Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough

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English courtier duchess favorite of a monarch noblewoman political figure

Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, was a powerful English courtier and close confidante of Queen Anne who became one of the most influential women and political figures of the early 18th century.

Aliases (2)

Anne Churchill ×1
Sarah Churchill ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English courtier → duchess → favorite of a monarch → noblewoman → political figure →
associatedWith	Whig Party →
birthName	Sarah Jennings →
burialPlace	Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England →
child	Anne Churchill → Elizabeth Churchill → Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough → John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford → Mary Churchill →
closeConfidanteOf	Queen Anne →
commissioned	construction of Blenheim Palace →
conflict	political and personal quarrel with Queen Anne → rivalry with Abigail Masham →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England → Kingdom of Great Britain →
dateOfBirth	1660-05-29 →
dateOfDeath	1744-10-18 →
era	early 18th century → late 17th century →
father	Richard Jennings →
favoriteOf	Queen Anne →
influenced	court patronage under Queen Anne → distribution of offices and pensions at court →
languageSpoken	English →
mother	Frances Thornhurst →
name	Sarah Churchill →
nobleFamily	Churchill family → Jennings family →
notableFor	influence on military and diplomatic appointments → political influence during the reign of Queen Anne → role in the rise of the Whig party →
notableWork	An Account of the Conduct of the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough →
placeOfBirth	St Albans, Hertfordshire, England →
placeOfDeath	Marlborough House, London, England →
portrayedBy	Rachel Weisz →
portrayedIn	the film "The Favourite" →
positionHeld	Groom of the Stole to Queen Anne → Keeper of the Privy Purse to Queen Anne → Lady of the Bedchamber to Princess Anne → Mistress of the Robes to Queen Anne → Ranger of Windsor Great Park →
religion	Protestantism →
residence	Blenheim Palace → Marlborough House, London →
spouse	John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough →
title	Duchess of Marlborough →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Elizabeth Churchill → Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough → John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford →	mother
John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford →	associatedWith
Elizabeth Churchill →	associatedWithPerson
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ("Anne Churchill") →	child
Marlborough House →	commissionedBy
Baron Churchill of Sandridge →	firstHolderSpouse
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough ("Sarah Churchill") →	name
Spencer-Churchill family →	notableMember
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough →	spouse