John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough

The Duke of Marlborough
Portrait by Allan Warren, 1984
Member of the House of Lords
as Duke of Marlborough
In office
10 March 1972 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 10th Duke of Marlborough
Succeeded byHouse of Lords Act 1999
Personal details
Born
John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill

(1926-04-13)13 April 1926
Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England
Died16 October 2014(2014-10-16) (aged 88)
Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England
Spouses
Susan Mary Hornby
(m. 1951; div. 1961)
(m. 1961; div. 1971)
(m. 1972; div. 2008)
Lily Sahni
(m. 2008)
Children
Parents
ResidenceBlenheim Palace

John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, JP, DL (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.

His principal seat was Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire. He was ranked 224th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2004, with an estimated wealth of £185 million.