#viscountalthorp

@bornthisdayinhistory . 20 May 1964 . Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer . . Charles Edward Maurice Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, styled Viscount Althorp between 1975 & 1992, is a British nobleman, peer, author, journalist, & broadcaster. He is the younger brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, & thus he is the maternal uncle of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge & Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. . Upon his father’s death on 29 March 1992, 27-year-old Spencer succeeded as 9th Earl Spencer, 9th Viscount Althorp, 9th Viscount Spencer of Althorp, 9th Baron Spencer of Althorp, & 4th Viscount Althorp. He also inherited Althorp, the family’s ancestral seat in Northamptonshire. Since 2009, he has restored Althorp, re-roofing it & restoring its entire exterior for the first time since the 1780s. He has also helped establish Althorp Living History, a handmade fine-furniture line reproducing pieces from the collection at Althorp. The Spencer family’s wealth derived from their profitable sheep farming in the Tudor era. . In 2004, he presented two documentaries for the History Channel on Blenheim: Battle for Europe. . He has also written several books including; Althorp: the Story of an English House (1998) . The Spencers: a Personal History of an English Family (2000).