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Lady Barbara FitzRoy (16 July 1672 – 6 May 1737), was the sixth and youngest child of Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, a mistress of Charles II of England. Charles never publicly acknowledged her as his child, as he was probably not the father. She became a Benedictine nun, known as Benedite.
1 day ago · Louise Renée de Penancoet de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth and Charles II are ancestors of Diana, Princess of Wales, Queen Camilla, and Sarah, Duchess of York. Born July 16, 1672, at her mother’s home, Cleveland House in London, England, Lady Barbara Fitzroy was the illegitimate daughter of Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland in ...
Lady Barbara FitzRoy, aka Sister Benedicta, died at the monastery on 6th May 1737 at the age of 65, and is buried in the church of the Priory.
Apr 26, 2022 · Genealogy for Lady Barbara Fitzroy, Prioress of St.Nicholas de Pontoise (c.1672 - 1737) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
Biography. Nun; acknowledged as daughter of Charles II by Barbara Villiers Duchess of Cleveland, but may be the daughter of John Churchill, later Duke of Marlborough; had an illegitimate son, Charles Hamilton, with James, Duke of Hamilton. 1 related objects. print.
Lady Barbara Fitzroy. (1672-1731), Youngest daughter of Barbara Villiers, mistress to King Charles II. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Barbara Fitzroy is portrayed as a smiling, round-faced five-year-old with blonde curls. The king died in 1685. In March 1691, eighteen-year-old Barbara gave birth to an illegitimate son of the Earl of Arran, whom she named Charles Hamilton (1691-1754).
