Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp
Viscount Althorp | |
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| Born | Louis Frederick John Spencer 14 March 1994[1] St Mary's Hospital, London, England |
| Other name | Louis Lyons |
| Education | Diocesan College |
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| Occupation | Actor |
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| Family | Spencer |
Louis Frederick John Spencer, Viscount Althorp (born 14 March 1994), is a British aristocrat and the eldest son and heir-apparent of Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer. He is the nephew of Diana, Princess of Wales, and the first cousin of William, Prince of Wales and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex.
Early life and education
Louis Frederick John Spencer was born on 14 March 1994 at St Mary's Hospital, London, the fourth child and eldest son of Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, and his first wife, Victoria Lockwood. A nephew of Diana, Princess of Wales, and a first cousin of William, Prince of Wales and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, he is the heir apparent to the Spencer earldom.[2]
A year after Spencer was born, his family moved to Cape Town in South Africa, where he grew up.[1]
Spencer was a pupil at Diocesan College in Cape Town, and later enrolled at the University of Edinburgh.[3] He graduated from Arts Educational Schools in London on 6 September 2022 as the valedictorian.[4]
Career
As of 2025, Spencer is an actor working under the professional name "Louis Lyons".[5][4]
Viscount Althorp
English male primogeniture law dictates that Spencer, not his elder sister, Lady Kitty Spencer, who is her father's firstborn child, will inherit the Spencer title.[6][7] Property is divisible separately, but most peers choose to keep property and title combined. As heir to the Spencer earldom, he is expected to inherit the estimated £100 million Althorp estate under the tradition of male primogeniture, despite having three older sisters.[4]
References
- 1 2 Betts, Hannah (18 May 2021). "Meet Louis Spencer: Prince 'Harry lite' and England's most eligible man". The Telegraph.
- ↑ Calvi, Nuala (25 April 2011). "Royal wedding clash of the titles! Spencers vs. Parker Bowles". CNN. Archived from the original on 29 May 2011.
- ↑ "Meet Louis Spencer, Princess Diana's nephew". Hello!.
- 1 2 3 "Prince Harry and Prince William's Rarely-Seen Cousin Is Set to Inherit $130 Million Fortune". Marie Claire. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ↑ Ostler, Catherine (March 2025). "Frank Spencers". Tatler. p. 63.
- ↑ Furness, Hannah (10 May 2015). "Leaving aristocratic estates to sons works, Earl Spencer says". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ↑ "Lady Kitty Spencer: 'It's better that my younger brother inherits Althorp, so that it stays under the family name'". The Telegraph. London. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2018.