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2 days ago · His other mistresses included Moll Davis, Nell Gwyn, Elizabeth Killigrew, Catherine Pegge, Lucy Walter and Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth. As a result, in his lifetime he was often nicknamed " Old Rowley ", the name of his favourite racehorse, notable as a stallion.
4 days ago · Several relics of the past lived on; the Duchess of Marlborough died in 1744; Anna, Duchess of Monmouth (widow of Charles II's ill-fated eldest son) died in 1732; Louise de Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth in 1734 and the Old Pretender, as James Francis Edward became known, in 1766.
4 days ago · Answer: Louise de Keroualle Louise was the one who was nicknamed Fubbs which stems from the old English word meaning chubby. Personally I would have thought she would have been rather insulted but there are no records to say that she minded this term.
4 days ago · 4. Who was the mistress of Louis XIV of France? Answer: Athenais de Montespan. It is interesting to note that being a royal mistress was often viewed as an honor for ambitious families. Being named 'Maitresse en Titre' as De Montespan was, was a singular honor, being number one of all mistresses.