Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:courtier
gptkb:nobleman
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Queen_Anne
gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:birthDate 5 June 1660
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Sarah_Jenyns
gptkbp:burialPlace Blenheim Palace
gptkbp:child gptkb:Charles_Churchill
gptkb:John_Churchill,_Marquess_of_Blandford
gptkb:Elizabeth_Churchill
gptkb:Anne_Churchill
gptkb:Henrietta_Godolphin,_2nd_Duchess_of_Marlborough
gptkb:Mary_Churchill
gptkbp:deathDate 18 October 1744
gptkbp:father gptkb:Richard_Jenyns
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
gptkbp:knownFor patronage of the arts
correspondence with leading political figures
influence over royal appointments
strong will and political acumen
gptkbp:legacy subject of numerous biographies
ancestor of Winston Churchill
major political figure in the reign of Queen Anne
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Frances_Thornhurst
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableEvent falling out with Queen Anne
involvement in the War of the Spanish Succession
oversaw construction of Blenheim Palace
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:memoir
close friend and confidante of Queen Anne
political influence in early 18th-century England
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Sir_Godfrey_Kneller
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:An_Account_of_the_Conduct_of_the_Dowager_Duchess_of_Marlborough
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:St_Albans
Blenheim Palace
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baroness_Churchill
gptkb:Countess_of_Marlborough
gptkb:Marchioness_of_Blandford
gptkb:Princess_of_Mindelheim
gptkb:Duchess_of_Marlborough
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marlborough_House
gptkb:Sir_Godfrey_Kneller
gptkb:Duke_of_Wellington
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5