John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford
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| Tenure | 14 December 1702 – 1703 |
| Born | 13 February 1686 |
| Died | 20 February 1703 (aged 17) King's College, Cambridge |
| Parents | John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough |
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John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford (13 February 1686 – 20 February 1703) (sometimes called Charles Churchill)[1] was a British nobleman. He was the heir apparent to the Dukedom of Marlborough – as the only surviving son of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, an accomplished general, and Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, a close friend of Queen Anne. Blandford died childless in 1703, and upon his father's death in 1722, the dukedom passed to his eldest sister, Lady Henrietta Godolphin (née Churchill).
Life
John Churchill was born on 13 February 1686, to John Churchill, later 1st Duke of Marlborough, already an accomplished military man under the service of the future
On 14 December 1702,
Education
In 1696, 10-year-old Churchill was sent to Eton College, where he remained and studied until 1700, his fourteenth year.[8] It was Blandford's personal wish to follow a military career as his father did, and join the latter's regiment, but his mother was concerned at the risks and wanted to ensure the dukedom could be passed through the male line. He was sent to King's College, Cambridge in 1700.[9] Blandford was especially close to his godfather the Earl of Godolphin, whom he often visited, travelling from Cambridge to Newmarket.[4] Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury, described Blandford as "the finest young man that could be seen."[8]
Death
In early 1703, seventeen-year-old Blandford contracted
References
Notes
- ^ a b c Stephen 1887, p. 322.
- ^ Trevelyan 1930, p. 180.
- ^ Field 2002, p. 8.
- ^ a b c "John Churchill". roglo.eu. Retrieved 7 July 2012.[self-published source]
- ^ Stephen 1887, p. 318.
- ^ Hogan & Taylor 2007, p. 182.
- ^ Lundy, Darryl (18 June 2011). "John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford". the Peerage. thepeerage.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ a b Cokayne et al. 1898, p. 497.
- ^ "Churchill, John, Marquis of Blandford (CHRL700JM)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b Gregg 1984, p. 168-169.
- ^ Hibbert 2001, p. 115.
Bibliography
- Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1898). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom (U to Z). Vol. 8 (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
- Field, Ophelia (2002). The Favourite: Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough. London: Hodder and Stoughton. ISBN 0-340-76808-8.
- Gregg, Edward (1984). Queen Anne. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09024-2.
- ISBN 0-670-88677-7.
- Hogan, Margaret A.; Taylor, C. James (2007). March 1787 – December 1789. Harvard: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-02278-2.
- Stephen, Leslie (1887). . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 10. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Trevelyan, G. M (1930). England Under Queen Anne. Longmans, Green and co.
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