Biography
Henrietta Godolphin was born 19 July 1681 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) and Sarah Jennings (1660-1744) and died 24 October 1733 Harrow, Middlesex, England of unspecified causes. She married Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin (1678-1766) March 1698 in England.
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.
She was born Henrietta Churchill, and became The Hon. Henrietta Churchill when her father was made a Scottish Lord of Parliament in 1682 and Lady Henrietta Churchill in 1689, when her father was created Earl of Marlborough. She married The Hon. Francis Godolphin in March 1698, becoming Lady Henrietta Godolphin. She became Viscountess Rialton in 1706 when her father-in-law was created Earl of Godolphin, and Countess of Godolphin in 1712 when her husband succeeded as 2nd Earl of Godolphin.
An act of 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.
The Duchess died in 1733, aged 52, in Harrow, Middlesex, and she was buried on 9 November 1733 in Westminster Abbey. Her titles passed to her nephew, the 5th Earl of Sunderland.
Dukedom of Marlborough
Arms of Churchill
Duke of Marlborough is a title of English Peerage created by Queen Anne in 1702 for John Churchill the noted military leader. The name of the dukedom refers to Marlborough in Wiltshire. A good number of their descendants have married into many of the other noble hours of England.
Marriage and Family
She bore five children during her marriage to Lord Godolphin:
- William Godolphin, Marquess of Blandford (c. 1700–1731), married Maria Catherina de Jong, no issue
- Lord Henry Godolphin (b. c. 1700)
- Lady Henrietta Godolphin (1701—1776), married the 1st Duke of Newcastle, no issue[1]
- Lady Margaret Godolphin (b. c. 1703)
- Lady Mary Godolphin (1723–1764), married the 4th Duke of Leeds and had issue. It was rumored that Lady Mary Godolphin was not, in fact, the daughter of the 2nd Earl of Godolphin, but rather daughter of the playwright William Congreve and Henrietta Godolphin.[2]
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| William Godolphin, Marquess of Blandford (c1699-1731) | |||
| Henry Godolphin (1701-) | |||
| Margaret Godolphin (c1703-) | |||
| Henrietta Godolphin (c1707-1776) | |||
| Mary Godolphin (1723-1764) | 23 November 1723 | 3 August 1764 | Thomas Osborne, 4th Duke of Leeds (1713-1789) |
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Harriet Churchill (1679-bef1698) | |||
| Henrietta Churchill, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough (1681-1733) | 19 July 1681 Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | 24 October 1733 Harrow, Middlesex, England | Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin (1678-1766) |
| Anne Churchill (1682-1716) | 28 February 1682 Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | 15 April 1716 | Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland (c1674-1722) |
| Francis Churchill (c1684-) | |||
| John Churchill (1686-1703) | |||
| Elizabeth Churchill (1686-1714) | 1686 Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | 22 March 1714 | Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater (1681-1745) |
| Mary Churchill (1689-1751) | 15 July 1689 | 14 May 1751 | John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu (1690-1749) |
| Charles Churchill (1690-1692) | |||
See also
- British nobility
- wikipedia:en:Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough
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References
- ^ Sir Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme
- ^ Boswell, James (1950). Boswell's London Journal. New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 157. ISBN 0300057350.