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Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of Castlemaine ( née Barbara Villiers / ˈvɪlərz / VIL-ərz; 27 November [ O.S. 17 November] 1640 [2] – 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 ...
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Sep 4, 2023 · Barbara (Villiers) Palmer (bef. 1640 - 1709) 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.
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- November 27, 1640
- Roger Palmer
- October 9, 1709
Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland. (1640-1709), Mistress of Charles II. Sitter in 35 portraits. 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 ...
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.
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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. She was named after her paternal grandmother Barbara Villiers . Barbara Palmer, Duchess of Cleveland
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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 ...
Even so, later in 1672 all of the Duchess of Cleveland’s children given the surname FitzRoy (including the youngest child, Barbara), meaning ‘son of king’ to publicly confirm their ‘official’ parentage, regardless of any doubt that there may have been over any of their paternal lines.
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