Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough England’s greatest aristocratic dynasties. Among the more famous descendants of the Marlboroughs are Winston Churchill and Diana, Princess of Wales. The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough's children who survived childhood married into the most important families in Great Britain: Sarah Churchill is portrayed by actress Rachel Weisz in the 2018 film "The Favourite", which centers on the competition between the Duchess and Baroness Masham (Emma Stone) for the affections of Queen Anne (Olivia Colman). She was played by Susannah York in the 1983 comedy "Yellowbeard". She was played by Susan Hampshire in the 1969 BBC mini-series, "The First Churchills". Notes
Elizabeth Spencer, Duchess of Marlborough in Blenheim Palace. Elizabeth Spencer, Duchess of Marlborough Elizabeth Spencer, Duchess of Marlborough (c.1713 – 7 October 1761), formerly the Hon. Elizabeth Trevor, was the wife of Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough. She was the daughter of Thomas Trevor, 2nd Baron Trevor of Bromham. She married Charles Spencer, then Earl of Sunderland on 23 May 1732, becoming Countess of Sunderland. The Earl's grandmother, Sarah, Dowager Duchess of Marlborough, disapproved of the marriage because Elizabeth's grandfather, the 1st Baron Trevor, had been a political opponent. The dowager commented that "she has very bad teeth, which I think is an objection