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 Churchill family
Spencer-Churchill family
associatedWithPerson Winston Churchill
associatedWithResidenceType country house
country Kingdom of England
createdBy 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
Baron Spencer of Wormleighton
Earl of Marlborough
Earl of Sunderland
Marquess of Blandford
inheritanceType male-preference primogeniture with special remainder
languageOfTitle English
linkedToBattleHonour Blenheim
linked to: Blenheim Palace

Malplaquet
Oudenarde
Ramillies
linkedToEstate Blenheim estate
linked to: Blenheim Palace
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
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

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