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	John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The campaign of 1703 was indecisive overall, but Marlborough gained a substantial advantage in preempting Louis XIV's plans to invade the Netherlands by capturing the North Eastern fortresses of the Spanish Netherlands, Venlo and Roermond, and by overrunning the Electorate of Cologne and the Bishopric of Liège, two German allies of Louis.
		Consequently, Mons fell, and Marlborough proceeded to lay siege to the fortresses of Artois and French Flanders.
		Marlborough, skillfully bursting through Villars' fortified lines, had just taken Bouchain, and was preparing to advance into Picardy, when he was recalled to England and replaced with the Duke of Ormonde.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough (3044 words)

	Duke of Marlborough - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Because the first duke had no surviving sons, the title was allowed (by a special Act of Parliament) to pass to his eldest daughter in her own right.
		However, George Spencer, the 5th Duke of Marlborough, obtained a Royal Licence to assume and bear the additional surname and arms of his famous ancestor, the 1st Duke of Marlborough, and thus became George Spencer-Churchill.
		The 7th Duke of Marlborough was the paternal grandfather of the British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill (who was born at Blenheim Palace).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Duke_of_Marlborough (890 words)

	Marlborough, John Churchill, 1st duke of. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Under James II he was active in crushing the rebellion (1685) of the duke of Monmouth and was raised to the peerage and made a major general.
		Marlborough was successful as a military commander in 1689 and 1690, but William’s poor treatment of Anne offended him, and William began to resent Marlborough’s ambition and ability.
		Marlborough and his friend Sidney Godolphin, as well as the queen, although earlier bound by personal and religious ties to the Tories, turned to the Whigs, who favored the war while the Tories opposed it.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ma/MarlboroJ.html (550 words)

	The Dukes of Marlborough and the Principality of Mindelheim
		The Dukes of Marlborough and the Principality of Mindelheim
		To prvent their extinction with the death of the first duke, his English titles, the manor of Woodstock, granted 28th January 1705(5) with of 22,000 acres in Oxfordshire, Blenheim Palace(6), and a pension of £5,000 a year on the Post Office, were settled on his heirs female by the Duke of Marlborough Annuity Act 1706(7).
		Duke to Sidney Earl of Godolphin, 22 September 1704; Ven WC Coxe, Memoirs of the Duke of Marlborough (1820) vol II 23.
	www.geocities.com /noelcox/Dukes_of_Marlborough.htm (4263 words)

	John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Although Marlborough certainly acted like all leading politicians of his age by making comforting assurances to the contender for the throne, as an insurance lest the regime be overthrown again, as it had been twice already in Marlborough's lifetime, his quarrel with William did not originate in any suspicion of treason.
		Marlborough's skills as a diplomat were also tried; he first created and then managed to maintain the Grand Alliance (the coalition of great and small powers that combined to oppose the ambitions of Louis XIV of France).
		Marlborough received the principality of Mindelheim from the emperor and was granted the royal manor of Woodstock by act of Parliament.
	www.hfac.uh.edu /gbrown/philosophers/leibniz/BritannicaPages/Marlborough/Marlborough.html (1413 words)

	John Churchill, first duke of Marlborough,
		Marlborough was the son of a minor politician.
		Marlborough was not directly involved in the 1688 plot to place William III on the throne, but he and his wife were know to be convinced Protestants and were expected to quickly join a serious revolt.
		Marlborough made his name during the ensuing War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714), even though he did not retain command for the entire war.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/people_marlborough.html (1181 words)

	Glossems on Historical Events, Conditions and Movements: Marlborough's Great Victories" (1704-08).
		Marlborough's first great victory, as part of the War of the Spanish Succession, occurred on the north bank of the Danube River near the small town of Hochstadt and the village of Blendheim, on Aug 2/13, 1704.
		Marlborough and his second, one whom he invariably consulted in all strategic matters, and with whom he was to become the best of friends for life, Prince Eugène, each took a flank and both failed in their assaults, but retired with their armies in tact.
		It did not take too long for Marlborough, a man who recognized an opportunity when it presented itself, to see that the center, while thought by his enemy to be the strongest point, was now the weakest point due the French having drawn off most of their center troops to the far flung wings.
	www.blupete.com /Hist/Gloss/Blendheim.htm (1074 words)

	John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough - Metaweb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Marlborough was out of the public sphere to a large extent for the next few years, as William III did not entirely trust the Stuart supporter.
		Marlborough was first put to use commanding English and Dutch forces opposing the Swedish allies of France.
		Despite the intransigence of his Dutch troops, Marlborough won a series of victories in 1703 and was created Duke of Marlborough, as well as his creation within the Empire as a Prince of the Empire and Prince of Mindelheim.
	www.metaweb.com /wiki/wiki.phtml?title=John_Churchill,_Duke_of_Marlborough (1323 words)

	Marlborough, who? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 1701, Marlborough accompanied William III to The Hague as an ambassador and Commander-in-chief of allied forces.
		Marlborough formed a close friendship with the Dutch Grand-Pensionary Anthony Heinsius; by doing so, he was able to secure Dutch financial backing for any of his future military campaigns (Bevan, 177).
		Marlborough, on the other hand, not only had affluence over politicians, but he was also a military genius.
	www.geocities.com /brevityandwits/marlborough.htm (748 words)

	The Duke of Marlborough
		Whilst his equerry was helping Marlborough onto his horse, a cannonball fired by the French, flew between his legs and sheared off the equerry's head.
		By January 1712, Queen Anne had had arguments with Sarah and the Duke, and between that and a change of political party leading parliament, Marlborough was dismissed from all his official positions.
		Marlborough began living in Blenheim Palace in 1719 even though the building was not finished.
	www.dukeofmarlborough.co.uk /history.htm (603 words)

	Duke of Marlborough Family
		John was commissioned to paint a portrait of the 9th Duke of Marlbourough family that would serve as a pendent to the family portrait of the 4th Duke done by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
		arried to one of the Dukes of Marlborough (that made her the Duchess of Marlborough) and was Winston Churchill's cousin by marriage.
		Consuelo VANDERBILT (Duchess of Marlborough) was born in Mar 1877 in New York.
	www.jssgallery.org /Paintings/Duke_of_Marlborough_Family.htm (952 words)

	Marlborough House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723) was commissioned to build Marlborough House for the first Duke of Marlborough, John Churchill (1650-1722), but it is to Duchess Sarah (1660-1744), that the building owes its existence.
		After Marlborough House reverted to the crown in 1817, it was decided that it would be a better residence for Leopold and Princess Charlotte and the child she was expecting.
		Marlborough House was being readied for the family to move into for the winter season of 1817-1818.
	www.georgianindex.net /Prn_Charlotte/MarlboroughHse.html (550 words)

	Marlborough, John Churchill, 1st duke of on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		MARLBOROUGH, JOHN CHURCHILL, 1ST DUKE OF [Marlborough, John Churchill, 1st duke of], 1650-1722, English general and statesman, one of the greatest military commanders of history.
		Marlborough woman; The Duchess of Marlborough leads an extraordinary double life: she spends half her time as mistress of Blenheim, Britain's most magnificent palace, and the other half as an abstract artist who exhibits in New York's Meatpacking District.
		How Canova and Wellington honoured Napoleon: when the Duke of Wellington was given Canova's monumental statue of Napoleon as Mars in 1816, he placed it in the stairwell of Apsley House in London.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/MarlboroJ.asp (954 words)

	The 1st Duke of Marlborough
		Marlborough's origins were more humble than Wellington's, though; his father was a knight (Sir Winston Churchill) and he did not have the benefits of belonging to the nobility or receiving an education like the young Wellington did.
		Marlborough was in charge of the army under William III, Anne, and later George I, and made his mark during the war of the Spanish Succession.
		After Marlborough's death, Sarahcompleted Blenheim herself -- and she hated Blenheim, so she built herself a townhouse, Marlborough House, which later reverted to the crown and was the residence of the Prince of Wales during Victoria's reign.
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	Duke of Marlborough
		He helped see off the rebels led by the Duke of Monmouth at the Battle of Sedgemoor.The new King James the Second appointed him Lieutenant General which was effectively Commander in Chief.
		He was rewarded with the title of Earl of Marlborough and membership of the Privy Council.
		Sidney, Earl of Godolphin a Tory and major political friend of the Marlborough's and his Whig allies were dismissed at a General Election.
	www.britainunlimited.com /Biogs/Marlborough.htm (650 words)

	MARLBOROUGH, JOHN CHUR... - Online Information article about MARLBOROUGH, JOHN CHUR...
		Anne, younger daughter of the duke of York.
		The dashing plans of Marlborough were frustrated by the opposition of his Dutch colleagues.
		Marlborough in vain urged an attack upon them in their new position, and when 1705 had passed away the forces of the French king had suffered no diminution.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /MAR_MEC/MARLBOROUGH_JOHN_CHURCHILL_1ST_.html (4701 words)

	Marlborough, New Hampshire
		Many of the settlers were from Marlborough, Massachusetts, which had been named for John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, in the late 1600's.
		Marlborough's population increased by a total of 448 residents, going from 1,561 in 1950 to 2,009 residents in 2000.
		The 2004 Census estimate for Marlborough was 2,077 residents, which ranked 132nd among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.
	www.nhes.state.nh.us /elmi/htmlprofiles/marlborough.html (349 words)

	Flanders, Brittany, Burgundy, Anjou, Normandy, Blois, Champagne, Toulouse, etc.
		Dukes of Gascony, 768-1038 AD The culture of the South of France in the 12th century is one of the first signs of the revival of civilization in Francia after the "second Dark Age" of the 9th and 10th centuries.
		Duke William V had three wives, and subsequent Dukes were descendants of William VIII, son of William V and Agnes of Burgundy.
		Marlborough may have been the greatest general of the age, and one of the greatest of any age.
	www.friesian.com /flanders.htm (10467 words)

	Counter-Culture Review : DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This History Channel presentation on the life and times of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough did its best to explain the complexities of the period c 1660-1714 and of the military campaigns in which he was involved.
		Viewers unacquainted with English and European history in the late 17th and early 18th centuries are unlikely, however, by the end of the programme to be any wiser than Kaspar.
		Marlborough`s campaign of 1704, culminating in his greatest victory in the Battle of Blenheim, was made a little clearer, but even here the map provided pre-supposed a sophisticated grasp on European geography.
	www.altculture.org /ccult/ccult405.html (278 words)

	Blenheim 1704: The Duke of Marlborough's Masterpiece (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The French were expecting Marlborough to attack France from the Low Countries, but instead he manoeuvred his army ever south and east, joining Prince Eugene of Savoy's forces.
		Marlborough needed to bring the French and Bavarians to battle: if no battle were fought, he'd only end up retiring the way he came, with an exposed Austria being forced to withdraw from the war.
		Marlborough found himself outnumbered in infantry and artillery, but had a considerable advantage in cavalry, and he planned to utilise that, seeing the clash of horse as being key to the outcome of this battle.
	www.armchairfans.co.uk /books/1841767719 (456 words)

	Duke of Marlborough Books and Articles - Research Duke of Marlborough at Questia Online Library
		Memoirs of the Duke of Marlborough with His Original Correspondence: Collected from the Family Records at Blenheim, and Other Authentic Sources, Vol.
		...members of the Duke of Gloucesters...appointing Marlborough as the boys...kin was the Duke of Berwick, the...the sister of Marlborough, since he was...created him a duke...
		How the duke of Marlborough was dismissed and disgraced 1711 133 V. How the Tory government proceeded...
	www.questia.com /library/history/duke-of-marlborough.jsp (526 words)

	John Singer Sargant : Duke of Marlborough
		Sargent painted the 9th Duke of Marlborough and his wife Consuelo Vanderbilt with their two sons, the Marquess of Blandford and Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill.
		Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, a direct descendant of John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough, was born on November, 30 1874 at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire.
		The 8th and 9th Duke, as well as Winston's father who was the 8th Duke's younger brother and the 9th Duke's cousin the 8th Duke of Roxburghe, all married Americans.
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	The Biography Channel - John Churchill (Duke of Marlborough) Biography
		His staunch support for Charles II of England paid off with the return of the king, and seventeen year-old John Churchill was appointed to the household of the Duke of York.
		In 1685, Charles II died and Churchill's former employer, the Duke of York, became James II of England.
		The same year, war with France finally broke out, Marlborough won a series of victories and was named Duke of Marlborough.
	www.thebiographychannel.co.uk /biography_home/416:0/John_Churchill_Duke_of_Marlborough_.htm (488 words)

	The Royal Pavilion Brighton UK for visitors and learners of English
		It has remained Marlborough House since it was bought by the Duke of Marlborough in 1771.
		The Duke employed Robert Adam to upgrade the house and it became one of the finest houses in Brighton.
		The Duke of Cumberland had a bad reputation because, in 1771, he had married an Irish widow, against the wishes of his brother, the king.
	www.btinternet.com /~ted.power/rp0232.html (718 words)

	Duke of Marlborough's pension (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		House of Commons.Select Committee on the Duke of Marlborough's Pension
		A pension of £5,000 was granted to the Duke of Marlborough and his successors in 1706, and the Act specified that the pension should be administered by the Post Office and not be taxed or charged in any way.
		In the same year the Land Tax Act made all pensions liable to a tax, except for those specifically named, of which the Duke of Marlborough's was not one.
	www.bopcris.ac.uk /bop1833/ref12.html (135 words)

	Winston Churchill to The Duke of Marlborough, December 7, 1909, Churchill and the Great Republic (A Library of Congress ...
		Winston Churchill to The Duke of Marlborough, December 7, 1909, Churchill and the Great Republic (A Library of Congress Interactive Exhibition, Text Version)
		Winston Churchill to The Duke of Marlborough, December 7, 1909
		In 1909 Churchill, then a Liberal, bet his Conservative cousin, the eighth Duke of Marlborough, that Parliament's House of Lords would not reject the reform budget as passed by the House of Commons.
	www.loc.gov /exhibits/churchill/interactive/_html/wc0054.html (125 words)

	Battle for Europe: How the Duke of Marlborough Masterminded the Defeat of the French at Blenheim, by Charles Spencer - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 1704, the armies of the French king Louis XIV, undefeated for two generations, were poised to extend the French frontiers to the Rhine and install a French prince on the Spanish throne.
		But as French forces marched toward Vienna, allied armies under the command of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, and Prince Eugène of Savoy set out to oppose them.
		Charles Spencer is the brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, and a direct descendant of the Duke of Marlborough.
	www.militaryink.com /books/2005/april/047171996X.htm (360 words)

	Janus: The Papers of the 7th Duke of Marlborough
		As Lord Blandford (the title of the Duke of Marlborough's heir), he became MP for the local constituency, Woodstock [Oxfordshire], from 1844-45, then 1847-57.
		Letters to both the Duke and Frances, Duchess of Marlborough from their third son, Lord Randolph Churchill and other family letters.
		The duke's political correspondence, 1840-80, previously held at the Archives Centre, was transferred to Cambridge University Library in 1996.
	janus.lib.cam.ac.uk /db/node.xsp?id=EAD/GBR/0014/MARB (537 words)

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