Marlborough dukedom

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The Marlborough dukedom is a prominent English hereditary title in the Peerage of England, historically associated with the Churchill and Spencer-Churchill families and renowned for its political influence and grand seat at Blenheim Palace.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duchy
hereditary title
peerage title
associatedWithFamily Spencer-Churchill family
surface form: Churchill family

Spencer-Churchill family
associatedWithPerson Winston Churchill
associatedWithResidenceType country house
country Kingdom of England
createdBy Anne, Queen of Great Britain
surface form: Queen Anne
createdUnderMonarch Anne, Queen of Great Britain
creationDate 1702
currentStatus extant
firstHolder John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
governingLaw English law of peerage
grantedFor military victories in the War of the Spanish Succession
grantedTo John Churchill
hasArms Arms of the Duke of Marlborough
hasCoronet Coronet of a British duke
hasFamilySeat Blenheim Palace
hasHeraldicSupporters lion
wyvern
hasMotto Fiel pero desdichado
hasSpecialRemainder yes
hasSubsidiaryTitle Baron Churchill of Sandridge
surface form: Baron Churchill

Baron Spencer of Wormleighton
Earl of Marlborough
Earl of Sunderland
Marquess of Blandford
inheritanceType male-preference primogeniture with special remainder
languageOfTitle English
linkedToBattleHonour Blenheim Palace
surface form: Blenheim

Malplaquet
Oudenarde
Ramillies
linkedToEstate Blenheim Palace
surface form: Blenheim estate
namedAfter Marlborough
nobleRank Duke
notableFor military associations
ownership of Blenheim Palace
political influence
partOf Peerage of England
peerageRankOrder among highest ranks in English nobility
region England
seatLocation Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England
surface form: Woodstock, Oxfordshire
specialRemainderDetail remainder to heirs male of the body of the 1st Duke and, in default, to his daughters and their heirs male in order of seniority
styleOfHolder His Grace
traditionalCourtesyTitleForHeir Marquess of Blandford
traditionallyAlignedWith Conservative Party (UK)
surface form: Conservative Party

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Baron Churchill of Sandridge partOf Marlborough dukedom
this entity surface form: Dukedom of Marlborough
John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford heirApparentTo Marlborough dukedom
this entity surface form: Dukedom of Marlborough
Lady Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton associatedWith Marlborough dukedom
this entity surface form: Dukedom of Marlborough
The Glitter and the Gold, 1953 associatedWith Marlborough dukedom
subject surface form: The Glitter and the Gold
this entity surface form: Dukedom of Marlborough
Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill memberOfNobleFamily Marlborough dukedom
this entity surface form: Marlborough ducal family
William Godolphin, Marquess of Blandford heirOf Marlborough dukedom
this entity surface form: Dukedom of Marlborough
William Godolphin, Marquess of Blandford heldCourtesyTitleFrom Marlborough dukedom
this entity surface form: Dukedom of Marlborough
Lady Caroline Spencer-Churchill notableFamilyConnection Marlborough dukedom
this entity surface form: Marlborough ducal family
Charles Churchill (died young) associatedWith Marlborough dukedom
this entity surface form: Dukedom of Marlborough
Henrietta Churchill heldTitleBySpecialRemainder Marlborough dukedom
this entity surface form: Duchy of Marlborough
Blenheim Lake associatedWith Marlborough dukedom
this entity surface form: Duke of Marlborough estate