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Roger Palmer, Earl of Castlemaine. (1634-1705), Diplomat and author. Sitter in 13 portraits. Shortly after his accession to the throne, James II sent the Earl of Castlemaine, a leading Catholic courtier, on an embassy to the Pope. Ironically this was no more popular with the Pope than it was with the Catholic-fearing people of England ...
Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine, (1634-1705) was the husband of Barbara Villiers, one of Charles II's mistresses. He was also a noted Catholic writer and courtier. Born into a Catholic family, Roger was the son of Sir James Palmer, a gentleman of the bed-chamber under King Charles I , and Catherine Herbert, daughter of William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis .
Palmer, Roger, (1634-1705), 1st Earl of Castlemaine This page summarises records created by this Person The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.
2 de jan. de 2024 · Roger Palmer passed away 1705 in Oswestry, Shopshire, England. History of Parliament writes: Although low of stature, unprepossessing in appearance, and of modest wealth, Palmer was accepted in marriage by the most beautiful nymphomaniac of her day, who, in consequence of a teen-age affair with the 2nd Earl of Chesterfield, required a complaisant or gullible husband.
Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine ... Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland (1659–) Authority file
Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of Castlemaine (née Barbara Villiers / ˈ v ɪ l ər z / VIL-ərz; 27 November [O.S. 17 November] 1640 – 9 October 1709), was an English royal mistress of the Villiers family and perhaps the most notorious of the many mistresses of King Charles II of England, by whom she had five children, all of them acknowledged and subsequently ennobled.
Roger Palmer, Earl of Castlemaine (1634-1705; created 1661), has however been fortunate, in that his adulterous wife, Barbara Villiers (c.1641-1709), only daughter of William 2nd Viscount Grandison, is better known under the title she received as a discharge for her ten years as mistress to Charles I: Duchess of Cleveland; whilst he is remembered - if at all - as the man whose lavish but ...
