Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough [SEP] father
Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough
Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough, Princess of Mindelheim, Princess of Mellenburg, Princess of the Holy Roman Empire, Countess of Godolphin (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
William Godolphin, Marquess of Blandford
William Godolphin, Marquess of Blandford (1700 – 24 August 1731) was an English nobleman and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1720 and 1731 .
Godolphin was the eldest son of Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin and his wife Lady Henrietta Godolphin, née Churchill. His grandparents were the Earl and Countess of Godolphin and the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough.
In 1712 his father succeeded as 2nd Earl of Godolphin (Lord Godolphin had been promoted in 1706).