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After giving birth, she became a nun in the English Priory of St. Nicholas, at Pontoise in Normandy, France, taking the name Sister Benedicta, where she later became prioress in 1721. Her son was raised by her mother, the Duchess of Cleveland , who supposedly disowned her.
- English
- Charles Hamilton, (illegitimate)
- James Crofts, Later Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch
- Charles Fitzcharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth
- Charlotte Jemima Henrietta Maria Fitzcharles
- Anne Fitzroy
- Charles Fitzroy, Duke of Southampton
- Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton
- Charlotte Fitzroy, Countess of Lichfield
- George Fitzroy, Duke of Northumberland
- Barbara Fitzroy
- Charles Beauclerk, Duke of St. Albans
At the age of 14, he was created Duke of Monmouthwith the subsidiary titles of Earl of Doncaster and Baron Scott of Tynedale. He was married to the wealthy heiress Anne Scott, 4th Countess of Buccleuch on 20 April 1663 and took his wife's surname. Monmouth barely escaped trial for his involvement several plots, including the Ryehouse Plot, a conspi...
Charles FitzCharles was born around 1657 to Charles' mistress Catherine Pegge, the daughter of Thomas Pegge of Yeldersley in Derbyshire. Charles had the affair with Catherine whilst he was in exile, before becoming king. He was educated abroad, possibly in Spain and was known by the nickname of "Don Carlos". Charles married Lady Bridget Osborne, da...
Born in 1650 the daughter of Elizabeth Killigrew, who had been a maid of honour to Charles II's mother, Queen Henrietta Maria, Elizabeth was the wife of Francis Boyle. Charlotte was married firstly to James Howard, with whom she had a daughter, Stuarta Werburge Howard, who served as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Mary II. In 1672 Charlotte married for ...
Anne Fitzroy was the eldest daughter of the notorious Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Clevelandand mistress of Charles II and wife of Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine. At Anne's birth, both Roger Palmer and the king acknowledged Anne as their daughter and she was known by the alias Fitzroy, but she is generally believed to be the daughter of the ...
The eldest son of Charles II and Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland, Charles Fitzroy was born on 18 June 1662. His birth marked the separation of Barbara Villiers and her husband, Roger Palmer, Lord Castlemaine. Palmer a Roman Catholic, had Charles baptised into the Roman Catholic faith, but six days later the King had him re-christened into th...
The second son of Charles II and Barbara Villiers, Henry was born on 28 September 1663. On 1 August 1672, he was married at the age of nine to the five-year-old Isabella, the daughter and heiress of Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington. At the time of his marriage, Henry was created Baron Sudbury, Viscount Ipswich, and Earl of Euston and in 1675 he ...
The daughter of Charles II and Barbara Villiers, Charlotte was born on 5 September 1664. On 16 May 1674, before she had reached her tenth birthday, Charlotte was betrothed to Sir Edward Lee, the couple were married on 6 February 1677 when Charlotte was twelve years of age. When Charles Stewart, 6th Duke of Lennox died in 1673, Sir Edward was create...
The third son of Charles II Barbara Villiers, George was born on 28 December 1665 at Merton College, Oxford and named after his mother's cousin George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. On 1 October 1674, he was created Earl of Northumberland, Baron of Pontefract and Viscount Falmouth In the summer of 1674 he served as a volunteer on the side of the Fre...
Barbara was born at Cleveland House in London on 16 July 1672, at around the time Barbara Villiers was losing her position as the king's chief mistress to Louise de Kérouaille. Her mother insisted she was the king's daughter, Charles publicly acknowledged the child, while disputing being her father in private. Barbara was suspected to have been the...
The eldest son of Charles II and his mistress the actress Nell Gwynne, Charles Beauclerk was born on 8 May 1670. On 21 December 1676, he was created Baron of Heddington and Earl of Burford and on 5 January 1684, was given the title of Duke of St Albans. Following the death of his mother on 14 November 1687, Charles inherited a large estate, includi...
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.
- City of Westminster, England
- "Benedicta"
- England
- circa July 16, 1672
Feb 21, 2022 · Pontoise Communal Cemetery. Pontoise, Departement du Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France Total memorials 106; Percent photographed 96%; Percent with GPS 87%
- Pontoise, Departement du Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
236938092. Source citation. 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...
(11) Barbara Fitz Roy, b. in 1672 and took Holy Orders, becoming Prioress of St.Nicholas Priory, Pontoise. She d. there on 6 May 1737. By Eleanor (nell), daughter of Francis Gwyn he was father of : (12) Charles Beauclerc, Duke of St. Albans, b. in 1670 and was created Earl of Burford in 1676, and Duke of St. Albans in 1684. He m.
Priory of St. Nicholas Pontoise, Departement du Val-d'Oise , Île-de-France , France – *Geschätzter Standort
