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**Question 7:** Who was Sarah's husband fighting against in the War of the Spanish Succession?
The French
The Spanish
The Dutch
The Portuguese
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Sarah's husband, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, was the commander of the Allied forces in the War of the Spanish Succession, which lasted from 1701 to 1714. The main adversaries of the Allies in this conflict were the French, who were supporting the claim of Philip, Duke of Anjou, to the Spanish throne, in opposition to the Habsburg candidate, Archduke Charles.
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