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Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough






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Her Grace


The Duchess of Marlborough
Portrait of Henrietta Godolphin
Reign16 June 1722 – 24 October 1733
PredecessorJohn Churchill
SuccessorCharles Spencer
BornHenrietta Churchill
(1681-07-19)19 July 1681
Died24 October 1733(1733-10-24) (aged 52)
Harrow, Middlesex, Great Britain
BuriedWestminster Abbey
Noble familyChurchill
Spouse(s)

(m. 1698)
Issue
  • Lord Henry Godolphin
  • Lady Margaret Godolphin
  • Harriet Pelham-Holles, Duchess of Newcastle
  • Mary Osborne, Duchess of Leeds
  • Parents
  • Sarah Jennings
  • Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough (19 July 1681 – 24 October 1733) was the daughter of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, general of the army, and Sarah Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough, close friend and business manager of Queen Anne.

    Biography[edit]

    The family of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. From left to right: The Duke of Marlborough, Elizabeth, Mary, The Duchess of Marlborough, Henrietta, Anne and John.

    She was born Henrietta Churchill and became The Hon. Henrietta Churchill when her father was made a Scottish Lord of Parliament in 1682. She became Lady Henrietta Churchill in 1689, when her father was created Earl of Marlborough. Upon her marriage to The Hon. Francis Godolphin in March 1698, she became Lady Henrietta Godolphin, then Viscountess Rialton in 1706, when her father-in-law was created Earl of Godolphin. When her husband succeeded as 2nd Earl of Godolphin in 1712, she became Countess of Godolphin.

    An act of the English parliament in 1706 allowed the 1st Duke's daughters to inherit his English titles. Following his death in 1722, Lady Godolphin became suo jure Duchess of Marlborough.

    She bore five children during her marriage to Lord Godolphin:

    The Duchess died in 1733, aged 52, in Harrow, Middlesex, and was buried on 9 November 1733 in Westminster Abbey. Her titles passed to her nephew, the 5th Earl of Sunderland.

    Footnotes[edit]

  • ^ Boswell, James (1950). Boswell's London Journal. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. p. 157. ISBN 0300057350.
  • References[edit]

    Peerage of England
    Preceded by

    John Churchill

    Duchess of Marlborough
    Suo jure

    1722–1733
    Succeeded by

    Charles Spencer


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