Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland

(1640-1709)

English socialite

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Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of Castlemaine (née Barbara Villiers, 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 children, all of them acknowledged and subsequently ennobled. Barbara was the subject of many portraits, in particular by court painter Sir Peter Lely.

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Born	Barbara Villiers 27 November 1640 Parish of St. Margaret's, City and Liberty of Westminster, Middlesex, England
Died	9 October 1709 (aged 68) Chiswick Mall, England
Zodiac	Sagittarius
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Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine 1634-1705 · English courtier, diplomat, and member of parliament · m. 1659 info edit

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Charles II of England 1630-1685 · King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1660 to 1685 info edit

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Robert Fielding 1650-1712 · English rake · m. 1705; div. 1706 info edit

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Anne Palmer info 1st child with Charles II of England Female b. 25 Feb 1661 d. 16 May 1721 · Age: 60 (at death) · 1661-1721 · Illegitimate daughter of Charles II of England

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Charles FitzRoy info 2nd child with Charles II of England Male b. 18 Jun 1662 d. 9 Sep 1730 · Age: 68 (at death) · 1662-1730 ·

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Henry FitzRoy info 3rd child with Charles II of England Male b. 28 Sep 1663 d. 9 Oct 1690 · Age: 27 (at death) · 1663-1690 · English royal bastard

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Charlotte FitzRoy info 4th child with Charles II of England Female b. 5 Sep 1664 d. 17 Feb 1718 · Age: 53 (at death) · 1664-1718 · Illegitimate daughter of King Charles II of England

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George FitzRoy info 5th child with Charles II of England Male b. 28 Dec 1665 d. 28 Jun 1716 · Age: 50 (at death) · 1665-1716 · British Army general

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Barbara FitzRoy info 6th child with Charles II of England Female b. 16 Jul 1672 d. 6 May 1737 · Age: 64 (at death) · 1672-1737 · British royalty

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William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison · Father · 1614-1643 · Irish peer edit info

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Edward Villiers (Master of the Mint) · Grandfather · 1585-1626 · English nobleman edit info

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Paul Bayning, 1st Viscount Bayning · Grandfather · 1588-1629 · English noble edit info

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John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough · 1650-1722 · British soldier and statesman edit info

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Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney · Cousin · 1657-1733 · British noblewoman edit info

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Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield · 1634-1714 · British, Scientist info edit view couple »

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George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham · 1628-1687 · 17th-century English statesman and poet info edit view couple »

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Henry Jermyn, 1st Baron Dover · 1636-1708 · English courtier and favourite of James II info edit view couple »

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Jacob Hall (acrobat) · - · info edit view couple »

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James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth · 1649-1685 · English nobleman and soldier info edit view couple »

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John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough · 1650-1722 · British soldier and statesman info edit view couple »

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William Wycherley · 1641-1716 · English dramatist of the Restoration period info edit view couple »

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Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu · 1638-1709 · English courtier, diplomat, politician and peer info edit view couple »

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Cardell Goodman · 1649-1699 · English actor, adventurer, and Jacobite conspirator info edit view couple »

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