10th Duke of Marlborough
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The 10th Duke of Marlborough, John Albert William Spencer-Churchill, was a British aristocrat and landowner who presided over Blenheim Palace in the mid-20th century as a prominent member of the Spencer-Churchill family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 10th Duke of Marlborough canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8598943 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 10th Duke of Marlborough Context triple: [John Albert William Spencer-Churchill, title, 10th Duke of Marlborough]
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12th Duke of Marlborough
The 12th Duke of Marlborough, Charles James Spencer-Churchill, is a British aristocrat and landowner who heads the Spencer-Churchill family and presides over the Blenheim Palace estate.
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11th Duke of Marlborough
The 11th Duke of Marlborough, John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill, was a British aristocrat and landowner who presided over Blenheim Palace and was a relative of both Sir Winston Churchill and the American Vanderbilt family.
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6th Duke of Marlborough
The 6th Duke of Marlborough, George Spencer-Churchill, was a prominent 19th-century British aristocrat and politician from the influential Spencer-Churchill family, associated with Blenheim Palace.
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D.
8th Duke of Marlborough
The 8th Duke of Marlborough, George Charles Spencer-Churchill, was a British aristocrat and landowner from the prominent Spencer-Churchill family, known for his role in late 19th- and early 20th-century high society and as a relative of Winston Churchill.
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7th Duke of Marlborough
The 7th Duke of Marlborough was a prominent 19th-century British aristocrat and politician, best known as the grandfather of Sir Winston Churchill and a leading figure in Victorian high society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 10th Duke of Marlborough Target entity description: The 10th Duke of Marlborough, John Albert William Spencer-Churchill, was a British aristocrat and landowner who presided over Blenheim Palace in the mid-20th century as a prominent member of the Spencer-Churchill family.
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A.
12th Duke of Marlborough
The 12th Duke of Marlborough, Charles James Spencer-Churchill, is a British aristocrat and landowner who heads the Spencer-Churchill family and presides over the Blenheim Palace estate.
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B.
11th Duke of Marlborough
The 11th Duke of Marlborough, John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill, was a British aristocrat and landowner who presided over Blenheim Palace and was a relative of both Sir Winston Churchill and the American Vanderbilt family.
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C.
6th Duke of Marlborough
The 6th Duke of Marlborough, George Spencer-Churchill, was a prominent 19th-century British aristocrat and politician from the influential Spencer-Churchill family, associated with Blenheim Palace.
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D.
8th Duke of Marlborough
The 8th Duke of Marlborough, George Charles Spencer-Churchill, was a British aristocrat and landowner from the prominent Spencer-Churchill family, known for his role in late 19th- and early 20th-century high society and as a relative of Winston Churchill.
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E.
7th Duke of Marlborough
The 7th Duke of Marlborough was a prominent 19th-century British aristocrat and politician, best known as the grandfather of Sir Winston Churchill and a leading figure in Victorian high society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British aristocrat
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duke ⓘ human ⓘ landowner ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1897-04-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Blenheim Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough
NERFINISHED
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Lady Caroline Spencer-Churchill NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Sarah Consuelo Spencer-Churchill NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Charles Spencer-Churchill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1972-10-11 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Blenheim Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Christ Church, Oxford
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Eton College ⓘ |
| familyName | Spencer-Churchill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
Albert
NERFINISHED
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John NERFINISHED ⓘ William ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
Baron Spencer of Wormleighton
NERFINISHED
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Earl of Sunderland NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquess of Blandford NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince of Mindelheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Spencer-Churchill family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | Life Guards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Consuelo Vanderbilt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Churchill family
NERFINISHED
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Spencer family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | management of Blenheim Palace in the mid-20th century ⓘ |
| ordinal | 10th Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidedOver | Blenheim Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence | Blenheim Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Alexandra Mary Hilda Cadogan
NERFINISHED
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Athena Mary Gertrude Huntington-Whiteley NERFINISHED ⓘ Frances Laura Charteris NERFINISHED ⓘ Laura Charteris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | His Grace ⓘ |
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Subject: 10th Duke of Marlborough Description of subject: The 10th Duke of Marlborough, John Albert William Spencer-Churchill, was a British aristocrat and landowner who presided over Blenheim Palace in the mid-20th century as a prominent member of the Spencer-Churchill family.
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