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26 de jun. de 2024 · General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, KG, PC (26 May 1650 – 16 June 1722 O.S. [a]) was an English soldier and statesman. From a gentry family, he served as a page at the court of the House of Stuart under James, Duke of York, through the ...
Hace 13 horas · Clarissa Spencer-Churchill was born in 1920, the daughter of Major Jack Spencer-Churchill (1880–1947) and Lady Gwendoline ("Goonie") Bertie [Wikidata] (1885–1941), a daughter of the 7th Earl of Abingdon, who had married in 1908. Her elder brothers were John ("Johnnie") (1909–1992), an artist, and Henry Winston (1913–2002), known as ...
Hace 5 días · In the winter of 1704-5 John Churchill, duke of Marlborough engaged Sir John Vanbrugh to build a house in Woodstock Park, and together they chose a site overlooking the Glyme valley opposite the old royal palace. From the first, in accordance with the queen's wishes, the house was called Blenheim.
25 de jun. de 2024 · The Duke of Marlborough has sent to the Lord Treasurer Sir Solomon de Medina's account of his extraordinary charge and loss from the unusual length of the last campaign.
29 de jun. de 2024 · Winston’s great ancestor John Churchill, the 1 st Duke of Marlborough, for whom he had high admiration, made his fortune and reputation in the War of Spanish Succession, much of which took place in Spain.
12 de jun. de 2024 · John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough was one of England’s greatest generals, who led British and allied armies to important victories over Louis XIV of France, notably at Blenheim (1704), Ramillies (1706), and Oudenaarde (1708).
10 de jun. de 2024 · Diana also had an older brother, John Spencer, who died just hours after his birth in 1960. While Diana's older sisters Sarah and Jane have lived relatively private lives since the royal's...
