Anne of York, Duchess of Exeter Anne of York, Duchess of Exeter Anne of York, Duchess of Exeter aka Anne Plantagenet (10 August 1439 – 14 January 1476) was the first child of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville. She was thus the eldest sister of kings Edward IV (1461–1483) and Richard III (1483–1485); and of Edmund, Earl of Rutland, Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk, Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy and of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence. Anne married twice and divorced her first husband: In 1447 aged eight years old, Anne was married to Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter (1430–1475).
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