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Catherine Colyear, suo jure Countess of Dorchester and Countess of Portmore (née Sedley; 21 December 1657 – 26 October 1717), was an English noble and courtier. She was the mistress of King James II of England both before and after he came to the throne. [2]
Catherine Sedley Colyear, Countess of Dorchester, Countess of Portmore died in Bath, England on October 26, 1717, aged 59, and her life peerage became extinct. She was initially buried in Bath, but in 1729, her remains were reinterred in the new Portmore vault at St. James’ Church in Weybridge, Surrey, England, where she had lived with her ...
9 de ago. de 2022 · Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester, Countess of Portmore (21 December 1657 – 26 October 1717), daughter of Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet, was the mistress of King James VII and II both before and after he came to the thrones.
- London, England
- London, Middlesex, England
- England
- December 21, 1657
Catherine Sedley nació en 1657 en Irlanda, hija ilegítima de James II de Inglaterra y su amante, Arabella Churchill. En su juventud, Catherine se mudó a Inglaterra y se convirtió en una figura conocida en la corte de Carlos II, donde se destacó como una mujer inteligente y encantadora.
Mistress of James II; wife of 1st Earl of Portmore; daughter of Sir Charles Sedley The mistress of James II; a celebrated wit at court, created Countess of Dorchester and Baroness of Darlington in 1686.
25 de feb. de 2023 · Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester, was one of the most controversial royal mistresses of her time. She started her career as a maid in the household of Mary of Modena, who had just married James, Duke of York, the heir presumptive to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester, Countess of Portmore (21 December 1657 – 26 October 1717), daughter of Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet, was the mistress of King James II of England both before and after he came to the throne. Catherine was noted not for beauty but for her celebrated wittiness and sharp tongue.
