John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

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English general duke human nobleman statesman

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, was a prominent English general and statesman renowned for his decisive victories against France in the early 18th century and for shaping European power politics.

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Surface form Occurrences
Duke of Marlborough 8
Duke of Marlborough for the Allies 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English general ⓘ
duke ⓘ
human ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
allegiance Dutch Republic ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
birthDate 1650-05-26 ⓘ
birthPlace Ash, Devon ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
child Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough ⓘ
surface form: Anne Churchill

Elizabeth Churchill ⓘ
Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough ⓘ
John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford ⓘ
Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough ⓘ
surface form: Mary Churchill
conflict Nine Years' War ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate 1722-06-16 ⓘ
deathPlace Berkshire, England ⓘ
surface form: Berkshire

Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Windsor Great Park ⓘ
Old Windsor ⓘ
surface form: Windsor Lodge
familyName Lord Randolph Churchill ⓘ
surface form: Churchill
father Winston Churchill ⓘ
surface form: Sir Winston Churchill
givenName John ⓘ
honor grant of Blenheim Palace by Queen Anne ⓘ
memberOf Order of the Garter ⓘ
militaryRank captain-general ⓘ
field marshal ⓘ
mother Elizabeth Drake ⓘ
movement Tory ⓘ
Whig Party ⓘ
surface form: Whig
nobleTitle Baron Churchill of Sandridge ⓘ
Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Earl of Marlborough ⓘ
notableAchievement decisive victories against France in the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
shaped European balance of power in the early 18th century ⓘ
notableWork Battle of Blenheim ⓘ
Battle of Malplaquet ⓘ
Battle of Oudenarde ⓘ
Battle of Ramillies ⓘ
campaigns of the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
officeHeld Captain-General of the Forces ⓘ
Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
surface form: Knight of the Garter

Master-General of the Ordnance ⓘ
Prince of Mindelheim ⓘ
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
residence Blenheim Palace ⓘ
servedUnder William III of England ⓘ
surface form: King William III of England

Anne, Queen of Great Britain ⓘ
surface form: Queen Anne of Great Britain
spouse Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Oudenarde → alliedCommander → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Prince of Mindelheim → associatedPerson → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Earl of Marlborough → associatedWith → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford → associatedWith → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Prince of Mindelheim (historical, in the Holy Roman Empire) → associatedWith → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
subject surface form: Prince of Mindelheim
Sidney → associatedWith → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
subject surface form: Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
Column of Victory → associatedWithPerson → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Elizabeth Churchill → associatedWithPerson → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Blenheim Palace → builtFor → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Marlborough House → builtFor → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Elizabeth Drake → child → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Siege of Tournai (1709) → commandedBy → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Battle of Blenheim → commander → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Blindheim → commander → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Blenheim
this entity surface form: Duke of Marlborough
Battle of Malplaquet → commander → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Malplaquet → commander → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Malplaquet
this entity surface form: Duke of Marlborough
Battle of Oudenarde → commander → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Battle of Ramillies → commander → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession → commander → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Column of Victory → commemorates → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Grand Bridge at Blenheim Palace → commissionedBy → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Marlborough Tapestries → commissionedBy → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Column of Victory → dedicatedTo → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Marlborough Tapestries → depicts → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Elizabeth Churchill → father → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough → father → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford → father → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Prince of Mindelheim (historical, in the Holy Roman Empire) → grantedTo → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
subject surface form: Prince of Mindelheim
Prince of Mindelheim → grantedTo → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
St Paul's School, London → hasAlumnus → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Allied army under Marlborough and Eugene → hasCommander → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Nine Years' War → hasCommander → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duke of Marlborough
Ash, Devon → hasNotablePerson → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Baron Churchill of Sandridge → hasTitleHolder → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Duke of Marlborough → hasTitleHolder → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Prince of Mindelheim → holder → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Glorious Revolution → keyFigure → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Baron Churchill of Sandridge → namedAfter → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Great Marlborough Street, London → namedAfter → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Marlborough Lines, Andover → namedAfter → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Spencer-Churchill family → nobleTitleAssociatedWith → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duke of Marlborough
Allied army under Marlborough and Eugene → notableCommander → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
English Army → notableCommander → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Siege of Tournai (1709) → notableCommanderAllied → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Battle of Ramillies → notableCommanderSide → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duke of Marlborough for the Allies
Earl of Marlborough → notableHolder → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Dukes of Marlborough → notableMember → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
Spencer-Churchill family → notableMember → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
subject surface form: Prince of Mindelheim
Marshal Tallard → opponent → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duke of Marlborough