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George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough KG FRS (January 26 1739 – January 29 1817) was a British
United Kingdom

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 nobleman. Born the son of Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough
Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough

Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, 5th Earl of Sunderland Order of the Garter, Privy Council of Great Britain was a British politician of the 18th century....
, he was known as Marquess of Blandford until succeeding his father in 1758. His siblings were Charles, Diana, and Elizabeth. He was educated at Eton
Eton College

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, and in 1755 entered the Coldstream Guards
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 as an Ensign
Ensign (rank)

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, becoming a Captain
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)

File:UK-Army-OF2.gifCaptain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2....
 with the 20th Regiment of Foot in the following year.

After inheriting the dukedom
Dukedom

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, Marlborough took his seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords

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 in 1760, becoming Lord Lieutenant
Lord Lieutenant

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 of Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire

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 in that same year.






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George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough KG FRS (January 26 1739 – January 29 1817) was a British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 nobleman. Born the son of Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough
Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough

Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, 5th Earl of Sunderland Order of the Garter, Privy Council of Great Britain was a British politician of the 18th century....
, he was known as Marquess of Blandford until succeeding his father in 1758. His siblings were Charles, Diana, and Elizabeth. He was educated at Eton
Eton College

Eton College, also known as Eton, is a world-famous British independent school for boys, founded in 1440 by Henry VI of England. It was founded as the King's College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor....
, and in 1755 entered the Coldstream Guards
Coldstream Guards

Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division....
 as an Ensign
Ensign (rank)

Ensign is a junior rank of Officer #Commissioned officers in the militaries of some countries, normally in the infantry or navy. As the junior officer in an infantry regiment was traditionally the carrier of the ensign, the rank itself acquired the name....
, becoming a Captain
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)

File:UK-Army-OF2.gifCaptain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2....
 with the 20th Regiment of Foot in the following year.

After inheriting the dukedom
Dukedom

Dukedom may refer to:* Duchy , a territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess* Duke, "dukedom" as a noble rank* Dukedom, Kentucky, a town in the United States...
, Marlborough took his seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords

The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords". The Parliament comprises the British monarchy, the British House of Commons , and the Lords....
 in 1760, becoming Lord Lieutenant
Lord Lieutenant

The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British monarch's personal representatives in the United Kingdom, usually in a county or similar circumscription, with varying tasks throughout history....
 of Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire is a county in the South East England region, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire....
 in that same year. The following year, he bore the sceptre
Sceptre

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 with the cross at the coronation
Coronation

A coronation is a ceremony marking the investiture of a monarch with regal power, specifically involving the placement of a coronation crown upon his or her head, and the presentation of other items of regalia....
 of George III
George III of the United Kingdom

George III was Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death....
. In 1762, he was made Lord Chamberlain
Lord Chamberlain

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 as well as a Privy Counsellor, and after a year succeeded this appointment as Lord Privy Seal
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. An amateur astronomer, he built a private observatory at his residence, Blenheim Palace. He kept up a lively scientific correspondence with Hans Count von Bruhl, another aristocratic dilettante in astronomy.

The Duke was made a Knight of the Garter in 1768, and was elected to the Royal Society in 1786. He married Lady Caroline Russell, daughter of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford

John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford Knight of the Garter, Privy Council of Great Britain, Royal Society was an 18th century Kingdom of Great Britain statesman....
, in 1762, by whom he had eight children:

  • Lady Caroline Spencer (1763–1813), married the 2nd Viscount Clifden and had issue, incl. George Agar-Ellis, 1st Baron Dover
    George Agar-Ellis, 1st Baron Dover

    George James Welbore Agar-Ellis, Baron Dover , England man of letters, was the only son of the Henry Welbore Agar-Ellis, 2nd Viscount Clifden. He was educated at Westminster School and at Christ Church, Oxford....
    .
  • Lady Elizabeth Spencer (d. 1812), married her cousin John Spencer (a grandson of the 3rd Duke of Marlborough
    Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough

    Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, 5th Earl of Sunderland Order of the Garter, Privy Council of Great Britain was a British politician of the 18th century....
    ) and had issue.
  • Lady Charlotte Spencer (d. 1802), married Rev. Edward Nares
    Edward Nares

    Edward Nares was an English historian and theologian, and general writer....
     and had issue.
  • George Spencer, Marquess of Blandford
    George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough

    George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough Doctor of Laws Master of Arts Society of Arts was the son of George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough....
     (1766–1840)
  • Lord Henry John Spencer
    Lord Henry Spencer

    Lord Henry John Spencer was a British diplomacy and politician.Spencer was the second son of George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough and his wife, Caroline Spencer, Duchess of Marlborough and was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford....
     (1770–1795)
  • Lady Anne Spencer (1773–1865), married the future 6th Earl of Shaftesbury and had issue.
  • Lady Amelia Sophia Spencer (d. 1829), married Henry Pytches Boyce.
  • Lord Francis Almeric Spencer
    Francis Spencer, 1st Baron Churchill

    Francis Almeric Spencer, 1st Baron Churchill Doctor of Civil Law Royal Society was a British Peerage and British Whig Party politician.Born Lord Francis Almeric Spencer, he was the second son of the George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough....
     (1779–1845)


He died at Blenheim Palace
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 aged 78, and was buried there.

Reference: The Collected Correspondence of Baron Franz von Zach, Volume 3 (British Letters), 2008. Edited by Clifford J. Cunningham. Star Lab Press.

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