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17 de oct. de 2023 · Barbara Palmer's lack of fortune limited her marriage prospects. Tall, voluptuous, with masses of brunette hair, slanting, heavy-lidded violet eyes, alabaster skin, and a sensuous, sulky mouth, Barbara Villiers was considered to be one of the most beautiful of the Royalist women, but her lack of fortune left her with reduced marriage prospects.
Barbara Villiers war das einzige Kind von William Villiers, 2. Viscount Grandison und der reichen Erbin Mary Bayning. Als ihr Vater 1643 an einer Kriegsverletzung starb, ließ er Frau und Tochter in ärmlichen Verhältnissen zurück. Sie galt als ausgesprochene Schönheit, jedoch mangels Mitgift war sie keine gute Partie.
Susan Villiers († 1652), daughter of Sir George Villiers († 1606), married William Feilding, 1st Earl of Denbigh, parents-in-law to James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton. William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison († 1643), married Mary Bayning, daughter and heiress of Paul Bayning, 1st Viscount Bayning. Barbara Villiers, Duchess of ...
In 1659 Barbara Villiers had married Roger Palmer, later Earl of Castlemaine, although soon after she became King Charles II's mistress, exerting considerable political influence until her fall from favour in the early 1670s.
5 de abr. de 2024 · The real story behind the duo was in many ways even stranger than the new fictionalized retelling. James indeed lavished wealth and status on his much-younger male favorite, George Villiers ...
7 de ene. de 2017 · Barbara Palmer’s lack of fortune limited her marriage prospects, despite her beauty. Barbara was born in 1640 in Westminster, London, as the only child of the 2nd Viscount Grandison, William Villiers. After the death of her father, the family was left impoverished, and Barbara had to make her way among the Royalists.
Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland (1641-1709) c.1660-61. RCIN 420109
