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John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (26 May 1650 - 16 Jun 1722)

Relevant locations: Title (royalty or holy order) Marlborough, Wiltshire
References in Documents:
A Catalogue of the Benefactors to the Anatomy Schoole in Oxon. (Rawlinson Q.e. 36) The Rev. M. Gandy, formerly of Oriel Coll. one of the Proctors of the Univ. gave (Feb. 13th 1712/13) A Tobacco-stopper, made out of the an Oake, that lately stood in St. James's Park, but was destroyed by the Duke of Marlborough for building his House at St. James's. The said oak came from an Acorn planted there by K. Charles the second, being one of those Acorns that he gathered from the famous Royal Oak when he was preserved in it from the Fury of the Rebells in his Defeat by them at Worcester.