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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
Moll is believed to have died at her home in Dean Street – then, as now, a fashionable and affluent area of London’s west end for theatre, shopping, dining, and nightlife. She was buried at St Anne’s church in Soho on 24th February 1708.
Moll Davis fue una actriz y cortesana inglesa del siglo XVII. Se cree que nació en 1648 pero se desconoce su lugar de nacimiento. En 1664 comenzó a trabajar como actriz en el King's Company, una de las compañías teatrales más importantes de la época.
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.
Mrs Moll Davis (1640–c.1721), Actress and Mistress of Charles II. Moll Davis’ portrait, like many of the other seventeenth-century portraits at Weston Park, was acquired by Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford of the first creation.
Mary was born on 16 October 1673, to Moll Davis and Charles II, and was the last of the king’s children. She grew up surrounded by the high society of the Restoration - nobles, thespians, dramatists, artists, and poets - and, following in her mother’s footsteps, she began acting at a young age.
The actress Mary ‘Moll’ Davis came to the king’s attention in 1667 when she performed for the court at Tunbridge Wells. Moll was renowned for her musical talents and is here shown playing the guitar.
