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Churchill, Lady Sarah, duchess of Marlborough

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Churchill, Lady Sarah, duchess of Marlborough (1660–1744)

Whig wife of John Churchill, the 1st Duke of Marlborough and confidante of Princess (later Queen) Anne. She was in the service of James II from 1673 and developed a long-standing friendship with his daughter, Anne. After the ‘Glorious revolution’ 1688 she initially tried to involve Anne in plots against the new king William III but then when Anne became queen, Churchill used her position to encourage the queen to favour Whig ministries. By 1707 her influence had been superseded by the Tory, Abigail Masham, and a Tory ministry was appointed 1710. Churchill finally broke with Anne 1711 and lost her positions at court.



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