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Churchill family

Every case in the archive that involves the Churchill family, best-known first.

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Under each headline: who in the family is in the case. Each card opens the full cited case.

Cases
2
Years
1722 to 2014
Countries
United Kingdom
Subjects
European families, Military families
Updated
30 October 2026
Blenheim Palace, where the story took place2014 · Woodstock, OxfordshireThe 11th Duke of Marlborough went to court in 1994 so his drug-addicted heir would never control Blenheim PalaceJohn Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, went to court to keep his son and heir Jamie, Marquess of Blandford, from controlling Blenheim Palace.John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, owned Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. His heir was his eldest surviving son, Jamie, Marquess of Blandford, born in 1955. Jamie's drug addiction was public.The Guardian and 7 moreJohn Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough: John Churchill (1650–1722), 1st Duke of Marlborough, Captain-General of the English Forces and Master-General of the Ord1722 · Windsor LodgeMarlborough's £5,000 Post Office pension was paid to his heirs for 178 years, and Blenheim's builders went unpaid in 1712John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and ancestor of Winston Churchill, won the £5,000 Post Office pension his heirs drew for 178 years.After Blenheim, Queen Anne gave John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, £5,000 a year from the Post Office for her own life. The Commons refused to make it permanent.UK Parliament, Hansard and 3 more