Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland

The Right Honourable The Earl of Sunderland KG PC
Portrait by Godfrey Kneller
First Lord of the Treasury
In office 21 March 1718 – 3 April 1721
Monarch	George I
Preceded by	The Viscount Stanhope
Succeeded by	Robert Walpole
Lord President of the Council
In office 16 March 1718 – 6 February 1719
Monarch	George I
Preceded by	The Duke of Devonshire
Succeeded by	The Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull
Personal details
Born	Charles Spencer (1675-04-23)23 April 1675
Died	19 April 1722(1722-04-19) (aged 46) London, Greater London, England
Resting place	Brington, Northamptonshire, England
Nationality	English
Political party	Whig
Spouses	Arabella Cavendish ​ ​ (m. 1695⁠–⁠1698)​ Anne Churchill ​ (m. 1700⁠–⁠1716)​ Judith Tichborne ​ ​ (m. 1717⁠–⁠1722)​
Children	10, including Robert, Charles, John, and Diana
Parent(s)	Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland Anne Digby
Alma mater	Utrecht University
Occupation	Statesman

Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, KG, PC (23 April 1675^[1] – 19 April 1722), known as Lord Spencer from 1688 to 1702, was an English statesman and nobleman from the Spencer family. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1714–1717), Lord Privy Seal (1715–1716), Lord President of the Council (1718–1719) and First Lord of the Treasury (1718–1721).

He is an ancestor of both Winston Churchill and Diana, Princess of Wales, and through her, the current heir to the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, William, Prince of Wales.