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Marlborough and realised

Both
the Imperial Austrian Ambassador in London
, Count Wratislaw
, and the Duke of Marlborough realised the implications
of the situation on
the Danube
.

If
the Allies were not
to be outnumbered on
the Danube
, Eugene
realised he must either try
to cut Tallard off
before he could get there
, or
, he must hasten
to reinforce
Marlborough.
Marlborough and great

However
, Marlborough was convinced
of the urgency –
" I am very sensible that
I take a
great deal upon me ", he had earlier written
to Godolphin
, " but should
I act otherwise
, the Empire would be undone ..."

The Whigs vigorously supported
the War
of the Spanish Succession
and became even more influential after
the Duke of Marlborough won a
great victory at
the Battle
of Blenheim in 1704
.

The French
and the Tories in England dismissed arguments that only Dutch obstructionism had robbed
Marlborough of a
great victory in 1705
, confirmed in their belief that Blenheim had been a lucky strike
and that
Marlborough was a general not
to be feared
.

Nevertheless
, major setbacks in Spain at Almanza
and along
the Rhine in Southern Germany
, had caused
Marlborough great anxiety
and made
the Dutch even less cooperative
, vetoing
the Duke's plans for any major action in
the Low Countries
.

In
the decade he held command
, 1702 – 11
, Marlborough fought five
great battles
and besieged
and captured over thirty enemy fortresses
.
Marlborough was welcomed
and fêted
by the people
and courts
of Europe
, where he was not only respected as a
great general but also as a prince
of the Holy Roman Empire
.
Marlborough was more likely
to manoeuvre than his opponents
, and was better at maintaining operational tempo at critical times
, yet
the Duke qualifies more as a
great practitioner within
the constraints
of early 18th century warfare
, rather than as a
great innovator who radically redefined military theory
.

She had befriended
the young Princess Anne
and later
, when
the princess became Queen
, the Duchess
of Marlborough, as her majesty's Mistress
of the Robes
, exerted
great influence over
the Queen on both personal
and political levels
.

However
, the ducal family still entertain in
the state rooms
, and dine on special occasions in
the saloon
, around
the great silver centrepiece depicting
the 1st
Duke of Marlborough on horseback —
the same piece that Consuelo Vanderbilt liked
to call her cache mari because
it conveniently hid her detested husband
, across
the table
, from view
.

For
the last
of his four
great battlefield victories
, Marlborough received no personal letter
of thanks
from Queen Anne
.

The first production
of Addison's Cato was made
by the Whigs
the occasion
of a
great demonstration
of indignation against
the peace
, and by Bolingbroke for presenting
the actor Barton Booth
with a purse
of fifty guineas for
" defending
the cause
of liberty against a perpetual dictator
" (
Marlborough ).

Luckily
, as opposed
to more than a few contemporary heiresses in search
of her particular prince charming
, Consuelo Vanderbilt was a
great beauty
, with a face compelling enough
to cause
the playwright Sir James Barrie
, author
of Peter Pan
, to write
, " I would stand all day in
the street
to see Consuelo
Marlborough get into her carriage
.

The Imperial eggs enjoyed
great fame
, and Fabergé made some other large eggs for a few select private clients
, such as
the Duchess
of Marlborough, the Nobels
, the Rothschilds
and the Yusupovs
.

The greater part
of the art treasures
and curios were sold off in 1886
, and the great library collected
by Charles Spencer
, Earl
of Sunderland
, the son-in-law
of the first
Duke of Marlborough, in 1881
.

In 1705 Prince Eugene
of Savoy requested Stepney's withdrawal on
the grounds
of his alleged favouritism towards
the Hungarian insurgents
, but
the demand was taken back at
the request
of John Churchill
, 1st
Duke of Marlborough, who had
great confidence in Stepney
.

* Son
of Emperor Leopold
I. Allied
with the British during
the War
of the Spanish Succession where his
great general Eugene
of Savoy worked
with the Duke of Marlborough to prevent
the throne
of Spain going
to the French
.
Marlborough in particular made
great use of the services
of Sir Solomon de Medina
, and indeed was publicly charged
with taking an annual subvention
from him
.

21 preach ’ d ... Aug
. 19
, 1708
, being
the thanksgiving day for
the late
great victory obtain ’ d ... near Audenarde
, by her Majesties forces
, ... under
the command
of the duke
of Marlborough.

Sandridge was one
of the earlier homes
of the great English general
, John Churchill
, 1st
Duke of Marlborough, and his infamous wife
, Sarah
, a favourite
of Queen Anne
.

He was ambassador in Paris ( 1715 – 1720 ),
and, besides seeing service under
Marlborough, was commander-in-chief
of the British forces on
the Continent in 1742
, showing
great gallantry at Dettingen
.

On several occasions he appeared
, with great success
, at St
. George's
and St James's Halls
, and not infrequently he gave story-tellings
before the young princes
and princesses at
Marlborough House
and at well-known social gatherings
.
" Anne's reign saw two wars
and great triumphs
by John Churchill
, the Duke of Marlborough.
Marlborough and opportunity

Moreover
, this disposition – concave in relation
to the Allied army – gave
Marlborough the opportunity to form a more compact line
, drawn up in a shorter front between
the ‘ horns ’
of the French crescent ; when
the Allied blow came
it would be more concentrated
and carry more weight
.

The services
of both were so appreciated
by the nation that they were able for a time
to regard
the loss
of the queen ’ s favour
with indifference
, and even in 1708
to procure
the expulsion
of Harley from office ; but after
the Tory reaction which followed
the impeachment
of Henry Sacheverell
, who abused Godolphin under
the name
of Volpone
, the queen made
use of the opportunity to get rid
of Marlborough by abruptly dismissing Godolphin
from office on 7 August 1710
.
Marlborough and created

The dukedom was
created in 1702
by Queen Anne ; John Churchill
, whose wife was a favourite
of the queen
, had earlier been made Lord Churchill
of Eyemouth in
the Scottish peerage ( 1682 ), which became extinct
with his death
, and Earl
of Marlborough ( 1689 )
by King William III
.

The
Duke of Marlborough holds certain subsidiary titles
: Marquess
of Blandford (
created 1702 ), Earl
of Sunderland ( 1643 ), Earl
of Marlborough ( 1689 ), Baron Spencer
, of Wormleighton ( 1603 ),
and Baron Churchill
, of Sandridge ( 1685 ) ( all are in
the English peerage ).

The title
of Earl
of Marlborough, which was
created for Churchill in 1689
, had been
created one time previously in British history
, for James Ley
, in 1626
.

* December 14 – John Churchill is
created duke
of Marlborough.
Marlborough also received numerous honours
from the Queen ; he was
created a Knight
of the Garter
and was elevated
to the rank
of duke
.

As part
of William
and Mary's coronation honours
, Churchill was
created Earl
of Marlborough on 9 April 1689 ( O
. S
.

As part
of William III's coronation honours Churchill was
created Earl
of Marlborough, sworn
to the Privy Council
, and made a Gentleman
of the King's Bedchamber
.

The
Marlborough Sounds are an extensive network
of sea-drowned valleys
created by a combination
of land subsidence
and rising sea levels at
the north
of the South Island
of New Zealand
.

Rego was signed
by the London based gallery
Marlborough Fine Art in 1987
, and has shown there on numerous occasions
, including a series
of works based on Peter Pan in 1992
, the celebrated ' Dog Woman ' series in 1994
, and ' Oratorio ', a triptych format altarpiece
, in 2010
created for
the exhibition ' Mat Collishaw
, Tracey Emin & Paula Rego at
the Foundling Museum ', held at
the Foundling Museum
, London
.

Earl Spencer is a title in
the Peerage
of Great Britain that
, was
created on 1 November 1765
, along
with the title Viscount Althorp
, of Althorp in
the County
of Northamptonshire
, for John Spencer
, 1st Viscount Spencer
, a great-grandson
of the 1st
Duke of Marlborough.

The title
of Baron Churchill
, of Whichwood in
the County
of Oxford
, was
created in
the Peerage
of the United Kingdom in 1815 for his grandfather Lord Francis Spencer
, younger son
of George Spencer
, 4th
Duke of Marlborough ( see
Duke of Marlborough ( title ) for earlier history
of the family ).

Earl
of Marlborough is a title that has been
created twice
, both times in
the Peerage
of England
.

The second creation came on 9 April 1689
, when John Churchill
, 1st Baron Churchill
, was
created Earl
of Marlborough, in
the County
of Wiltshire
, for his role in
the Glorious Revolution
.

He was subsequently
created Duke of Marlborough, and the earldom has since descended
with the dukedom
.

King George II revived
the order when he
created sixteen knights bannerets on
the field
of the Battle
of Dettingen in 1743
: the Dukes
of Cumberland
and Marlborough ;
the Earls
of Stair
, Dunmore
, Crawford
, Rothes
and Albemarle ;
and Generals Honywood
, Hawley
, Cope
, Ligonier
, Campbell
, Bland
, Onslow
, Pulteney
and Huske
.

For David Manning White's
Marlborough House
, Evans
created the cover illustration for The Black Swallow
of Death
: The Incredible Story
of Eugene Jacques Bullard
, The World's First Black Combat Aviator
by P
. J
.

The township was
created in 1974 after
the amalgamation
of two other townships
: Marlborough, and North Gower
.

The garden is in a location that was originally
the home paddock
of " The Wilderness ", a former Victorian house built within
the landscape garden
created between 1798
and 1819
by George
, Marquis
of Blandford
, later
the 5th
Duke of Marlborough.

On 31 December 1624
, James
I created him Baron Ley
, of Ley in
the County
of Devon
, and on 5 February 1626
, Charles
I created him Earl
of Marlborough.

He was
created Baron Ley
, and then in 1626 Earl
of Marlborough.
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