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Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of Castlemaine (née Barbara Villiers / ˈ v ɪ l ər z / VIL-ərz; 27 November [O.S. 17 November] 1640 – 9 October 1709), was an English royal mistress of the Villiers family and perhaps the most notorious of the many mistresses of King Charles II of England, by whom she had five children ...
Sep 4, 2023 · Her GraceBarbara"1st Duchess of Cleveland" Palmer formerly Villiers. Born before 27 Nov 1640 in Westminster, London, England. Ancestors. Daughter of William Villiers and Mary (Bayning) Villers. [sibling (s) unknown] Wife of Roger Palmer — married 14 Apr 1659 in London, England. Descendants.
Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland. The favourite mistress of Charles II during the 1660s, Barbara Villiers was a dominant presence both at court and in the public's imagination. She married Roger Palmer, later the Earl of Castlemaine, in 1659, and met Charles soon after.
Summary. Wikipedia. 1893 text. Annotations (24) References (152) By jeannine, February 2008. Biographies and Portraits. Barbara Palmer, Lady Castlemaine in the Diary, and later the Duchess of Cleveland, as depicted by artist Peter Lely here and here was one of the many mistresses of King Charles II.
Nov 27, 2023 · Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland George Villiers wasn’t the only Villiers member to have a close relationship with King Charles II. As the only child of the 1st Duke of Buckingham’s half-nephew, Barbara Palmer was perhaps the most prominent mistress of the ruling monarch.
In 1672 she gave birth to a daughter, Barbara. Although the Duchess of Cleveland insisted that the child was his, the king and most others believed her not to be his daughter, partly because he now rarely visited Cleveland, but also because it was well known that she had been conducting an affair with John Churchill for a year.
Barbara Palmer, Duchess of Cleveland 27 November 1640 - 9 October 1709 The notorious Barbara Palmer, mistress of Charles II , was born Barbara Villiers, the daughter of William Villiers, Viscount Grandison, and his wife, Mary Bayning, heiress of the 1st Viscount Bayning, at Westminster, London, on 20 September 1643.
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