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Arabella Churchill (23 February 1648 – 30 May 1730) was the mistress of King James II and VII, and the mother of four of his children (surnamed FitzJames, that is, "son of James"). Life [ edit] Portrait of Winston and Arabella Churchill, children of Sir Winston Churchill by Peter Lely.
Aug 16, 2021 · In 1663, Arabella was sent to court to be a Maid of Honour, a common practice for the teenage daughters of the nobility. She served the Duchess of York and by 1665 was James’s mistress (he was...
Arabella captured James’ eye and by 1665, she was his mistress. The Churchill family was firmly loyal to the royal household, and their only feeling about Arabella’s position as a royal mistress seems to have been “a joyful surprise that so plain a girl had attained such high preferment.”
English mistress of King James II of England. Born in 1648; died in 1714; eldest daughter of Sir Winston Churchill of Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, and Elizabeth Drake; sister of John Churchill, duke of Marlborough (1650–1722); had long affair with James II, king of England (r. 1685–1688, deposed); children: (with James II) five, including ...
Apr 27, 2022 · Arabella Churchill (23 February 1648 – 30 May 1730) was the mistress of King James II, and the mother of four of his children (surnamed FitzJames Stuart, that is "son of James Stuart"). Arabella was the child of Sir Winston Churchill (an ancestor of the Prime Minister of the same name) and Elizabeth Drake.
Oct 28, 2020 · Arabella Churchill is a little-known figure in English history; despite her decade-long relationship with James, Duke of York who later became King James II of England. Perhaps attentions were focused on the King at the time, King Charles II, who was James’ brother and a notorious womaniser.
Jul 2, 2019 · Arabella Churchill was the mistress of the Duke of York for about ten years as well as being one of Anne Hyde's ladies-in-waiting. Arabella had four children by James. Henrietta was the eldest of the siblings.
