William Spencer

English nobleman, landowner, and High Sheriff from the Spencer family
Person human Q5790134
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William Spencer

Summary

William Spencer is a human[1]. His place of birth was Althorp[2]. He was born on +1496-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1532-06-22T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a politician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • William Spencer was born in Althorp[2].
  • William Spencer was born on +1496-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Spencer died on +1532-06-22T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Burial took place at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Great Brington[7].
  • William Spencer's father was John Spencer[8].
  • William Spencer's mother was Isabel Grant[9].
  • Among William Spencer's spouses was Susan Knightley[10].
  • A child of William Spencer was John Spencer[11].
  • A child of William Spencer was Jane Spencer[12].
  • A child of William Spencer was Dorothy Spencer[13].
  • A child of William Spencer was Isabel Spencer[14].
  • William Spencer's professions included politician[5].
  • William Spencer is recorded as male[15].
  • William Spencer's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • William Spencer's family is recorded as House of Spencer[17].
  • William Spencer's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 13869984[18].
  • William Spencer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ncc2cb[19].
  • William Spencer's family name is recorded as Spencer[20].
  • William Spencer's given name is recorded as William[21].
  • William Spencer's Rodovid ID is recorded as 878451[22].
  • William Spencer's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00060047[23].
  • William Spencer's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000002339896876[24].
  • William Spencer's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Spencer-299[25].
  • William Spencer's Prabook ID is recorded as 1861429[26].
  • William Spencer's WeRelate person ID is recorded as William_Spencer_(26)[27].

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Origins and Family

William Spencer was born in Althorp[2]. He was born on +1496-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was John Spencer[8]. His mother was Isabel Grant[9].

Career and Affiliations

William Spencer's professions included politician[5].

Personal Life

Among William Spencer's spouses was Susan Knightley[10]. Children include John Spencer[11], a politician[28], 1524–1586[29], of Kingdom of England[30]; Jane Spencer[12], 1519–1593[31]; Dorothy Spencer[13], 1521–1575[32]; and Isabel Spencer[14].

Death and Burial

William Spencer died on +1532-06-22T00:00:00Z[4]. He is buried at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Great Brington[7].

Why It Matters

William Spencer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was William Spencer born?

William Spencer was born in Althorp[2].

Who were William Spencer's parents?

William Spencer's father was John Spencer[8]. William Spencer's mother was Isabel Grant[9].

Who was William Spencer married to?

William Spencer's spouses include Susan Knightley[10].

What did William Spencer do for work?

William Spencer worked as politician[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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