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Arms of Barbara Villiers as the only daughter of William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison: Argent on a cross Gules five escallops Or.. 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 ...
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,
10 de feb. de 2023 · The most powerful woman in England: Barbara Villiers. Though only 23 herself, Barbara was a pro at the machinations of court. By June 1663, she had borne two of the King’s illegitimate children and was pregnant with their third.
27 de ene. de 2019 · Barbara Palmer, The Duchess of Cleveland “The curse of the nation”; John Evelyn “I can never enough admire her beauty”; Samuel Pepys “The finest woman of her age”, Sir John Reresby. Barbara Palmer, nee Villiers, was born in 1640 into the wealthy and noble Villiers family.
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 ).
17 de oct. de 2023 · Barbara Palmer's lack of fortune limited her marriage prospects. Tall, voluptuous, with masses of brunette hair, slanting, heavy-lidded violet eyes, alabaster skin, and a sensuous, sulky mouth, Barbara Villiers was considered to be one of the most beautiful of the Royalist women, but her lack of fortune left her with reduced marriage prospects.
Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland, daughter of William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison, first met Charles II during his exile in The Hague, and had become his mistress by May 1660. She bore the king six children and was created Duchess of Cleveland in 1670 before being supplanted in Charles II's affections by the Duchess of Portsmouth.
