Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester
(1657-1717)
British royal mistress
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Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester, Countess of Portmore (21 December 1657 – 26 October 1717), daughter of Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet, was the mistress of King James II of England both before and after he came to the throne. Catherine was noted not for beauty but for her celebrated wittiness and sharp tongue.
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Catherine Sedley 21 December 1657 (1657-12-21)21 December 1657
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26 October 1717 (aged 59) Bath, United Kingdom
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| Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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David 4th child with David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore Male b. 1698 · Age: 327 · 1698- · Celebrity Baby -
Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore 5th child with David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore Male b. 27 Aug 1700 d. 5 Jul 1785 · Age: 84 (at death) · 1700-1785 · British politician
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