Henrietta Churchill, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough

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English noblewoman duchess peer of Great Britain political heiress

Henrietta Churchill, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough, was an English noblewoman and political heiress who inherited the Marlborough title in her own right and played a key role in preserving the Churchill-Godolphin family’s wealth and influence in the early 18th century.

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Henrietta Churchill, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English noblewoman ⓘ
duchess ⓘ
peer of Great Britain ⓘ
political heiress ⓘ
ageAtDeath 52 ⓘ
aristocraticRank duchess ⓘ
associatedWith Churchill-Godolphin political alliance ⓘ
Whig political interests ⓘ
burialPlace Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster ⓘ
surface form: Westminster Abbey
child Henrietta Godolphin (daughter) ⓘ
surface form: Henrietta Godolphin

Margaret Godolphin ⓘ
Mary Godolphin ⓘ
William Godolphin, Marquess of Blandford ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1681-07-19 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1733-10-24 ⓘ
era early 18th century ⓘ
father John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
fullName Henrietta Churchill ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
honorificPrefix Her Grace ⓘ
language English ⓘ
marriageDate 1698-04-23 ⓘ
marriagePlace St Martin-in-the-Fields ⓘ
surface form: St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
monarchServed Anne, Queen of Great Britain ⓘ
surface form: Queen Anne
mother Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough ⓘ
nobleFamily Spencer-Churchill ⓘ
surface form: Churchill family

Godolphin ⓘ
surface form: Godolphin family
nobleTitle Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough ⓘ
surface form: 2nd Duchess of Marlborough
notableFor inheriting the Marlborough dukedom in her own right ⓘ
preserving the Churchill-Godolphin family wealth and influence ⓘ
notableRole key figure in maintaining Marlborough estates after the 1st Duke's death ⓘ
placeOfBirth St James's ⓘ
surface form: St James's, Westminster, London, England
placeOfDeath Harley Street, London, England ⓘ
positionHeld Duchess of Marlborough ⓘ
Lady of the Bedchamber ⓘ
predecessor John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
residence Blenheim Palace ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
socialClass aristocracy ⓘ
spouse Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin ⓘ
succession suo jure duchess ⓘ
successor Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
titleInheritedFrom John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ

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Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin → spouse → Henrietta Churchill, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough ⓘ