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4 de abr. de 2020 · Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland with her son, probably Charles Fitzroy, as the Virgin and Child (c. 1664), Peter Lely. National Portrait Gallery, London Mazarin’s semi-nudity in the Diana portrait – her right breast exposed by the casual folds of her robes – is an important part of the picture’s statement about female power.
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.
Barbara Villiers, viscontessa Fitzhardinge (1654 – 19 settembre 1708), è stata una nobildonna inglese. Biografia [ modifica | modifica wikitesto ] Era la figlia del colonnello sir Edward Villiers , e di sua moglie, lady Frances Howard (una discendente di John Howard, I duca di Norfolk ).
CLEVELAND, BARBARA VILLIERS, Duchess of (1641–1709), mistress of the English king Charles II., was the daughter of William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison (d. 1643), by his wife Mary (d. 1684), daughter of Paul, 1st Viscount Bayning. In April 1659 Barbara married Roger Palmer, who was created earl of Castlemaine two years later,
Barbara’s mother married a cousin of her late husband, but the Villiers family was ruined by the victory of the Parliamentarians and Commonwealth rule in England. Marriage Mismatch By all accounts Barbara was an outstanding beauty with long dark hair, deep blue eyes and sensuous features.
Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland (1641-1709) c.1660-61. RCIN 420109
Barbara Villiers, grevinna av Castlemaine och hertiginna av Cleveland, född i november 1640, död 9 oktober 1709, var en engelsk hovdam, mätress till Karl II av England åren 1660–1673. Barbara Villiers hade under sin tid som mätress så stort inflytande att hon kallades "Englands okrönta drottning".
