Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough 1681-1733

On 1st October 1678 John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough [aged 28] and Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough [aged 18] were married.

On 19th July 1681 Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough was born to John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough [aged 31] and Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough [aged 21].

On 14th May 1685 John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough [aged 34] was created 1st Baron Churchill of Sandridge in Hertfordshire.

On 9th April 1689 John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough [aged 38] was created 1st Earl of Marlborough.

In March 1698 Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin [aged 19] and Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough [aged 16] were married. She the daughter of John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough [aged 47] and Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough [aged 37]. He the son of Sidney Godolphin 1st Earl Godolphin [aged 52] and Margaret Blagge.

John Evelyn's Diary. 8th June 1698. I went to congratulate the marriage of Mr. Godolphin [aged 19] with the Earl of Marlborough's [aged 48] daughter [aged 16].

In 1700 [her son] William Godolphin was born to Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin [aged 21] and Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough [aged 18]. He married 25th April 1729 Catherina de Jong Jong.

Around 1700 [her son] Henry Godolphin was born to Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin [aged 21] and Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough [aged 18].

Before 2nd December 1700 Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland [aged 25] and [her sister] Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of [her father] John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough [aged 50] and [her mother] Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough [aged 40]. He the son of Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland [aged 59] and Anne Digby Countess Sunderland [aged 54].

In 1701 [her daughter] Henrietta Godolphin Duchess Newcastle under Lyne was born to Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin [aged 22] and Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough [aged 19]. She married 2nd April 1717 Thomas Pelham Holles 1st Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne, son of Thomas Pelham 1st Baron Pelham of Laughton and Grace Holles.

On 28th September 1702 Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland [aged 61] died at Althorp House, Northamptonshire [Map]. His son Charles [aged 27] succeeded 3rd Earl of Sunderland, 5th Baron Spencer Wormleighton. [her sister] Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland [aged 19] by marriage Countess of Sunderland.

In December 1702 John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough [aged 52] was created 1st Duke Marlborough, 1st Marquess of Blandford. Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough [aged 42] by marriage Duchess Marlborough.

Around 1703 [her daughter] Margaret Godolphin was born to Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin [aged 24] and Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough [aged 21].

On 9th February 1703 Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater [aged 21] and [her sister] Elizabeth Churchill Countess Bridgewater [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Countess Bridgewater. She the daughter of [her father] John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough [aged 52] and [her mother] Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough [aged 42]. He the son of John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater and Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater [aged 47].

In 1705 John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu [aged 15] and Mary Churchill Duchess of Montagu [aged 15] were married. She the daughter of [her father] John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough [aged 54] and [her mother] Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough [aged 44]. He the son of Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu [aged 66] and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland. They were third cousins.

On 9th March 1709 Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu [aged 70] died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son John [aged 19] succeeded 2nd Duke Montagu, 4th Baron Montagu of Boughton in Northamptonshire. Mary Churchill Duchess of Montagu [aged 19] by marriage Duchess Montagu.

On 15th September 1712 Sidney Godolphin 1st Earl Godolphin [aged 67] died. His son Francis [aged 34] succeeded 2nd Earl Godolphin, 2nd Viscount Rialton, 2nd Baron Godolphin of Rialton in Cornwall. Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough [aged 31] by marriage Countess Godolphin.

On 22nd March 1714 [her sister] Elizabeth Churchill Countess Bridgewater [aged 27] died. She was buried at St Peter and St Paul Church, Little Gaddesden on 29th March 1714.

On 15th April 1716 [her sister] Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland [aged 33] died.

On 2nd April 1717 Thomas Pelham Holles 1st Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 23] and Henrietta Godolphin Duchess Newcastle under Lyne [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Duchess Newcastle under Lyme. She the daughter of Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin [aged 38] and Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough [aged 35].

On 16th June 1722 John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough [aged 72] died at Cranbourne Lodge, Windsor. His daughter Henrietta [aged 40] succeeded 2nd Duchess Marlborough, 2nd Marchioness of Blandford, 2nd Countess of Marlborough, 2nd Baroness Churchill of Sandridge in Hertfordshire. Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin [aged 43] by marriage Duke Marlborough.

On 25th April 1729 William Godolphin [aged 29] and Catherina de Jong Jong were married. He the son of Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin [aged 50] and Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough [aged 47].

On 24th August 1731 [her son] William Godolphin [aged 31] died at Balliol College, Oxford University.

On 24th October 1733 Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough [aged 52] died. Her nephew Charles [aged 26] succeeded 3rd Duke Marlborough, 3rd Marquess of Blandford, 3rd Earl of Marlborough, 3rd Baron Churchill of Sandridge in Hertfordshire. Elizabeth Trevor Duchess of Marlborough [aged 20] by marriage Duchess Marlborough.

On 17th January 1766 Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin [aged 87] died. Earl Godolphin, Viscount Rialton, Baron Godolphin of Rialton in Cornwall extinct. His first cousin Francis [aged 59] succeeded 2nd Baron Godolphin of Helston in Cornwall.

[her daughter] Mary Godolphin Duchess Leeds was born to Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin and Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough. She married 26th June 1740 Thomas Osborne 4th Duke Leeds, son of Peregrine Osborne 3rd Duke Leeds and Elizabeth Harley, and had issue.