Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough

Details

Instance of

human

Born

15 June 1660, 1660

Died

18 October 1744, 1744, 13 October 1744

Place of birth

Hertfordshire, St Albans

Place of death

Marlborough House, London

Sex or gender

female

Given name

Sarah

Family name

Jennings, Jenyns, Churchill

Father

Richard Jennings

Mother

Frances Thornhurst

Spouse

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

Child

Anne Churchill, Countess of Sunderland, Henrietta Churchill, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough, John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford, Mary Churchill, Duchess of Montagu, Elizabeth Churchill, Countess of Bridgewater, Harriet Churchill, Lord Charles Churchill

Sibling

Frances Talbot, Countess of Tyrconnel

Field of work

literature, politics

Occupation

Mistress of the Robes, lady-in-waiting, politician, writer

Position held

Keeper of the Privy Purse

Citizenship

Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Great Britain

depicted by

Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660–1744), Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough (1660–1744), Politician and Courtier, Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough

described by source

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), A Biographical Dictionary of the Celebrated Women of Every Age and Country, A historical dictionary of British women

family

House of Spencer

honorific prefix

The Right Honourable, Grace, Serene Highness

languages spoken, written or signed

English

name in native language

Sarah Churchill

noble title

Duke of Marlborough, princess, countess

place of burial

Blenheim Palace

social classification

nobility

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