11th Duke of Marlborough
John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, JP, DL, was the son of Lt.-Col. John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough, and his wife, Hon. Alexandra Mary Hilda Cadogan. Grandson of Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough and Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan and the 3x great grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Styled the Earl of Sunderland at his birth, he became the Marquess of Blandford in 1934 and then Duke of Marlborough upon his father's death in 1972.
As a young man he was an escort for Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II.
He married Susan Mary Hornby, daughter of Michael Charles St John Hornby and Nicolette Joan Ward, on 19 October 1951.[2] They divorced in 1961 and had three offspring:
-John David Ivor Spencer-Churchill, Earl of Sunderland (1952–1955), a god-son of Princess Margaret.[3]
-Charles James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough (born 1955)
-Lady Henrietta Mary Spencer-Churchill (born 1958)
He married second Athina Onassis, née Livanos, former wife of Aristotle Onassis, and daughter of Stavros Livanos in 1961. They divorced in 1971.
He married third Countess Rosita Douglas-Stjernorp, daughter of ambassador Count Carl Douglas-Stjernorp and Ottora Haas-Heye on 20 May 1972. They divorced on 15 May 2008.[4] They had three offspring:
-Lord Richard Spencer-Churchill (born 1973; died four months later)
-Lord Edward Albert Charles Spencer-Churchill (born 1974)
-Lady Alexandra Elizabeth Spencer-Churchill (born 1977)
He married fourthLily Mahtani née Sahni (born ca. 1957 Iran), former wife of Ratan Mahtani, a wealthy Indian expatriate businessman on 3 December 2008 in a private chapel at Blenheim Palace, his family's seat.
The Duke was educated at Eton College and served seven years in the Life Guards in which achieved the rank of Captain. In 1972, on inheriting the Dukedom, he took over the management of Blenheim Palace and the Blenheim estate.
In order to fund the maintenance of the house, he opened it to visitors and as a film set, and established a number of businesses including a garden furniture company and a water bottling plant. [7]
He was also active in a range of organisations, including the Thames and Chilterns Tourist Board and Oxford United Football Club. He served as Vice President of Witney Conservatives, the local party of David Cameron.
John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, JP, DL, was the son of Lt.-Col. John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough, and his wife, Hon. Alexandra Mary Hilda Cadogan. Grandson of Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough and Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan and the 3x great grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Styled the Earl of Sunderland at his birth, he became the Marquess of Blandford in 1934 and then Duke of Marlborough upon his father's death in 1972.
As a young man he was an escort for Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II.
He married Susan Mary Hornby, daughter of Michael Charles St John Hornby and Nicolette Joan Ward, on 19 October 1951.[2] They divorced in 1961 and had three offspring:
-John David Ivor Spencer-Churchill, Earl of Sunderland (1952–1955), a god-son of Princess Margaret.[3]
-Charles James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough (born 1955)
-Lady Henrietta Mary Spencer-Churchill (born 1958)
He married second Athina Onassis, née Livanos, former wife of Aristotle Onassis, and daughter of Stavros Livanos in 1961. They divorced in 1971.
He married third Countess Rosita Douglas-Stjernorp, daughter of ambassador Count Carl Douglas-Stjernorp and Ottora Haas-Heye on 20 May 1972. They divorced on 15 May 2008.[4] They had three offspring:
-Lord Richard Spencer-Churchill (born 1973; died four months later)
-Lord Edward Albert Charles Spencer-Churchill (born 1974)
-Lady Alexandra Elizabeth Spencer-Churchill (born 1977)
He married fourthLily Mahtani née Sahni (born ca. 1957 Iran), former wife of Ratan Mahtani, a wealthy Indian expatriate businessman on 3 December 2008 in a private chapel at Blenheim Palace, his family's seat.
The Duke was educated at Eton College and served seven years in the Life Guards in which achieved the rank of Captain. In 1972, on inheriting the Dukedom, he took over the management of Blenheim Palace and the Blenheim estate.
In order to fund the maintenance of the house, he opened it to visitors and as a film set, and established a number of businesses including a garden furniture company and a water bottling plant. [7]
He was also active in a range of organisations, including the Thames and Chilterns Tourist Board and Oxford United Football Club. He served as Vice President of Witney Conservatives, the local party of David Cameron.
11th Duke of Marlborough
John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, JP, DL, was the son of Lt.-Col. John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough, and his wife, Hon. Alexandra Mary Hilda Cadogan. Grandson of Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough and Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan and the 3x great grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Styled the Earl of Sunderland at his birth, he became the Marquess of Blandford in 1934 and then Duke of Marlborough upon his father's death in 1972.
As a young man he was an escort for Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II.
He married Susan Mary Hornby, daughter of Michael Charles St John Hornby and Nicolette Joan Ward, on 19 October 1951.[2] They divorced in 1961 and had three offspring:
-John David Ivor Spencer-Churchill, Earl of Sunderland (1952–1955), a god-son of Princess Margaret.[3]
-Charles James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough (born 1955)
-Lady Henrietta Mary Spencer-Churchill (born 1958)
He married second Athina Onassis, née Livanos, former wife of Aristotle Onassis, and daughter of Stavros Livanos in 1961. They divorced in 1971.
He married third Countess Rosita Douglas-Stjernorp, daughter of ambassador Count Carl Douglas-Stjernorp and Ottora Haas-Heye on 20 May 1972. They divorced on 15 May 2008.[4] They had three offspring:
-Lord Richard Spencer-Churchill (born 1973; died four months later)
-Lord Edward Albert Charles Spencer-Churchill (born 1974)
-Lady Alexandra Elizabeth Spencer-Churchill (born 1977)
He married fourthLily Mahtani née Sahni (born ca. 1957 Iran), former wife of Ratan Mahtani, a wealthy Indian expatriate businessman on 3 December 2008 in a private chapel at Blenheim Palace, his family's seat.
The Duke was educated at Eton College and served seven years in the Life Guards in which achieved the rank of Captain. In 1972, on inheriting the Dukedom, he took over the management of Blenheim Palace and the Blenheim estate.
In order to fund the maintenance of the house, he opened it to visitors and as a film set, and established a number of businesses including a garden furniture company and a water bottling plant. [7]
He was also active in a range of organisations, including the Thames and Chilterns Tourist Board and Oxford United Football Club. He served as Vice President of Witney Conservatives, the local party of David Cameron.
John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, JP, DL, was the son of Lt.-Col. John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough, and his wife, Hon. Alexandra Mary Hilda Cadogan. Grandson of Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough and Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan and the 3x great grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Styled the Earl of Sunderland at his birth, he became the Marquess of Blandford in 1934 and then Duke of Marlborough upon his father's death in 1972.
As a young man he was an escort for Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II.
He married Susan Mary Hornby, daughter of Michael Charles St John Hornby and Nicolette Joan Ward, on 19 October 1951.[2] They divorced in 1961 and had three offspring:
-John David Ivor Spencer-Churchill, Earl of Sunderland (1952–1955), a god-son of Princess Margaret.[3]
-Charles James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough (born 1955)
-Lady Henrietta Mary Spencer-Churchill (born 1958)
He married second Athina Onassis, née Livanos, former wife of Aristotle Onassis, and daughter of Stavros Livanos in 1961. They divorced in 1971.
He married third Countess Rosita Douglas-Stjernorp, daughter of ambassador Count Carl Douglas-Stjernorp and Ottora Haas-Heye on 20 May 1972. They divorced on 15 May 2008.[4] They had three offspring:
-Lord Richard Spencer-Churchill (born 1973; died four months later)
-Lord Edward Albert Charles Spencer-Churchill (born 1974)
-Lady Alexandra Elizabeth Spencer-Churchill (born 1977)
He married fourthLily Mahtani née Sahni (born ca. 1957 Iran), former wife of Ratan Mahtani, a wealthy Indian expatriate businessman on 3 December 2008 in a private chapel at Blenheim Palace, his family's seat.
The Duke was educated at Eton College and served seven years in the Life Guards in which achieved the rank of Captain. In 1972, on inheriting the Dukedom, he took over the management of Blenheim Palace and the Blenheim estate.
In order to fund the maintenance of the house, he opened it to visitors and as a film set, and established a number of businesses including a garden furniture company and a water bottling plant. [7]
He was also active in a range of organisations, including the Thames and Chilterns Tourist Board and Oxford United Football Club. He served as Vice President of Witney Conservatives, the local party of David Cameron.
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