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Lady Barbara FitzRoy (16 July 1672 – 6 May 1737), was the sixth and youngest child of Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, a mistress of Charles II of England. Charles never publicly acknowledged her as his child, as he was probably not the father. She became a Benedictine nun, known as Benedite.
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- Charles Hamilton, (illegitimate)
Barbara FitzRoy. Barbara FitzRoy, também conhecida como Benedita (Cleveland House, 16 de julho de 1672 – Priorado de São Nicolau, 6 de maio de 1737) foi a filha mais jovem de Barbara Palmer, 1.ª Duquesa de Cleveland, Condessa de Castlemaine.
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Charlotte Lee was born Charlotte Fitzroy, on 5 September 1664, the fourth child and second daughter of Barbara Palmer, Countess of Castlemaine, the only child of the Royalist commander William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison. She was placed in the care of a governess in Berkshire House. Charlotte Fitzroy's mother had separated from her husband Rog...
On 16 May 1674, before her tenth birthday, Lady Charlotte was contracted to marry Sir Edward Lee, and they were married on 6 February 1677, in her thirteenth year. When Charles Stewart, 6th Duke of Lennox, died in 1673, Sir Edward was created Earl of Lichfield. Charlotte's dowry was agreed at £18,000, and her husband was awarded a pension of £2,000...
Charlotte Lee died on 17 February 1718, aged 53, and was buried in All Saints Churchyard in Spelsbury, Oxfordshire, England. A building was constructed right next to her house that would eventually be known as 10 Downing Street.
Andrews, Allen (1970). The Royal Whore: Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine. Chilton Book Company. ISBN 0-8019-5525-4.Jameson, Anna (1833). The Beauties of the Court of Charles the Second: A Series of Memoirs Biographical and Critical. Henry G Bohn, York St, Covent Garden, London.Jesse, John (1855). Memoirs of the Court of England During the Reign of the Stuarts.- 5 September 1664
- Charles II of England
- 17 February 1718 (aged 53)
- Barbara Villiers, 1st Duchess of Cleveland
primary name:Fitzroy, Barbara. Details. individual; British; Female. Life dates. 1672-1737. Biography. Nun; acknowledged as daughter of Charles II by Barbara Villiers Duchess of Cleveland, but may be the daughter of John Churchill, later Duke of Marlborough; had an illegitimate son, Charles Hamilton, with James, Duke of Hamilton.
Lady Barbara FitzRoy. The Duchess of Cleveland gave birth to her final child, Barbara, on 16th July 1672…but the child was not Charles II’s offspring. Though Cleveland initially claimed that Barbara was Charles II’s daughter, and gave her the surname FitzRoy, the king refused to officially acknowledge her as his own.
26 de abr. de 2022 · Mother of Charles Hamilton, Comte d'Arran and Ruthven Hamilton. Sister of Lady Anne Fitzroy Stuart-Lennard; Charles Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland; Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Grafton; Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield; George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland and 3 others.
Há 4 dias · Lady Barbara Fitzroy. (1672-1731), Youngest daughter of Barbara Villiers, mistress to King Charles II. Sitter in 1 portrait.
