# Baron Churchill (1815 creation)

Baron Churchill, of Wychwood in the County of Oxford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and held by a branch of the Spencer family. It was created in 1815 for Lord Francis Spencer, younger son of the 4th Duke of Marlborough (see Duke of Marlborough for earlier history of the family). He had previously represented Oxfordshire in Parliament.
From 1902 to 2017, the barony was subsidiary title of the viscountcy of Churchill. The title of Viscount Churchill, of Rolleston in the County of Leicester, was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 15 July 1902 for the first baron's grandson Conservative politician Victor Spencer, 3rd Baron Churchill. The viscountcy became extinct in 2017 on the death of the first Viscount's youngest son, the third Viscount, who had succeeded his half-brother, the second Viscount, in 1973.
The barony was inherited by the last Viscount's second cousin once removed, the great-grandson of General Sir Augustus Almeric Spencer, the third son of the 1st Baron Churchill.

## Baron Churchill (1815)

* Francis Almeric Spencer, 1st Baron Churchill (1779–1845)
* Francis George Spencer, 2nd Baron Churchill (1802–1886)
* Victor Albert Francis Charles Spencer, 3rd Baron Churchill (1864–1934, created Viscount Churchill in 1902)

### Viscount Churchill (1902)

* Victor Albert Francis Charles Spencer, 1st Viscount Churchill (1864–1934)
* Victor Alexander Spencer, 2nd Viscount Churchill (1890–1973)
* Victor George Spencer, 3rd Viscount Churchill (1934–2017)

### Baron Churchill (1815; reverted)

* Richard Harry Ramsay Spencer, 6th Baron Churchill (1926–2020)
* Michael Richard de Charrière Spencer, 7th Baron Churchill (born 1960)
The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother, the Hon. David Anthony de Charrière Spencer (born 1970).

### Male-line family tree

Male-line family tree, Barons Churchill and Viscounts Churchill. :
Francis Spencer 1st Baron Churchill 1779–1845 :
| Francis Spencer 2nd Baron Churchill 1802–1886 | Francis Spencer 2nd Baron Churchill 1802–1886 | Francis Spencer 2nd Baron Churchill 1802–1886 | Francis Spencer 2nd Baron Churchill 1802–1886 | Francis Spencer 2nd Baron Churchill 1802–1886 | Francis Spencer 2nd Baron Churchill 1802–1886 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lt. Col. Hon. George Spencer 1804–1877 | Lt. Col. Hon. George Spencer 1804–1877 | Lt. Col. Hon. George Spencer 1804–1877 | Lt. Col. Hon. George Spencer 1804–1877 | Lt. Col. Hon. George Spencer 1804–1877 | | Gen. Hon. Sir Augustus Spencer 1807–1893 | Gen. Hon. Sir Augustus Spencer 1807–1893 | Gen. Hon. Sir Augustus Spencer 1807–1893 | Gen. Hon. Sir Augustus Spencer 1807–1893 | Gen. Hon. Sir Augustus Spencer 1807–1893 |
| Viscount Churchill | Viscount Churchill | Viscount Churchill | Viscount Churchill | Viscount Churchill | Viscount Churchill | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Viscount Churchill | Viscount Churchill | Viscount Churchill | Viscount Churchill | Viscount Churchill | Viscount Churchill | Victor Spencer 1st Viscount Churchill 3rd Baron Churchill 1864–1934 | Victor Spencer 1st Viscount Churchill 3rd Baron Churchill 1864–1934 | Victor Spencer 1st Viscount Churchill 3rd Baron Churchill 1864–1934 | Victor Spencer 1st Viscount Churchill 3rd Baron Churchill 1864–1934 | Victor Spencer 1st Viscount Churchill 3rd Baron Churchill 1864–1934 | Victor Spencer 1st Viscount Churchill 3rd Baron Churchill 1864–1934 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lt. Col. John Spencer-Munro 1849–1916 | Lt. Col. John Spencer-Munro 1849–1916 | Lt. Col. John Spencer-Munro 1849–1916 | Lt. Col. John Spencer-Munro 1849–1916 | Lt. Col. John Spencer-Munro 1849–1916 | Lt. Col. John Spencer-Munro 1849–1916 | | Lt. Col. Augustus Spencer 1851–1912 | Lt. Col. Augustus Spencer 1851–1912 | Lt. Col. Augustus Spencer 1851–1912 | Lt. Col. Augustus Spencer 1851–1912 | Lt. Col. Augustus Spencer 1851–1912 | Lt. Col. Augustus Spencer 1851–1912 |
| Hon. Victor Spencer 1888–1888 | Hon. Victor Spencer 1888–1888 | Hon. Victor Spencer 1888–1888 | Hon. Victor Spencer 1888–1888 | Hon. Victor Spencer 1888–1888 | Hon. Victor Spencer 1888–1888 | | | Victor Spencer 2nd Viscount Churchill 4th Baron Churchill 1890–1973 | Victor Spencer 2nd Viscount Churchill 4th Baron Churchill 1890–1973 | Victor Spencer 2nd Viscount Churchill 4th Baron Churchill 1890–1973 | Victor Spencer 2nd Viscount Churchill 4th Baron Churchill 1890–1973 | Victor Spencer 2nd Viscount Churchill 4th Baron Churchill 1890–1973 | Victor Spencer 2nd Viscount Churchill 4th Baron Churchill 1890–1973 | Victor Spencer 3rd Viscount Churchill 5th Baron Churchill 1934–2017 | Victor Spencer 3rd Viscount Churchill 5th Baron Churchill 1934–2017 | Victor Spencer 3rd Viscount Churchill 5th Baron Churchill 1934–2017 | Victor Spencer 3rd Viscount Churchill 5th Baron Churchill 1934–2017 | Victor Spencer 3rd Viscount Churchill 5th Baron Churchill 1934–2017 | Victor Spencer 3rd Viscount Churchill 5th Baron Churchill 1934–2017 | Capt. Almeric Spencer-Munro 1885–1960 | Capt. Almeric Spencer-Munro 1885–1960 | Capt. Almeric Spencer-Munro 1885–1960 | Capt. Almeric Spencer-Munro 1885–1960 | Capt. Almeric Spencer-Munro 1885–1960 | Capt. Almeric Spencer-Munro 1885–1960 | Col. Richard Spencer 1888–1956 | Col. Richard Spencer 1888–1956 | Col. Richard Spencer 1888–1956 | Col. Richard Spencer 1888–1956 | Col. Richard Spencer 1888–1956 | Col. Richard Spencer 1888–1956 |
| Hon. Victor Spencer 1888–1888 | Hon. Victor Spencer 1888–1888 | Hon. Victor Spencer 1888–1888 | Hon. Victor Spencer 1888–1888 | Hon. Victor Spencer 1888–1888 | Hon. Victor Spencer 1888–1888 | | | Victor Spencer 2nd Viscount Churchill 4th Baron Churchill 1890–1973 | Victor Spencer 2nd Viscount Churchill 4th Baron Churchill 1890–1973 | Victor Spencer 2nd Viscount Churchill 4th Baron Churchill 1890–1973 | Victor Spencer 2nd Viscount Churchill 4th Baron Churchill 1890–1973 | Victor Spencer 2nd Viscount Churchill 4th Baron Churchill 1890–1973 | Victor Spencer 2nd Viscount Churchill 4th Baron Churchill 1890–1973 | Victor Spencer 3rd Viscount Churchill 5th Baron Churchill 1934–2017 | Victor Spencer 3rd Viscount Churchill 5th Baron Churchill 1934–2017 | Victor Spencer 3rd Viscount Churchill 5th Baron Churchill 1934–2017 | Victor Spencer 3rd Viscount Churchill 5th Baron Churchill 1934–2017 | Victor Spencer 3rd Viscount Churchill 5th Baron Churchill 1934–2017 | Victor Spencer 3rd Viscount Churchill 5th Baron Churchill 1934–2017 | Capt. Almeric Spencer-Munro 1885–1960 | Capt. Almeric Spencer-Munro 1885–1960 | Capt. Almeric Spencer-Munro 1885–1960 | Capt. Almeric Spencer-Munro 1885–1960 | Capt. Almeric Spencer-Munro 1885–1960 | Capt. Almeric Spencer-Munro 1885–1960 | Col. Richard Spencer 1888–1956 | Col. Richard Spencer 1888–1956 | Col. Richard Spencer 1888–1956 | Col. Richard Spencer 1888–1956 | Col. Richard Spencer 1888–1956 | Col. Richard Spencer 1888–1956 | | | | | | | Viscountcy extinct | Viscountcy extinct | Viscountcy extinct | Viscountcy extinct | Viscountcy extinct | Viscountcy extinct | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Richard Spencer 6th Baron Churchill 1926–2020 | Richard Spencer 6th Baron Churchill 1926–2020 | Richard Spencer 6th Baron Churchill 1926–2020 | Richard Spencer 6th Baron Churchill 1926–2020 | Richard Spencer 6th Baron Churchill 1926–2020 | Richard Spencer 6th Baron Churchill 1926–2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | Viscountcy extinct | Viscountcy extinct | Viscountcy extinct | Viscountcy extinct | Viscountcy extinct | Viscountcy extinct | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Michael Spencer 7th Baron Churchill born 1960 | Michael Spencer 7th Baron Churchill born 1960 | Michael Spencer 7th Baron Churchill born 1960 | Michael Spencer 7th Baron Churchill born 1960 | Michael Spencer 7th Baron Churchill born 1960 | Michael Spencer 7th Baron Churchill born 1960 | Hon. David Spencer born 1970 | Hon. David Spencer born 1970 | Hon. David Spencer born 1970 | Hon. David Spencer born 1970 | Hon. David Spencer born 1970 | Hon. David Spencer born 1970 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thomas Ellison-Spencer born 2006 | Thomas Ellison-Spencer born 2006 | Thomas Ellison-Spencer born 2006 | Thomas Ellison-Spencer born 2006 | Thomas Ellison-Spencer born 2006 | Thomas Ellison-Spencer born 2006 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Arms

Coat of arms of Baron Churchill :
* CrestOut of a ducal Coronet or, a griffin’s head between two Wings expanded argent, gorged with a bar gemel gules, armed gold.
* EscutcheonQuarterly: 1st & 4th, quarterly argent and gules, in the second and third quarters charged with a fret or, over all on a bend sable with three escallops argent (Spencer); 2nd & 3rd, Sable, a lion rampant argent, on a canton of the last, a cross gules (Churchill).
* SupportersDexter: A griffin wings erect per fess argent and or gorged with a collar of the last, thereon three escallops sable, line reflexed over the back also or. Sinister: A wyvern the wings erect gules, collared as the dexter.
* MottoDieu defend le droit (God defend the right).