Henrietta Churchill, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough

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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 Westminster Abbey ⓘ
child 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, London ⓘ
monarchServed Queen Anne ⓘ
mother Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough ⓘ
nobleFamily Churchill family ⓘ
linked to: Spencer-Churchill

Godolphin family ⓘ
linked to: Godolphin
nobleTitle 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, Westminster, London, England ⓘ
linked to: St James's
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 ⓘ