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| | Encyclopedia article on John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough [EncycloZine] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | His staunch support for Charles II of England paid off with The Restoration, however, and one of the fruits of this was the appointment of 17-year-old John Churchill to the household of the man second in line to the throne, then-Lord High Admiral, the Duke of York. |
 | | In 1685, Charles II died without legitimate issue, and Churchill's former employer, the Duke of York, became James II of England. |
 | | In 1707, Charles XII of Sweden, an old ally of France, invaded Germany from the rear, pursuing a quarrel with the Elector of Saxony. |
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