Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough

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English noblewoman duchess peer of Great Britain political figure

Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough was an English noblewoman and political figure who inherited the Marlborough dukedom in her own right and played a significant role in early 18th-century British aristocratic and court life.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
2nd Duchess of Marlborough 1
Henrietta Godolphin 1
Mary Churchill 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English noblewoman ⓘ
duchess ⓘ
peer of Great Britain ⓘ
political figure ⓘ
aristocraticRole leading member of the British nobility ⓘ
associatedPlace Blenheim Palace ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
associatedWith court of King George I ⓘ
court of King George II ⓘ
court of Queen Anne ⓘ
birthDate 1681-07-19 ⓘ
birthPlace England ⓘ
burialPlace Blenheim Palace ⓘ
child Henrietta Godolphin (daughter) ⓘ
Margaret Godolphin ⓘ
Mary Godolphin ⓘ
William Godolphin, Marquess of Blandford ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate 1733-10-24 ⓘ
deathPlace England ⓘ
era early 18th century ⓘ
familyConnection granddaughter of Sir Winston Churchill (statesman) ⓘ
father John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
givenName Henrietta ⓘ
house Spencer-Churchill ⓘ
surface form: Churchill family

Godolphin ⓘ
surface form: Godolphin family
marriageDate 1698 ⓘ
mother Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough ⓘ
nobleRank duchess in her own right ⓘ
nobleStyle Her Grace ⓘ
nobleTitle Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 2nd Duchess of Marlborough
notableFor being one of the few women to hold an English dukedom in her own right ⓘ
influence at the British court ⓘ
inheriting the Marlborough dukedom suo jure ⓘ
role in early 18th-century British aristocratic life ⓘ
politicalAlignment Whig Party ⓘ
surface form: Whig
positionHeld Duchess of Marlborough ⓘ
suo jure duchess ⓘ
precededBy John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
relative Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin ⓘ
socialStatus aristocrat ⓘ
spouse Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin ⓘ
succeededBy Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
succession succeeded her father as 2nd Duchess of Marlborough ⓘ
titleInheritedFrom John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin → child → Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough ⓘ
this entity surface form: Henrietta Godolphin
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough → child → Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough ⓘ
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough → child → Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mary Churchill
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough → child → Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough ⓘ
Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough → nobleTitle → Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2nd Duchess of Marlborough
Elizabeth Churchill → sibling → Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough ⓘ
John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford → sibling → Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough ⓘ
Dukes of Marlborough → specialRemainderAllowedFemaleHeir → Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough ⓘ
John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford → successorInFamilyTitles → Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough ⓘ
Dukes of Marlborough → titleHolder → Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough ⓘ