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Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough (1660-1744), Politician and courtier

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The wife of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Sarah Jennings was appointed Lady of the Bedchamber in 1683, and became a close friend and adviser to Queen Anne. Vivacious and adept at politicking, she used her position to further the military career of her husband. Eventually in 1711, her self-confident dominance of the Queen provoked a quarrel and estrangement, and both she and the Duke were dismissed from their offices.

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712Unknown woman, formerly known as Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
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3634Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
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D16546Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
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D16548Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
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D19837Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by and published by John Simon, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
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D27368Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by and published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
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D27369Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by and published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
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D27373Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by and published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
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D5216Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
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D11544Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by and published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
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D11947Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
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D3670Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by John Faber Jr, printed for and sold by Robert Sayer, printed for and sold by John King, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
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D27376Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by Johann Sebastian Müller, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
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D27377Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt, published by John Hinton
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D16549Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by Johann Sebastian Müller, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
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D16550Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by Johann Sebastian Müller, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
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D27367Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
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D27374Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
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D16553Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
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D16554Sarah Churchill (née Jenyns (Jennings)), Duchess of Marlborough
by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
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Related People
Diana Russell (née Spencer), Duchess of Bedford (granddaughter)
John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford (son)
Elizabeth Egerton (née Churchill), Countess of Bridgewater (daughter)
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (husband)
Henrietta ('Harriet') Godolphin (née Churchill), Duchess of Marlborough (daughter)
Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough (grandson)
Mary Montagu (née Churchill), Duchess of Montagu (daughter)
Anne Spencer (née Churchill), Countess of Sunderland (daughter)
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Politics, Government and Diplomacy
Royalty, Rulers and Aristocracy
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