Editing Blenheim Palace (section)

===11th Duke of Marlborough===
[[John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough]], {{postnominals|size=100%|sep=,|country=GBR|JP|DL}} (13 April 1926 – 16 October 2014) was a [[Peerages in the United Kingdom|British peer]]. He was the elder son of the [[John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough|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 ranked 224th in the ''[[Sunday Times Rich List]]'' 2004, with an estimated wealth of £185&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite book|title=Sunday Times Rich List|date=18 April 2004|publisher=The Sunday Times}}</ref>

In 1972, on inheriting the Dukedom of Marlborough, he assumed the management of Blenheim Palace and the Blenheim estate. 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.<ref>{{cite news|author=Dennis Barker|title=The Duke of Marlborough obituary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/oct/16/the-duke-of-marlborough|work=The Guardian|date=16 October 2014}}</ref>

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 the [[Witney (UK Parliament constituency)|Witney]] Conservative Association, the local party of [[David Cameron]]. He died in 2014 at the age of 88.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/oct/16/duke-of-marlborough-dies-at-88/ |title=Duke of Marlborough dies at 88 |newspaper=The Guardian|date=October 16, 2014|agency=[[Press Association]]}}</ref>