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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.
- English
- Charles Hamilton, (illegitimate)
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.
- Inglesa
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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, aka Sister Benedicta, died at the monastery on 6th May 1737 at the age of 65, and is buried in the church of the Priory.
Barbara Fitzroy is said to have been the mother of Charles Hamilton by James Douglas, earl of Arran after which she was sent abroad to join the Benedictines at Pontoise: see notes in Diary of the Conceptionists, p355.
Lady Barbara Fitzroy was the sixth and youngest child of Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, and King Charles II of England, although her paternity has been disputed. She became a Benedictine nun in the English Priory of Saint Nicholas, at Pontoise in France, taking the name Sister Benedicta, where she later...
