General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire was a British army officer and statesman. From a gentry family, he s
1702 portrait
James, Duke of York
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough; attributed to Godfrey Kneller
The Marlborough family c. 1694 by John Closterman. On the Duke's left are Elizabeth, Mary, the Duchess, Henrietta, Anne and John.
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
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
…The couple had five children who survived infancy: Henrietta Churchill, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough (1681-1733), who succeeded her father as Duchess of Marlborough, she married Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin Lady Anne Churchill (1683–1716), married Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, her son would…
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