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- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough abstract "John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Prince of Mindelheim, Prince of Mellenburg, KG, PC (/ˈmɑrlbərə/, often /ˈmɔrlbrə/; 26 May 1650 – 16 June 1722 O.S), was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs. Rising from a lowly page at the court of the House of Stuart, he served James, Duke of York, through the 1670s and early 1680s, earning military and political advancement through his courage and diplomatic skill. Churchill's role in defeating the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685 helped secure James on the throne, yet just three years later he abandoned his Catholic patron for the Protestant Dutchman, William of Orange. Honoured for his services at William's coronation with the earldom of Marlborough, he served with further distinction in the early years of the Nine Years' War, but persistent charges of Jacobitism brought about his fall from office and temporary imprisonment in the Tower. It was not until the accession of Queen Anne in 1702 that Marlborough reached the zenith of his powers and secured his fame and fortune.His marriage to the hot-tempered Sarah Jennings – Anne's intimate friend – ensured Marlborough's rise, first to the Captain-Generalcy of British forces, then to a dukedom. Becoming de facto leader of Allied forces during the War of the Spanish Succession, his victories on the fields of Blenheim (1704), Ramillies (1706), Oudenarde (1708), and Malplaquet (1709), ensured his place in history as one of Europe's great generals. But his wife's stormy relationship with the Queen, and her subsequent dismissal from court, was central to his own fall. Incurring Anne's disfavour, and caught between Tory and Whig factions, Marlborough, who had brought glory and success to Anne's reign, was forced from office and went into self-imposed exile. He returned to England and to influence under the House of Hanover with the accession of George I to the British throne in 1714. Marlborough's insatiable ambition made him the richest of all Anne's subjects. His family connections wove him into the fabric of European politics (his sister Arabella became James II's mistress, and their son, the Duke of Berwick, emerged as one of Louis XIV's greatest Marshals). His leadership of the allied armies consolidated Britain's emergence as a front-rank power. He successfully maintained unity among the allies, thereby demonstrating his diplomatic skills. Throughout ten consecutive campaigns during the Spanish Succession war Marlborough held together a discordant coalition through his sheer force of personality and raised the standing of British arms to a level not known since the Middle Ages. Although in the end he could not compel total capitulation from his enemies, his victories allowed Britain to rise from a minor to a major power, ensuring the country's growing prosperity throughout the 18th century.".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough alias "Marlborough, 1st Duke of".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough allegiance "(1667–1707)".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough allegiance "(1707–22)".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough award Order_of_the_Garter.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough award Privy_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battle Battle_of_Blenheim.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battle Battle_of_Elixheim.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battle Battle_of_Malplaquet.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battle Battle_of_Oudenarde.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battle Battle_of_Ramillies.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battle Battle_of_Schellenberg.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battle Battle_of_Sedgemoor.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battle Battle_of_Walcourt.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battle Monmouth_Rebellion.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battle Nine_Years'_War.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battle Siege_of_Bouchain.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battle Siege_of_Lille_(1708).
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battle War_of_the_Spanish_Succession.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough birthDate "1650-05-26".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough birthPlace Devon.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough birthYear "1650".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough deathDate "1722-06-27".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough deathPlace Cumberland_Lodge.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough deathYear "1722".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough lccnId "n/80/79938".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough militaryBranch British_Army.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough militaryBranch English_Army.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough militaryCommand "Commander-in-Chief of the Forces".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough militaryCommand "Master-General of the Ordnance".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough thumbnail John_Churchill_Marlborough_porträtterad_av_Adriaen_van_der_Werff_(1659-1722).jpg?width=300.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough viafId "29153".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough wikiPageID "142292".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough wikiPageRevisionID "603882313".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough after Henrietta_Godolphin,_2nd_Duchess_of_Marlborough.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough after Montagu_Venables-Bertie,_2nd_Earl_of_Abingdon.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough after William_Cadogan,_1st_Earl_Cadogan.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough alternativeNames "Marlborough, 1st Duke of".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough awards Order_of_the_Garter.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough awards Privy_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battles Battle_of_Blenheim.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battles Battle_of_Elixheim.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battles Battle_of_Malplaquet.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battles Battle_of_Oudenarde.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battles Battle_of_Ramillies.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battles Battle_of_Schellenberg.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battles Battle_of_Sedgemoor.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battles Battle_of_Walcourt.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battles Siege_of_Bouchain.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battles Siege_of_Lille_(1708).
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battles "Monmouth Rebellion".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battles "Nine Years' War".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough battles "War of the Spanish Succession".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough before Henry_Sydney,_1st_Earl_of_Romney.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough before James_Butler,_2nd_Duke_of_Ormonde.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough before Montagu_Venables-Bertie,_2nd_Earl_of_Abingdon.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough birthDate "1650-05-26".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough birthPlace "Ashe House, Devon".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough branch British_Army.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough branch English_Army.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough caption "The Duke of Marlborough. Oil by Adriaen van der Werff.".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough commands Commander-in-Chief_of_the_Forces.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough commands Master-General_of_the_Ordnance.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough crest "A lion couchant guardant argent, supporting with its dexter forepaw a banner gules, charged with a dexter hand appaumée of the first, staff Or.".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough dateOfBirth "1650-05-26".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough dateOfDeath "1722-06-27".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough deathDate "--06-16".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough deathPlace Cumberland_Lodge.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough escutcheon "Sable a lion rampant argent on a canton of the last a cross gules.".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough hasPhotoCollection John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough helm "Ducal coronet".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough laterwork "Governor of The Hudson's Bay Company".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough lccn "n/80/79938".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough motto "Fiel pero desdichado".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough name Grace_(style).
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough name "Churchill, John".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough name "KG PC".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough name "The Duke of Marlborough".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough notes "The arms of the 1st Duke of Marlborough must not be confused with those of the 5th Duke and his successors, which also incorporate the Spencer arms. The heraldic achievement shown here also represents the 1st Duke's lands in Mindelheim.".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough orders "Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough placeOfBirth "Ashe House, Devon".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough placeOfDeath "Windsor Lodge".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough rank General_officer.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough rows "2".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough rows "3".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough shortDescription "British army officer and statesman".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough supporters "Two wyverns wings elevated gules, collared and chained sable, each collar charged with three escallops argent. These are derived from the arms of the Duke's mother's family, Drake of Ash .".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough title Captain_general.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough title Commander-in-Chief_of_the_Forces.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough title Duke_of_Marlborough_(title).
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough title Earl_of_Marlborough.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough title Lord_Lieutenant_of_Oxfordshire.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough title Master-General_of_the_Ordnance.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough title Principality_of_Mindelheim.
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough title "3".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough title "Captain and Colonel of the".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough title "Colonel of The Duke of Marlborough's Regiment of Foot".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough title "Colonel of The King's Own Royal Regiment of Dragoons".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough title "Colonel of The Ordnance Regiment".
- John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough title "Colonel of the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards".