Spencer, Robert, second earl of Sunderland (1641–1702), politician

by W. A. Speck

  • Marriage and early career
  • Court politician
  • Agent of absolutism
  • The comeback courtier
  • Elder statesman

References

See also

Themes

  • Lord chamberlains of the royal household in the Oxford DNB
  • Secretaries of state for the northern department
  • Secretaries of state for the southern department

Other online resources

  • Bibliography of British and Irish history
  • National Register of Archives

DNB archive

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