This man's father reportedly remained loyal to the Royalist cause during the English Civil War but suffered heavy fines, which explains this man's family motto Fiel Pero Desdichado, or "faithful but unfortunate." His sister Arabella married Charles Godfrey, but fathered the Duke of Berwick James FitzJames as a royal mistress. During one military victory, this commander sent Marshal Overkirk in a feint, and then broke through the Lines of Brabant at the town of Elixheim. Along with Sidney Godolphin, he was one of the "Duumvirs," a reference to his influence at court, which was bolstered by his marriage to Sarah Jennings. He became Major General after his victory at Sedgemoor during the Monmouth Rebellion. For 10 points, name this favorite of Queen Anne, an English duke who joined with Eugene of Savoy to win the Battle of Blenheim.
This man's father reportedly remained loyal to the Royalist cause during the English Civil War but suffered heavy fines, which explains this man's family motto Fiel Pero Desdichado, or "faithful but unfortunate." His sister Arabella married Charles Godfrey, but fathered the Duke of Berwick James FitzJames as a royal mistress. During one military victory, this commander sent Marshal Overkirk in a feint, and then broke through the Lines of Brabant at the town of Elixheim. Along with Sidney Godolphin, he was one of the "Duumvirs," a reference to his influence at court, which was bolstered by his marriage to Sarah Jennings. He became Major General after his victory at Sedgemoor during the Monmouth Rebellion. For 10 points, name this favorite of Queen Anne, an English duke who joined with Eugene of Savoy to win the Battle of Blenheim.
This man's father reportedly remained loyal to the Royalist cause during the English Civil War but suffered heavy fines, which explains this man's family motto Fiel Pero Desdichado, or "faithful but unfortunate."
1st Duke of Marlborough [or John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough]