Duke of Marlborough (title)
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Duke of Marlborough is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by Queen Anne in 1702 for John Churchill, 1st Earl of Marlborough, the noted military leader. The Queen and the nation also gav
Burial place of most Dukes and Duchesses of Marlborough in the chapel at Blenheim Palace.
Sunderland House, now known as Lombard House
No. 27 Hill Street, London residence of the 10th Duke of Marlborough from 1928 to 1936
Simple arms of the Spencer Dukes of Marlborough before they changed their name to "Spencer-Churchill" and took the modern arms
Spencer family
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The Spencer family is a noble and aristocratic British family. From the 16th century, its members have held numerous titles, including the dukedom of Marlborough, the earldoms of Sunderland and Spence
Duke of Marlborough (title)
…1683–1716), who had married the 3rd Earl of Sunderland in 1699. After his older brother's death in 1729, Charles Spencer had already inherited the Spencer family estates and the titles of Earl of Sunderland (1643) and Baron Spencer of Wormleighton (1603), all in the Peerage of England. Upon his maternal aunt…
John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer, by Thomas Gainsborough
Hon, John Spencer, (not to be confused with the 1st Earl Spencer), his only son, and their servant Caesar Shaw.
Sir Winston Churchill (1874–1965), British prime minister, grandson of the 7th Duke of Marlborough