret Spencer, Viscountess Althorp

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Margaret Spencer (Baring), Viscountess Althorp

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Wimbledon Park, Merton, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Death: July 04, 1906 (37)
28 Bruton Street, London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Place of Burial: Great Brington, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke and Louisa Emily Charlotte Baring, Lady Revelstoke
Wife of Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer
Mother of Adelaide Margaret Delia Peel; Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer; Lt.-Cdr. Hon. Cecil Spencer; Lavinia Emily White; Captain Hon. George Charles Spencer and 1 other
Sister of Arthur Baring; John Baring, 2nd Baron Revelstoke; Cecil Baring, 3rd Baron Revelstoke; Hon. Everard Baring; Elizabeth Browne, Countess of Kenmare and 4 others

Occupation: Countess Spencer
Managed by: Noah Tutak
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About Margaret Spencer, Viscountess Althorp


Hon. Margaret Baring was born on 14 December 1868.2 She was the daughter of Edward Charles Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke of Membland and Louisa Emily Charlotte Bulteel.2 She died on 4 July 1906 at age 37.1

She married Charles Robert Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer, son of Vice-Admiral Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer and Adelaide Horatia Elizabeth Seymour, on 23 July 1887.1

From 23 July 1887, her married name became Spencer. After her marriage, Hon. Margaret Baring was styled as Viscountess Althorp on 19 December 1905.

The couple had six children:

  1. Lady Adelaide Margaret Delia Spencer (1889–1981)
  2. Albert Edward John Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer (1892–1975), the grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales.
  3. Lt.-Cdr. Hon. Cecil Edward Robert Spencer RN DSC Croix de guerre (1894–1928), died unmarried in a riding accident.
  4. Lady Lavinia Emily Spencer (1899–1955).
  5. Captain Hon. George Charles Spencer (1903–1982).
  6. Lady (Alexandra) Margaret Elizabeth Spencer (1906–1996) She was the author of "A Spencer Childhood", published in 1994.
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Margaret Spencer, Viscountess Althorp's Timeline

1868
December 14, 1868
Wimbledon Park, Merton, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
1869
February 13, 1869
London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
1889
June 26, 1889
1892
May 23, 1892
London, Middlesex, England
1894
May 20, 1894
London, Middlesex, England
1899
September 29, 1899
Dallington, Northamptonshire, England
1903
August 15, 1903
Northampton, UK
1906
July 4, 1906
London, Middlesex, England
July 4, 1906
Age 37
28 Bruton Street, London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom