John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough
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Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough, KG, TD, PC (13 November 1871 – 30 June 1934), styled Earl of Sunderland until 1883 and Marquess of Blandford between 1883 and 1892, was a British soldier and Conservative politician, and a close friend of his first cousin Winston Churchill.
Feb 26, 2018 · Consuelo’s 1895 marriage to Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill, 9th duke of Marlborough, made her a duchess and provided a dowry that kept Blenheim afloat. Theirs has been described as one of the most unhappy and blatantly arranged marriages in history.
Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough. (1871-1934), Under-Secretary for the Colonies. Sitter in 10 portraits. In 1895, Charles Spencer-Churchill married the American railroad heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt.
Consuelo Vanderbilt married the 9th Duke of Marlborough at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, New York City, on November 6, 1895. They had two sons, John Albert William Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford (who became 10th Duke of Marlborough), and Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill.
The 7th Duke was the paternal grandfather of the British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, born at Blenheim Palace on 30 November 1874. The 11th Duke, John Spencer-Churchill died in 2014, having assumed the title in 1972. The 12th and present Duke is Charles James Spencer-Churchill .
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough,, styled Earl of Sunderland until 1883 and Marquess of Blandford between 1883 and 1892, was a British soldier and Conservative politician, and a close friend of his first cousin Winston Churchill.
Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9 th Duke of Marlborough (1871-1934), was born in the Northern Indian city of Simla and educated at Winchester and Trinity College, Cambridge.
