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25 de out. de 2010 · Richmond and Lennox, Frances Teresa Stuart, Duchess of, 1648-1702, Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685, Nobility, Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography, Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- History -- 17th century Publisher London, G. Routledge & Sons, Ltd.; New York, E.P. Dutton & Co. Collection internetarchivebooks Contributor Internet ...
Frances Teresa Stuart Richmond and Lennox, duchess of, 1647–1702, mistress of Charles II of England. The daughter of an exiled Scottish physician, she was educated in France and returned to England as maid of honor to Charles's queen, Catherine of Braganza.
Frances Teresa Stuart was a Maid of Honour and later Lady of the Bedchamber to Catherine of Braganza, and was considered one of the greatest beauties at the Restoration court. Charles II was passionately devoted to her, pursuing her relentlessly without success - he was infuriated by her clandestine marriage in 1667 to Charles Stuart, 3rd Duke of Richmond.
Stuart, Frances (1647–1702)Duchess of Richmond and Lennox. Name variations: Frances Blantyre; Frances Stewart; known as La Belle Stuart. Born Frances Teresa Stuart in 1647 (some sources cite 1648) in Scotland; died on October 15, 1702, in London; daughter of Walter Stuart (or Stewart)and Sophia Stuart ; married Charles Stuart, duke of Richmond and Lennox, in 1667; no children.
He married, thirdly, Frances Teresa Stuart, granddaughter of Walter Stuart, 1st Lord Blantyre, in March 1667. This last marriage was famous, as Frances Stewart had been desired by Richmond’s cousin, King Charles II, as a mistress. La Belle Stuart. While Mrs Stuart appreciated all the attention, she would not surrender herself to the King.
Frances Teresa Stuart, Duchess of Richmond (1647-1702) c.1663-64. RCIN 420085
Description. Huysmans was an Antwerp painter who settling in London in 1662 and was especially patronised by Charles II’s Queen, Catherine of Braganza. On 26 August 1664 Samuel Pepys records seeing in the studio of Jacob Huysmans portraits including ‘Mayds of Honour (particularly Mrs Steward in a buff doublet like a solder) as good pictures ...
