Robert Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer of Wormleighton KG (1570 – 25 October 1627) was an English nobleman, peer, politician, landowner, and MP from the Spencer family.

When Robert Spencer 1st Baron Spencer of Wormleighton was born on 4 March 1570, in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Sir John Spencer III, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire, JP, was 31 and his mother, Mary Margareta Catlyn, was 21.

Robert Spencer was created 1st Baron Spencer of Wormleighton (in the Peerage of England) on 21 July 1603. On 5 August 1607 he was nominated with Sir Ralph Winwood joint representative of England at The Hague in the negotiations for peace between Spain and the United Netherlands.

Dec 11, 2022 · Sir Robert Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer, of Wormleighton was the son of Sir John Spencer, Kt and Mary Catlin. On 15 February 1587/88 he married Margaret Willoughby, daughter of Sir Francis Willoughby and Elizabeth Lyttelton in Brington, Northamptonshire, England. She died in childbirth.

Heir to one of the greatest fortunes in England, Spencer was married at 18 to an heiress who broke off a longstanding negotiation in favour of the more brilliant match. The marriage is said to have been happy: although he survived her for 30 years, Spencer did not marry again.

Sir Robert Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer, of Wormleighton was the son of Sir John Spencer, Kt and Mary Catlin. On Feb. 15, 1587/88 he married Margaret Willoughby, daughter of Sir Francis Willoughby and Elizabeth Lyttelton in Brington, Northamptonshire, England. She died in childbrith.

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According to internet information I have, Robert became first Lord of Wormleighton (in Warwickshire) in 1603. The remains of a manor house built at about that time (and half-destroyed in the Civil War) still stand at Wormleighton, so I need to look into whether there is a connection.

Robert Nicholas Spencer of Cople 1st Baron of Wormleighton married Rose Cokayne and had 11 children. He passed away on 4 Dec 1620 in Cople, Bedfordshire, England.

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