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Mary "Moll" Davis (c. 1648 – 1708), also spelt Davies or Davys, was a courtesan and mistress of King Charles II of England. She was an actress and entertainer before and during her role as royal mistress.
- 1708, London, England
Like her fellow actress, Nell Gwyn, Mary ‘Moll’ Davis’ roots are a bit of a mystery.Contemporary accounts disagreed on who her family were. Some said she was from Wiltshire and that her father was a blacksmith; others claimed that she was the illegitimate daughter of Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Berkshire, and that he was one of the men that dangled her under the king’s nose when Barbara ...
Moll Davis murió en 1708, a los 60 años de edad. A pesar de su turbulenta vida personal, fue recordada como una de las actrices más talentosas y populares de su época. También se la recuerda como una de las amantes más famosas del rey Carlos II, quien la describió como "la mujer más alegre y graciosa que haya conocido".
Mary "Moll" Davis (c. 1648 - 1708), también escrita Davies o Davys, fue una cortesana y amante del rey Carlos II de Inglaterra. Fue actriz y animadora antes y durante su papel de amante real. Mary Davis nació en Westminster , como presunta hija ilegítima de Thomas Howard, tercer conde de Berkshire .
Lady Mary Tudor, Countess of Derwentwater. Mary was born on 16 October 1673, to Moll Davis and Charles II, and was the last of the king’s children.
24 de ene. de 2019 · Moll Davis, painted by Sir Peter Lely, c. 1665-1670. It’s a royal entertainment. Blow was attached to the Chapel Royal, and would later be private musician to James II. Moll Davis, one of Charles’s (many) mistresses, played Venus, and Lady Mary Tudor, her daughter by Charles, played Cupid.
By the end of the seventeenth century women players were much in demand, both on the stage and as subjects of painted portraits and prints. These helped to enhance the fame of early actresses such as Nell Gwyn and Moll Davis. By the early eighteenth century the theatre was thriving in Britain.
