谁嫁给了Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough？

Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (née Jenyns, spelt Jennings in most modern references; 5 June 1660 (Old Style) – 18 October 1744), was an English courtier who became one of the most influential women of her time through her close relationship with Anne, Queen of Great Britain. Churchill's influence on Anne was widely known, and leading public figures often turned their attentions to her, hoping to attain favour from the queen.

Churchill enjoyed a "long and devoted" relationship with her husband of more than 40 years, the general John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. After Anne's father, King James II, was deposed during the Glorious Revolution, Churchill acted as Anne's agent, promoting her interests during the reigns of William III and Mary II. When Anne came into power after William's death in 1702, John Churchill and Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, rose to head the government, partly owing to the Duchess.

While John Churchill was fighting in the War of the Spanish Succession, the Duchess kept him informed of court intrigues and conveyed his requests and political advice to the Queen. The Duchess campaigned tirelessly on behalf of the Whigs, while also devoting herself to building projects such as Blenheim Palace. However, her political ambitions strained her relationship with the Queen; their relationship ended in 1711, and the Duke and Duchess were dismissed from court. Later, Churchill had famous disagreements with many important people, including her daughter Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd 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, and she possessed 27 estates at the time of her death. She died in 1744, aged 84, and was buried at Blenheim.

第一代马尔博罗公爵约翰·丘吉尔，KG，PC（英語：John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough，1650年5月26日—1722年6月16日）英国军事家、政治家，為英國首相温斯顿·丘吉尔之遠祖，靠著他妻子薩拉·詹寧斯與安妮女王的私密友誼，以及他個人卓越的軍事、外交才能，讓他成為18世紀初期英國最有權力的男人。他在西班牙王位繼承戰爭中名利雙收，並使英國上升為一級的海陸強權，促成18世紀的繁榮興盛。但是他貪婪投機的性格，既使他成為安妮時代最富有的英國男性，卻也減損他部分的聲望。

在英國軍事史上，约翰·丘吉爾與納爾遜及威靈頓鼎足齊名，三人被看作是偉大的民族英雄。雖然一般觀點常把他和威灵顿公爵（在1815年的滑鐵盧戰役中打敗拿破崙）相提並論，不過許多人更看重他的外交天分與政治智慧（如溫斯頓·邱吉爾）。前一項的論點是，馬爾博羅與威靈頓有许多相似之处，特别是他们都有輝煌的军事生涯并取得政界高位，然後都失足於晚年的政壇；後一項觀點則頗受輝格黨史家G·M·特里维廉的影響，特里维廉給予丘吉爾至高的評價，把他的軍事天才與外交天份，比作是威靈頓與外交大臣卡蘇里的綜合體（兩人在1815年各自於軍事、外交上有傑出表現）。