John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford

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John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford, was the only surviving son and heir apparent of the famed general John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, whose early death without issue altered the succession of the Marlborough titles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English nobleman
heir apparent
associatedWith John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
birthCentury 17th century
burialPlace King’s College Chapel, Cambridge
causeOfDeath smallpox
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1686-01-13
dateOfDeath 1703-02-20
deathAge 17
deathCentury 18th century
dynasticSuccessionChangedBy Act of Parliament allowing female succession to the Marlborough dukedom
education Eton College
King’s College, Cambridge
era Late Stuart period
linked to: Stuart period
familyName Churchill
father John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
givenName John
hadChildren no
heirApparentTo Dukedom of Marlborough
linked to: Marlborough dukedom

Marlborough family estates
linked to: Marlborough family
honorificPrefix Lord
languageSpoken English
maritalStatus unmarried
mother Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
nobleFamily Churchill family
nobleTitle Marquess of Blandford
notableFor being the only surviving son of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
dying without issue and altering the succession of the Marlborough titles
placeOfBirth St Albans, Hertfordshire
placeOfDeath King’s College, Cambridge
religion Church of England
residence Marlborough family household
linked to: Marlborough family
sibling Anne Churchill
Charles Churchill (died young)
Elizabeth Churchill
Henrietta Churchill
Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough
Mary Churchill
styledAs Earl of Sunderland
successorInFamilyTitles Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough
titleHolderOf Marquess of Blandford

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John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough child John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough child John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford
Elizabeth Churchill sibling John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford
Sarah Jennings child John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford
Anne Churchill sibling John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford
William Godolphin, Marquess of Blandford precededBy John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford
Charles Churchill (died young) sibling John Churchill (Marquess of Blandford)
linked to: John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford
Henrietta Churchill sibling John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford
John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford name John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford
subject linked to: John