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John CHURCHILL 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire 1650–1722 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jun 1650

Birth Location: Ashe House, Musbury, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 16 Jun 1722

Death Location: Woodstock, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Winston CHURCHILL

Mother: Elizabeth (Churchill)

Spouse(s): Sarah (Churchill)

Children(s): Anne Sunderland, Elizabeth CHURCHILL, Mary (Montagu), John Blandford, Barbara Marlborough, Lord Marlborough, Margarett Churchill, Mary Churchill, Robert CHURCHILL

John CHURCHILL 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire was born in 1650 in Ashe House, Musbury, Devonshire, England, the child of Winston Churchill And Elizabeth Drake Churchill. John CHURCHILL 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire married Sarah Jennings Churchill, and had children including Anne Churchill Spencer Countess Of Sunderland, Barbara Henrietta Churchill 2Nd Duchess Of Marlborough, Elizabeth Churchill, John Churchill Marqess Of Blandford, Lord Charles 2Nd Duke Of Marlborough, Margarett Churchill, Mary Lady Duchess Montagu Churchill, Mary Churchill Montagu, Robert Churchill. John CHURCHILL 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire passed away in 1722 in Woodstock, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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  • John CHURCHILL 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire was born in 1650 in Ashe House, Musbury, Devonshire, England, the child of Winston Churchill And Elizabeth Drake Churchill.
  • John CHURCHILL 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire married Sarah Jennings Churchill, and had children including Anne Churchill Spencer Countess Of Sunderland, Barbara Henrietta Churchill 2Nd Duchess Of Marlborough, Elizabeth Churchill, John Churchill Marqess Of Blandford, Lord Charles 2Nd Duke Of Marlborough, Margarett Churchill, Mary Lady Duchess Montagu Churchill, Mary Churchill Montagu, Robert Churchill.
  • John CHURCHILL 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire passed away in 1722 in Woodstock, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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John Empire's Ancestors

Self
John Empire
1650–1722
Birth Place: Ashe House, Musbury, Devonshire, England
Parents
Winston CHURCHILL
1622–1688
Marlborough (Wiltshire) England
Elizabeth (DRAKE) (Churchill)
1620–1698
Ashe (Devonshire) England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Empire's Descendants

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John (CHURCHILL 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman) Empire (24 Jun 1650–16 Jun 1722) m. Sarah (JENNINGS) (Churchill) (29 MAY 1660–13 October 1744)
  1. 1. Anne (CHURCHILL (Spencer) Countess of) Sunderland 1682–1716 m. Charles (SPENCER 3rd Earl of) Sunderland 1675–1722
    1. 1. John (Althorp SPENCER Viscount) Althrop 1708–1746 m. Georgiana (Caroline) CARTERET 1716–1780
      1. 1. Diana SPENCER 1735–1743
      2. 2. John (SPENCER 1st Earl) Spencer 1734–1783 m. Margaret (Georgiana POYNTZ) (Spencer) 1737–1814
        1. 1. George (John SPENCER 2nd Earl of) Spencer 1758–1834 m. Lavinia (BINGHAM) (Spencer) 1762–1831
    2. 2. Charles (SPENCER 3rd Duke of Marlborough, 5th Earl of) Sunderland 1706–1758 m. Elizabeth (TREVOR (Spencer) ) –1761
      1. 1. Diana SPENCER 1734–1808
      2. 2. George (SPENCER 4th Duke) Marlborough 1739–1817 m. Caroline (RUSSELL) (Spencer) 1742–1811
        1. 1. George (SPENCER) CHURCHILL 1766–1840 m. Susan (STEWART) (Churchill) 1767–1841
        2. 2. Anne (SPENCER CHURCHILL (Ashley) Cooper) 1773–1865
        3. 3. Charlotte (SPENCER CHURCHILL) (Nares) 1769–1802
        4. 4. Amelia (Sophia SPENCER CHURCHILL) (Boyce) 1784–1829
        5. 5. Francis (Almeric SPENCER) CHURCHILL 1779–1845 m. Frances (FITZROY) (Spencer) 1780–1866
        6. 6. Caroline (SPENCER) (Agar-Ellis) 1763–1813
      3. 3. Elizabeth SPENCER 1737–1794
    3. 3. Lady (Diana) Spencer 1710–1735
  2. 2. Elizabeth CHURCHILL 1688–1714
  3. 3. Mary (CHURCHILL) (Montagu) 1689–1751
  4. 4. John (CHURCHILL Marqess of) Blandford 1686–1703
  5. 5. Barbara (Henrietta CHURCHILL 2nd Duchess of) Marlborough 1681–1737
  6. 6. Lord (Charles 2nd Duke of) Marlborough 1688–1692
  7. 7. Margarett Churchill 1690–1787
  8. 8. Mary ("Lady Duchess Montagu") Churchill 1705–1751
  9. 9. Robert CHURCHILL 1673–1743

John Empire's Timeline

2 Records

1650
24 Jun 1650
Birth of John CHURCHILL 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire in Ashe House, Musbury, Devonshire, England
Ashe House, Musbury, Devonshire, England
1722
16 Jun 1722
Age 72
Death of John CHURCHILL 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire in Cranbourne Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire, England
Cranbourne Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1650
    Event Place: Ashe House, Musbury, Devonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1722
    Event Place: Cranbourne Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodstock, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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