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Catherine Colyear (nascida Catherine Sedley; Londres, 21 de dezembro de 1657 – Bath, 26 de outubro de 1717) [1] [2] foi uma nobre e cortesã inglesa. Conhecida pelo seu sarcasmo e língua afiada, foi amante do rei Jaime II de Inglaterra , antes e depois dele subir ao trono.
Lady Catherine Savage. Catherine Colyear, suo jure Countess of Dorchester and Countess of Portmore ( née Sedley; 21 December 1657 – 26 October 1717), [1] was an English noble and courtier. She was the mistress of King James II of England both before and after he came to the throne. [2]
Conhecida pelo seu sarcasmo e língua afiada, foi amante do rei Jaime II de Inglaterra, antes e depois dele subir ao trono. Foi investida como condessa de Dorchester e baronesa de Darlington pelo rei, além de ter sido condessa de Portmore pelo seu casamento com David Colyear.
Catherine Sedley (21 de dezembro de 1657 - 26 de outubro de 1717), Condessa de Dorchester e condessa de Portmore, filha de Sir Charles Sedley, 5 ª Baronet, era a amante do rei Jacques II da Inglaterra, tanto antes como depois da sua adesão.
Catherine’s yearly pension was doubled to £4,000 and she was created Countess of Dorchester and Baroness of Darlington in her own right for life. However, it was the birth in 1688 of his longed-for son and heir which was the undoing of King James II.
Advanced search. Explore further. Help. Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester. (1657-1717), Mistress of James II; wife of 1st Earl of Portmore; daughter of Sir Charles Sedley. Later Stuart Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 12 portraits.
Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester, Countess of Portmore (21 December 1657 – 26 October 1717), daughter of Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet, was the mistress of King James II of England both before and after he came to the throne. Catherine was noted not for beauty but for her celebrated wittiness and sharp tongue.
