John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough

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John George Vanderbilt Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, JP, DL (born 13 April 1926), is the son of Lt.-Col. John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough and his wife, Hon. Alexandra Mary Hilda Cadogan. His principal seat is Blenheim Palace, in Woodstock, Oxfordshire.

The Duke of Marlborough ranked 224th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2004, with an estimated wealth of £185m.

Contents 1 Spouses & Children 2 Titles & Honours 2.1 Titles 2.2 Honours

[edit] Spouses & Children

1. The then Marquess of Blandford married Susan Mary Hornby, daughter of Michael Charles St. John Hornby and Nicolette Joan Ward on 19 October 1951. They divorced in 1961. The Marquess and Marchioness had 3 children:

• John David Ivor Spencer-Churchill, Earl of Sunderland (1952–1955)
• Charles James Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford (born 1955)
• Lady Henrietta Mary Spencer-Churchill (born 1958)

2. He then married Athina Onassis, née Livanos, former wife of Aristotle Onassis, and daughter of Stavros G. Livanos. They were married from (1961–1971). The marriage produced no children.

3. Thirdly, he married Countess Dagmar Douglas, daughter of Carl Ludwig Douglas, Count Douglas and Ottora Haas-Heye on 20 May 1972. They have 3 children:

• The Lord Richard Spencer-Churchill (born and died 1973)
• The Lord Edward Albert Charles Spencer-Churchill (born 1974)
• The Lady Alexandra Elizabeth Spencer-Churchill (born 1977)

[edit] Titles & Honours

[edit] Titles

• John Spencer-Churchill, Earl of Sunderland (1926–1934)
• John Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford (1934–1972)
• His Grace The Most Noble John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough (1972–)

[edit] Honours

• Justice of the Peace
• Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire

Peerage of England
Preceded by John Spencer-Churchill	Duke of Marlborough 1972–Present	Succeeded by Current Incumbent
Order of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by His Grace the Duke of Devonshire	His Grace the Duke of Marlborough United Kingdom Order of Precedence Gentlemen	Succeeded by His Grace the Duke of Rutland