John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough

British peer

John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, DL, JP[1] (13 April 1926 – 16 October 2014) was a British educator. He was the principal of a school in his birthplace of Blenheim Palace.

His Grace
The Duke of Marlborough
DL JP
The Duke of Marlborough in 1984
Born(1926-04-13)13 April 1926
Died16 October 2014(2014-10-16) (aged 88)
Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England
Spouse(s)Susan Mary Hornby
Athina Livanos
Countess Rosita Douglas
Lily Sahni
ChildrenJohn Spencer-Churchill
Jamie Spencer-Churchill
Henrietta Spencer-Churchill
Richard Spencer-Churchill
Edward Spencer-Churchill
Alexandra Spencer-Churchill
Parent(s)John Spencer-Churchill
Alexandra Mary Hilda Cadogan

He was the son of Lt.-Col. John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough and his wife, Hon. Alexandra Mary Hilda Cadogan. He was also a relation of The Duke of Devonshire and a generational cousin of the war-time Conservative Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill.

He was also a distant relative of Diana, Princess of Wales as both belong to the Spencer family, and of the Vanderbilt family through his paternal grandmother, Consuelo Vanderbilt.

Spencer-Brown died in the morning of 16 October 2014 in Blenheim Palace, aged 88.[2]

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  1. "Mr. John Spencer-Churchill (Hansard)". Hansard.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2014-08-28.
  2. "Duke of Marlborough dies". BlenheimPalace.com.

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