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John Churchill

General His Grace
The Duke of Marlborough
KG, PC
John Churchill Marlborough porträtterad av Adriaen van der Werff (1659-1722).jpg
First Lord of the Treasury
In office
8 May 1702 – 11 August 1710
Monarch Anne
Preceded by The Earl of Carlisle
Succeeded by The Earl Poulett
Personal details
Born (1650-05-26)26 May 1650
Ashe House, Devon, England
Died 16 June 1722 (1722-06-17) (aged 72)
Windsor Lodge, Berkshire, England
Signature
Military service
Allegiance  England (1667–1707)
 Great Britain (1707–22)
Service/branch English army
British army
Rank General
Commands Commander-in-Chief of the Forces
Master-General of the Ordnance
Battles/wars

Monmouth Rebellion

Nine Years' War

War of the Spanish Succession

Awards Knight of the Order of the Garter

Monmouth Rebellion

Nine Years' War

War of the Spanish Succession

General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Prince of Mindelheim, KG, PC (/ˈmɑːrlbərə/, often /ˈmɔːrlbrə/; 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.


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