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Louise Renée de Penancoët de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth (5 September 1649 – 14 November 1734) was a mistress of King Charles II of England. She was also made Duchesse d'Aubigny in the peerage of France. Early life. Chateau de Kérouaille, near Brest, property of Louise; she was born there in 1649.
Apr 2, 2024 · Louise-Renée de Kéroualle, duchess of Portsmouth (born September 1649, near Brest, Brittany, France—died November 14, 1734, Paris) was a French mistress of Charles II of Great Britain. She was the least popular with his subjects but the ablest politician.
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Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth. Louise was placed in the household of Henrietta Anne Stuart, Duchess of Orléans, nicknamed Minette and the favourite youngest sister of Charles II, she was also the sister-in-law of Louis XIV of France.
Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, by Pierre Mignard, c.1682 © National Portrait Gallery During the 1690’s she divided her time between living in Paris, and on her estate under her Duchy in Aubigny.
Aug 11, 2021 · Features History. Royal Mistresses: Louise de Kérouaille. By Sydney Zatz. 11th August 2021. Louise Renée de Penancoët de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth was born 5 September...
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PORTSMOUTH, LOUISE DE KÉROUALLE, Duchess of (1649-1734), mistress of the English king Charles II., was the daughter of Guillaume de Penancourt and his wife Marie de Plaeuc de Timeur. The name of Kéroualle was derived from an heiress whom her ancestor François de Penhoët had married in 1330.
Aug 25, 2021 · Louise Renée (Louise) "Duchess of Portsmouth, Duchesse d'Aubigny" de Kérouaille formerly Kéroualle aka de Penancoët de Keroual, de Kéroualle, de Querouaille. Born 6 Sep 1649 in Manoir de Keroual, Guilers, Léon, Bretagne, France. Ancestors. Daughter of Guillaume (Penancoët) de Penancoët and Marie (de Ploeuc) de Penancoët.