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Barbara Villiers. Barbara Villiers (*noviembre de 1641-†9 de octubre de 1709), primera duquesa de Cleveland y amante del rey Carlos II de Inglaterra, más conocida por su título de condesa de Castlemaine.
Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of Castlemaine (née Barbara Villiers / ˈ v ɪ l ər z / VIL-ərz; 27 November [O.S. 17 November] 1640 – 9 October 1709), was an English royal mistress of the Villiers family and perhaps the most notorious of the many mistresses of King Charles II of England, by whom she had five ...
To the King, the amoral Charles II, she was his mistress Barbara Villiers, Lady Castlemaine, feared, loathed and envied by the Court but in a dangerous age, a political survivor. Following the execution of the King, the Villiers remained loyal to the exiled, penniless Stuart heir, the Prince of Wales.
Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland (born autumn 1641, London, England—died October 9, 1709, Chiswick, Middlesex) was a favourite mistress of the English king Charles II; she bore several of his illegitimate children.
27 de nov. de 2019 · Known alternately as 'the uncrowned queen' of Great Britain, or – as famous diarist John Evelyn termed her – 'the curse of the nation', Barbara Villiers remains one of the most divisive and fascinating women of the Restoration.
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.
Villiers ( / ˈvɪlərz / VIL-ərz) is an aristocratic family in the United Kingdom. Over time, various members of the Villiers family were made knights, baronets, and peers.
