John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough

son of Lt.-Col. John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough

Date of Birth: 13-Apr-1926

Place of Birth: Blenheim Palace, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 16-Oct-2014

Profession: politician, justice of the peace

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, (13 April 1926 – 16 October 2014) was a British peer.
He was the elder son of The 10th Duke of Marlborough and his wife, The Hon.
Alexandra Mary Hilda Cadogan.
He was known as "Sunny" after his courtesy title of Earl of Sunderland. He was a relative of the Duke of Devonshire and a first cousin, twice removed, of the wartime Conservative Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill.
He was also a distant relative of Diana, Princess of Wales, as both belonged to the Spencer family, and of the Vanderbilt family through his paternal grandmother, Consuelo Vanderbilt. His principal seat was Blenheim Palace, in Woodstock, Oxfordshire.
He was ranked 224th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2004, with an estimated wealth of £185 million.
His death was announced on 16 October 2014 by Blenheim Palace.