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
Lady Sarah Consuelo Spencer-Churchill → notableFamilyAssociation → Dukedom of Marlborough ⓘ
linked to: Marlborough dukedom
John Churchill (son of the 1st Duke of Marlborough) → didNotInherit → Dukedom of Marlborough ⓘ
linked to: Marlborough dukedom
Marlborough estates → originOfName → Dukedom of Marlborough ⓘ
linked to: Marlborough dukedom
Lady Alexandra Spencer-Churchill → notableFamilyConnection → Dukedom of Marlborough ⓘ
linked to: Marlborough dukedom