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Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer KG, CB, PC (14 April 1798 – 27 December 1857), styled The Honourable Frederick Spencer until 1845, was a British naval commander, courtier, and Whig politician. He initially served in the Royal Navy and fought in the Napoleonic Wars and the Greek War of Independence, eventually rising to the rank of Vice-Admiral. He succeeded his elder brother as Earl Spencer in 1845 and held political office as Lord Chamberlain of the Household between 1846 and 1848 and as Lord Steward of the Household between 1854 and 1857. In 1849 he was made a Knight of the Garter.

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Born	14 April 1798 London, England
Died	27 December 1857 (aged 59)
Zodiac	Aries
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George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer · Father · 1758-1834 · British government minister edit info

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Lavinia Spencer, Countess Spencer · Mother · 1762-1831 · British artist edit info

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John Spencer (British politician) · Great-grandfather · 1708-1746 · British politician, an ancestor of the Earls Spencer edit info

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John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer · Son · 1835-1910 · British politician edit info

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Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer · Son · 1857-1922 · 6th Earl Spencer and Lord Chamberlain from 1905 to 1912 edit info

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