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Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough

1660 - 1744

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Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, Princess of Mindelheim, Countess of Nellenburg (née Jenyns, spelt Jennings in most modern references; 5 June 1660 (Old Style) – 18 October 1744), was an English courtier who rose to be one of the most influential women of her time through her close relationship with Anne, Queen of Great Britain. The Duchess of Marlborough's relationship and influence with Anne were widely known, and leading public figures often turned their attentions to her, hoping for favour from Anne. The Duchess enjoyed a "long and devoted" relationship with her husband of more than 40 years, the great general John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. After Anne's father, King James II, was deposed during the Glorious Revolution, Sarah Churchill acted as Anne's agent, promoting her interests during the reigns of William III and Mary II. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough is the 3,694th most popular politician (down from 1,725th in 2019), the 891st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 367th in 2019) and the 178th most popular British Politician.

Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, was a close friend and confidant of Queen Anne. She was the daughter of the Duke of Marlborough and his wife, Sarah Jennings. She was married to George Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough ranks 3,694 out of 19,576. Before her are Zoltán of Hungary, Drusus Julius Caesar, Chivu Stoica, Cecrops I, Manuel Godoy, and Maria Teresa of Savoy. After her are Cleomenes III, Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau, Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Yasuhiro Nakasone, and William of Villehardouin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1660, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough ranks 6. Before her are Daniel Defoe, George I of Great Britain, Alessandro Scarlatti, Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria, and Johann Joseph Fux. After her are Johann Kuhnau, André Campra, Veronica Giuliani, Hans Sloane, Andreas Schlüter, and Francesco II d'Este, Duke of Modena. Among people deceased in 1744, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough ranks 7. Before her are Anders Celsius, Giambattista Vico, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Alexander Pope, Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans, and Giuseppe Guarneri. After her are André Campra, Leonardo Leo, Marie Anne de Mailly, John Theophilus Desaguliers, Antiochus Kantemir, and Johann Heinrich Schulze.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough ranks 891 out of 8,785. Before her are Bobby Robson (1933), David McCallum (1933), Samuel Butler (1612), Eugen d'Albert (1864), John Henry Newman (1801), and Kathleen Ferrier (1912). After her are Charles Lee (1731), Bernard Hill (1944), William Stanley Jevons (1835), A. S. Neill (1883), Steve Harris (1956), and Peter Finch (1916).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough ranks 178. Before her are Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (1415), Eadwig (940), Ælla of Northumbria (800), Princess Muna al-Hussein (1941), Dionysios Kasdaglis (1872), and James Macpherson (1736). After her are Malcolm IV of Scotland (1141), Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth (1876), Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1517), Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902), William Wilberforce (1759), and Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853).

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