House of Marlborough
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The House of Marlborough is a prominent British aristocratic family best known for producing the Dukes of Marlborough, including the famed military commander John Churchill and being ancestral to Winston Churchill.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | aristocratic family ⓘ |
| ancestralTo | Winston Churchill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedFamilyName |
Churchill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ Spencer-Churchill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPrimeMinister | Winston Churchill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsDescription | Quarterly, 1st and 4th, sable a lion rampant argent, on a canton of the second a cross gules; 2nd and 3rd, quarterly argent and gules, in the second and third quarters a fret or, over all on a bend sable three escallops of the first ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| foundingFigure | John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedTitleBy | Queen Anne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHereditaryTitle |
Baron Churchill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl of Sunderland NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquess of Blandford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEraOfRise | late 17th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| linkedToBattle |
Battle of Blenheim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Malplaquet NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Oudenarde NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Ramillies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedToEvent | War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Blenheim Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| nobleTitleAssociatedWith | Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
military leadership in the War of the Spanish Succession through John Churchill
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producing the Dukes of Marlborough ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Charles James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough
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ⓘ
Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ Consuelo Vanderbilt NERFINISHED ⓘ George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ John Winston Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ Winston Churchill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence | British Conservative politics ⓘ |
| region |
Oxfordshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Woodstock, Oxfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistorically | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| seat | Blenheim Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass |
British nobility
ⓘ
peerage of England ⓘ |
| titleCreationYear | 1702 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough