Archduke Charles, claimant to the Spanish throne after the death of Charles II in 1700, presents his sword to the Duke of Marlborough who had been commissioned by Queen Anne to present his congratulations. Charles VI, right, 1685 –1740. Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Austrian Habsburg Monarchy. General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, 1650 – 1722. English soldier and statesman. From Cassell's Illustrated History of England, published

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