"Edward John "Johnnie" Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer MVO (24 January 1924 – 29 March 1992), styled Viscount Althorp until 1975, was a British peer and the father of Diana, Princess of Wales."

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Links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Spencer,_8th_Earl_Spencer

http://www.geneall.net/U/per_page.php?id=6952

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=3210

http://thepeerage.com/p10089.htm

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Citations:

1. [S3] Marlene A. Eilers, Queen Victoria's Descendants (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987), page 172. Hereinafter cited as Queen Victoria's Descendants.

2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XIII, page 39. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

3. [S300] Michael Rhodes, "re: Ernest Fawbert Collection," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 8 February. Hereinafter cited as "re: Ernest Fawbert Collection."

4. [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 2, page 2674. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.

5. [S4] C.F.J. Hankinson, editor, DeBretts Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, 147th year (London, U.K.: Odhams Press, 1949), page 1007. Hereinafter cited as DeBretts Peerage, 1949.