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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.
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.
- Children by Catherine Pegge
- Children by Barbara Villiers Palmer
- Child by Moll Davis
Catherine Peggeand Charles II also had a daughter together called Catherine FitzCharles but she died young or became a nun.
Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland was perhaps the most notorious of Charles' mistresses. Some of the children claimed by Palmer as belonging to Charles are in doubt. Anne Lennard, Countess of Sussex was claimed to be Charles' and he recognised her, though some sources regard Roger Palmer as her father. Palmer claimed Lady Barbara FitzRoy was...
The two had one daughter; Lady Mary Tudor. Mary went on to marry Edward Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Derwentwater; after Edward's death, she married Henry Graham, and upon his death she married James Rooke.
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, 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...
Apr 26, 2022 · Genealogy for Lady Barbara Fitzroy, Prioress of St.Nicholas de Pontoise (c.1672 - 1737) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
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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 ...
