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Published March 2025. The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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Biography of Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill 9th Duke of Marlborough 1871-1934

Paternal Family Tree: Spencer

Maternal Family Tree: Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon 1748-1812

In 1869 [his father] George Charles Spencer-Churchill 8th Duke of Marlborough (age 24) and [his mother] Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton Duchess of Marlborough (age 22) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn (age 57) and [his grandmother] Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn (age 56). He the son of [his grandfather] John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 46) and [his grandmother] Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 46). They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 13 Nov 1871 Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill 9th Duke of Marlborough was born to George Charles Spencer-Churchill 8th Duke of Marlborough (age 27) and Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton Duchess of Marlborough (age 24) at Simla.

On 06 Nov 1895 Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill 9th Duke of Marlborough (age 23) and Consuelo Vanderbilt Duchess of Marlborough (age 18) were married at St Thomas' Church New York. She by marriage Duchess Marlborough. The marriage arranged by Mary "Minnie" Fiske Stevens (age 42) and encouraged by mother Alva Erskine Smith (age 42). The marriage was unhappy; they separated in 1906 and the marriage was annulled on 19th Augiust 1926. He the son of George Charles Spencer-Churchill 8th Duke of Marlborough and Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton Duchess of Marlborough (age 48). He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

The marriage settlement provided for the Duke to receive a $2,500,000 trust that would pay $100,000 per year. Consuelo also received a further $100,000 per year. The combined annual income of $200,000 (£40,000) more than doubled the income the Duke had enjoyed from his estates prior to the marriage. Consuelo and the Duke also acquired several large gifts from her father, William K. Vanderbilt, including a palatial London townhouse and a reported sum of $1,000,000 in cash to mark the Duke's safe return from South Africa.

On 18 Sep 1897 [his son] John Albert William Spencer-Churchill 10th Duke of Marlborough was born to Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill 9th Duke of Marlborough (age 25) and [his wife] Consuelo Vanderbilt Duchess of Marlborough (age 20).

On 14 Oct 1898 [his son] Ivor Charles Spencer-Churchill was born to Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill 9th Duke of Marlborough (age 26) and [his wife] Consuelo Vanderbilt Duchess of Marlborough (age 21). The Duke's secondd wife [his future wife] Gladys Deacon (age 17) apparently later implied that Ivor's father was Winthrop Rutherford (age 36); source unknown.

1905. John Singer Sargent (age 48). Portrait of the Spencer-Churchill family including Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill 9th Duke of Marlborough (age 33), [his wife] Consuelo Vanderbilt Duchess of Marlborough (age 27), [his son] John Albert William Spencer-Churchill 10th Duke of Marlborough (age 7) and [his son] Ivor Charles Spencer-Churchill (age 6).

Ivor Charles Spencer-Churchill: On 14 Oct 1898 he was born to Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill 9th Duke of Marlborough and Consuelo Vanderbilt Duchess of Marlborough. The Duke's secondd wife Gladys Deacon apparently later implied that Ivor's father was Winthrop Rutherford; source unknown. On 17 Sep 1956 Ivor Charles Spencer-Churchill died. He was buried at St Martin's Church, Bladon [Map].

In 1921 Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill 9th Duke of Marlborough (age 49) and Consuelo Vanderbilt Duchess of Marlborough (age 43) were divorced.

In 1921 Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill 9th Duke of Marlborough (age 49) and Gladys Marie Deacon Duchess of Marlborough (age 39) were married; she had previoiusly been his mistress. She by marriage Duchess Marlborough. He the son of George Charles Spencer-Churchill 8th Duke of Marlborough and Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton Duchess of Marlborough (age 74). He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 04 Jul 1921 Jacques Balsan (age 52) and [his former wife] Consuelo Vanderbilt Duchess of Marlborough (age 44) were married.

In 1932 [his mother] Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton Duchess of Marlborough (age 85) died.

On 30 Jun 1934 Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill 9th Duke of Marlborough (age 62) died. His son [his son] John (age 36) succeeded 10th Duke Marlborough, 10th Marquess of Blandford, 10th Earl of Marlborough, 10th Baron Churchill of Sandridge in Hertfordshire, 12th Earl of Sunderland, 14th Baron Spencer Wormleighton. [his daughter-in-law] Alexandra Mary Cadogan Duchess of Marlborough (age 34) by marriage Duchess Marlborough.

On 06 Dec 1964 [his former wife] Consuelo Vanderbilt Duchess of Marlborough (age 87) died at Southampton, Long Island, probably at her home Cara-Mia, Southampton. She was buried at St Martin's Church, Bladon [Map] next to the grave of her son [his son] Ivor Charles Spencer-Churchill who had died in 1956.

On 13 Oct 1977 [his former wife] Gladys Marie Deacon Duchess of Marlborough (age 96) died.

Royal Ancestors of Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill 9th Duke of Marlborough 1871-1934

Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Son of Henry IV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill 9th Duke of Marlborough 1871-1934

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Spencer 4th Duke of Marlborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Spencer-Churchill 5th Duke of Marlborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Russell 4th Duke Bedford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Russell Duchess of Marlborough 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Leveson-Gower Duchess Bedford 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Spencer-Churchill 6th Duke of Marlborough 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Susan Stewart Duchess of Marlborough 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Dashwood 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood

GrandFather: John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Dashwood 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Stewart Duchess of Marlborough 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Paget Lady Plas Newydd Anglesey 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Paget Countess Galloway 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Very Reverend Arthur Champagné

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge

Father: George Charles Spencer-Churchill 8th Duke of Marlborough 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cowan

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Cowan

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Pratt

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Pratt 1st Earl Camden

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Pratt Marchioness Londonderry

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Jeffreys

GrandMother: Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Vane of Long Newton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Vane 1st Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ann Machon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Vane-Tempest 2nd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Tempest of Sherburne Durham

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Tempest

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Shuttleworth

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill 9th Duke of Marlborough 5 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 7th Earl Abercorn 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hamilton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Plumer Countess Abercorn

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Craggs

Great x 3 Grandmother: Harriet Craggs

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Hamilton 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Joseph Moyle

Great x 3 Grandfather: Joseph Moyle aka Copley 1st Baronet 15 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Copley 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Francis Buller

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Buller Lady Copley 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rebecca Trelawny 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Douglas 13th Earl Morton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Douglas 14th Earl Morton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Douglas 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Heathcote 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Heathcote Countess Morton

Great x 1 Grandmother: Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Lascelles

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Lascelles 1st Earl Harewood

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Lascelles

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Chaloner

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Chaloner Baroness Harewood

Mother: Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton Duchess of Marlborough 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Russell 4th Duke Bedford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Russell 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Leveson-Gower Duchess Bedford 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Russell 6th Duke Bedford 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arnold Keppel 1st Earl Albermarle

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle

Great x 4 Grandmother: Geertruid Johanna Quirina Van Der Duyn Countess Albermarle

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Keppel Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Lennox Countess Albermarle Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Gordon 2nd Duke Gordon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Cosmo George Gordon 3rd Duke Gordon 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Henrietta Mordaunt Duchess Gordon 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Gordon 2nd Earl Aberdeen

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Gordon Duchess Gordon 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Murray 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Maxwell

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon