People/CharactersJohn Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
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Description | John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650–1722) and ancester of Winston Churchill, was an English general and statesman. Queen Anne made him a duke and the English nation paid for the initial construction of Blenheim Palace, named for the site of his great military victory in 1704. |