Earls of Marlborough, Second Creation (1689)
- Other titles: Lord Churchill of Eyemouth, in the county of Berwick (Sc 1682) and Baron Churchill of Sandridge, in the county of Hertford (En 1685)
- John Churchill, 1st Earl of Marlborough (1650–1722), became Duke of Marlborough in 1702
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