The History of Henry Esmond · Character
Lord Blandford
Marlborough's son, a young nobleman who dies young.
minor
Also known as Blandford, my Lord Marquis of Blandford, poor little Blandford
First appearance: IX: I Make the Campaign of 1704
Lord Blandford shows up with force in VIII: Family Talk. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as a favored suitor for Beatrix; Frank boasts of challenging him at sword's point.
Lord Blandford first appears in 0027 ix i make the campaign of 1704.
In VIII: Family Talk: Mentioned as a favored suitor for Beatrix; Frank boasts of challenging him at sword's point.
Later, in IX: I Make the Campaign of 1704: Son of the Duke of Marlborough; dies of smallpox at sixteen.
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