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
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough court, but she had her revenge under the Hanoverians following Anne's death. She had famous subsequent disagreements with many important people, including her daughter the second Duchess of Marlborough; the architect of Blenheim Palace, John Vanbrugh; prime minister Robert Walpole; King George II; and his wife, Queen Caroline. The money she inherited from the Marlborough trust left her one of the richest women in Europe. She died in 1744 at the age of eighty-four. Sarah Jennings was born on 5 June 1660, probably at Holywell House, St Albans, Hertfordshire. She was the daughter of Richard Jennings (or Jenyns), a Member