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John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

1650 - 1722

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General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, (26 May 1650 – 16 June 1722 O.S.) was a British army officer and statesman. From a gentry family, he served as a page at the court of the House of Stuart under James, Duke of York, through the 1670s and early 1680s, earning military and political advancement through his courage and diplomatic skill. He is known for never having lost a battle. Churchill's role in defeating the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685 helped secure James on the throne, but he was a key player in the military conspiracy that led to James being deposed during the Glorious Revolution. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough is the 222nd most popular military personnel (down from 181st in 2019), the 531st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 342nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular British Military Personnel.

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, is most famous for his military career as a general in the British Army. He served in the Nine Years' War, the War of the Spanish Succession, and the War of the Quadruple Alliance.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ranks 222 out of 2,058. Before him are Josip Jelačić, Yūsuf Balasaguni, Friedrich Olbricht, Wilhelm List, Yue Fei, and Parmenion. After him are Rudolf Abel, Maurice Gamelin, Aleksei Brusilov, Pierre Augereau, Władysław Sikorski, and Lavr Kornilov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1650, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ranks 2. Before him is William III of England. After him are Thomas Savery, Tituba, Ahmad Khani, Jean Bart, Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel, Frederick Casimir Kettler, Anne Jules de Noailles, Vincenzo Coronelli, Joachim Neander, and Robert de Visée. Among people deceased in 1722, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ranks 3. Before him are Kangxi Emperor, and Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine. After him are Bartholomew Roberts, John Toland, Johann Kuhnau, Pierre Varignon, Johann Adam Reincken, Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld, Adriaen van der Werff, Marie Anne de La Trémoille, princesse des Ursins, and Claude Gillot.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ranks 531 out of 8,785. Before him are Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (1984), Kenny Baker (1934), Ian Holm (1931), Theresa May (1956), David Brewster (1781), and Cynric (450). After him are Rudolf Abel (1903), Sweyn II of Denmark (1020), Patrick Stewart (1940), George Eliot (1819), Charles Lyell (1797), and Robert Burns (1759).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ranks 13. Before him are Claude Auchinleck (1884), John Hawkins (1532), Alexander Selkirk (1676), William Stuart-Houston (1911), Gertrude Bell (1868), and Captain Tom (1920). After him are Rudolf Abel (1903), Jack Phillips (1887), Hugh Dowding (1882), Timothy Laurence (1955), Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby (1861), and Henry Maitland Wilson (1881).

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