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10 de feb. de 2023 · Learn about the relationship between Frances Stuart and Barbara Villiers, two of the most influential women at the court of King Charles II.
Barbara's mother, barely out of her teens at the time of her father's death, remarried to Charles Villiers, 2nd Earl of Anglesey, her first husband's cousin and a Royalist supporter. After the execution of Charles I in 1649, the Villiers family transferred their loyalty to his son, Charles, then a penniless exile, but recognised by the Royalists as Charles II. Barbara spent her childhood in ...
Barbara Palmer Facts. 1. Poor Little Rich Girl. Palmer was born Barbara Villiers on November 27, 1640 to the old-as-balls aristocratic Villiers family. Her father William was a Viscount, while her mother Mary was a co-heiress. Sadly, one day it all came crashing down.
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. She is believed to have borne him five children and was created a Lady of the Bedchamber to Catherine of Braganza in 1662 and Duchess of Cleveland in 1670. The sitter is ...
Barbara Palmer, Lady Castlemaine in the Diary, and later the Duchess of Cleveland, as depicted by artist Peter Lely here and here was one of the many mistresses of King Charles II. Pepys was enthralled by her beauty but, like others of the times, feared her impact on King Charles II to be far too great for the good of England.
27 de ene. de 2019 · Barbara Palmer, nee Villiers, was born in 1640 into the wealthy and noble Villiers family. The family had already provided one royal favourite in the form of Barbara’s great-uncle, George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham; he was James I’s favourite and suspected lover .
Barbara Villiers was Charles II's principal mistress between 1660 and 1670 and the most powerful woman at court. She devoted much energy to public demonstrations of the king's favour through displays of jewels and wealth. She was painted frequently by Lely, who described her beauty as ‘beyond the compass of art’.
