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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.
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.
Louise de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth. (1649-1734), Mistress of Charles II. Sitter in 15 portraits. Louise de Kéroualle came first to England from France in 1670 as a maid of honour to Charles II's sister, the Duchess of Orleans.
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.
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May 18, 2018 · Portsmouth, Louise de Kéroualle, duchess of (1649–1734). Of Breton lineage, Louise de Kéroualle accompanied Henrietta Anne, sister of Charles II, to England in 1670; Charles's despair at Henrietta's sudden death and obvious infatuation with Louise encouraged Louis XIV to send her back to England.
Aug 11, 2021 · Louise Renée de Penancoët de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth was born 5 September 1649 and is the daughter of Guillaume de Penancoët, Seigneur de Kéroualle and Marie de Ploeuc de...
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.
Duchess of Portsmouth and Aubigny and mistress of the English king Charles II. Name variations: Louise de Keroualle or Kerouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth; Louise de Querouille or Louise de Querouaille; (in France) variously spelled Queroul, Kéroual and Kéroël.
Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, was a savvy, sensual, and sophisticated member of the court of Charles II. She understood the important role of luxurious presentation, surrounding herself in riches and commissioning artists such as Henri Gascar.
Louise de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth by Pierre Mignard I (1612–1695), 1682, from National Portrait Gallery, London.
