John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford

Marquess of Blandford
Detail of a portrait by the studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller, ca. 1698.
Tenure	14 December 1702 – 1703
Born	(1686-02-13)13 February 1686
Died	20 February 1703(1703-02-20) (aged 17) King's College, Cambridge
Parents	John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough

John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford (13 February 1686 – 20 February 1703) (sometimes called Charles Churchill)^[1] was a British nobleman. He was the heir apparent to the Dukedom of Marlborough – as the only surviving son of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, an accomplished general, and Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, a close friend of Queen Anne. Blandford died childless in 1703, and upon his father's death in 1722, the dukedom passed to his eldest sister, Lady Henrietta Godolphin (née Churchill).