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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.
Apr 26, 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.
- City of Westminster, England
- "Benedicta"
- England
- circa July 16, 1672
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.
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Lady Barbara Fitzroy. 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 ...
Lady Barbara FitzRoy, died unmarried. On the death of his mother in 1709, the Duke became also second Duke of Cleveland, by a special remainder in the grant of the dukedom which set aside his illegitimacy. He died on 9 September 1730 and was buried at Westminster Abbey. [3] .
Lady Barbara Fitzroy. (1672-1731), Youngest daughter of Barbara Villiers, mistress to King Charles II. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Lady Barbara FitzRoy was the sixth and youngest child of Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, a mistress of Charles II of England. Background. Barbara was born at Cleveland House in Street Martin in the Fields, London, England on 16 July 1672. Around the time she was born, Louise de Kérouaille was supplanting her mother in the king"s bed.
