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

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

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Sarah Churchill, duchess of Marlborough (1660–1744) by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1705 National Trust Photographic Library / Tim Stephens / The Egremont Collection / Petworth

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Churchill [née Jenyns], Sarah, duchess of Marlborough (1660–1744), politician and courtier  

James Falkner

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Churchill [née Jenyns], Sarah, duchess of Marlborough (1660–1744), politician and courtier, was born on 5 June 1660, probably at Holywell, St Albans, Hertfordshire, the fourth and youngest daughter of Richard Jenyns (c.1618–1668), whose name is often spelt Jennings by later writers, and his wife, ...

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Cover Seymour, Elizabeth, duchess of Somerset (1667–1722)

Seymour, Elizabeth, duchess of Somerset (1667–1722)  

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Elizabeth Seymour, duchess of Somerset (1667–1722) by Michael Dahl The Lord Egremont. Photograph: Photographic Survey, Courtauld Institute of Art, London

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Seymour [née Percy], Elizabeth, duchess of Somerset (1667–1722), courtier and politician  

R. O. Bucholz

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Seymour [née Percy], Elizabeth, duchess of Somerset (1667–1722), courtier and politician, was born on 26 January 1667 at Petworth, Sussex, and baptized there on 29 January. She was the only surviving daughter and heir of Joceline Percy, eleventh earl of Northumberland (1644–1670)...