Individual Details

William SPENCER 2nd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton, MP

(14 Jan 1591 - 19 Dec 1636)

Events

Birth14 Jan 1591Althorp House, Daventry, Northampton, England
Christen4 Jan 1592Brington, Northampton, England
Marriage1615Titchfield, Southamptonshire, England - Penelope Lady WRIOTHESLEY
OccupationFrom 1620 to 1627Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire
Title (Nobility)From 1627 to 16362nd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton
Death19 Dec 1636Brington, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Burial27 Dec 1636Brington, Northampton, England
ReligionAnglican/Church of England

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Religion

William was rigid in his Anglican beliefs and rarely allowed his brother, Sir Edward Spencer, to visit Althorp, considering him a traitor to his faith and upbringing for embracing Puritanism.