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    Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of Castlemaine (née Barbara Villiers /ˈvɪlərz/ VIL-ərz; 27 November [O.S. 17 November] 1640 – 9 October...
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    eldest of the illegitimate sons of Charles II, with his mother being Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine and later 1st Duchess of Cleveland, then...
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    Duke of Southampton, Duke of Cleveland and Chief Butler of England. His father was the third illegitimate sons of King Charles II and Barbara Villiers, 1st...
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    daughter of King Charles II of England by one of his best known mistresses, Barbara Villiers, 1st Duchess of Cleveland. Known for her beauty, Charlotte was married...
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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...
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    the Black') by Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine (also known as Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland); he was the fifth of Charles's eight...
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    Countess of Sussex (née Palmer; 25 February 1661 – 16 May 1721 or 1722), formerly Lady Anne FitzRoy, was the eldest daughter of Barbara Villiers, mistress...
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    Edward Villiers (April 1620 – July 1689) was an English Royalist soldier and courtier. Part of the powerful Villiers family, he was a friend of Edward...
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    Windsor Beauties (category Mistresses of Charles II of England)
    Countess of Rochester (née Boyle) Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland (née Villiers) Anne, Countess of Sunderland (née Digby) Elizabeth, Countess of Northumberland...
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    relation; the Duchess of Cleveland was Mary's first cousin once removed through her mother, Anne Villiers. Nevertheless, Barbara Villiers was painted by...
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    (1618–1699), Barbara (1618–1681) and Edward (1620–1689). The Villiers were a powerful and well connected family; William's relatives included John Villiers, 1st...
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  • Barbara FitzRoy herself the natural daughter of Charles II of England and Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland. After his birth, his mother was sent out...
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    Elizabeth. The Illustrious Lady: A biography of Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine and Duchess of Cleveland Readers Union, 1981. (ASIN: B0007B1JXY)...
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    daughter of the first Viscount, married William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison, and was the mother of Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland, mistress of Charles...
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    Baron Barnard (category Baronies in the Peerage of England)
    II by his mistress Barbara Villiers, 1st Duchess of Cleveland. He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He sat as a member of parliament for Downton...
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  • Thumbnail for Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton
    Duke of Grafton, KG (28 September 1663 – 9 October 1690) was an illegitimate son of King Charles II of England and his mistress Barbara Villiers. A military...
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    Bayning (the wife of William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison and mother of Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland). Upon the death of his father on 12...
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    Charlotte Lee, Lady Baltimore (category House of Stuart)
    1718), illegitimate daughter of King Charles II by his mistress Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine, Duchess of Cleveland. Lady Charlotte's mother was...
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    and Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland). He was educated at Harrow School. Barrett-Lennard succeeded as the 17th Baron Dacre upon the death of his...
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    Bridgewater House, Westminster (category Grade I listed buildings in the City of Westminster)
    Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, the house was lived in by Charles II's mistress Barbara Villiers, who was made Duchess of Cleveland in 1670, following...
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  • Forever Amber (novel) (category Cultural depictions of Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland)
    King of England who is well known for his voracious sexual appetite, good-temper, and political savvy. Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland – The...
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  • The First Churchills (category Cultural depictions of Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland)
    Shrewsbury: Job Stewart James, Duke of Monmouth: James Kerry Robert Harley: Richard Pearson Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland: Moira Redmond Francis Godolphin:...
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  • Paul Bayning, 1st Viscount Bayning (category Viscounts in the Peerage of England)
    William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison, and was the mother of Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland, a mistress of King Charles II. On the death of the...
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    Baudet); Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland (née Villiers), and her daughter, Barbara Fitzroy; Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond; Frances Stewart, Duchess of Richmond;...
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    Earl of Jersey, is a title in the Peerage of England. It is held by a branch of the Villiers family, which since 1819 has been the Child Villiers family...
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    Mancini, Duchess of Mazarin (6 June 1646 – 2 July 1699), was a niece of Cardinal Mazarin, chief minister of France, and a mistress of Charles II, King of England...
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  • Charlotte Fits-Roy, natural dau. [daughter] of King Charles II., by Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland ..." Cokayne 1893, p. 75, line 19. "Edward Henry...
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  • Charlotte Fits-Roy, natural dau. [daughter] of King Charles  II., by Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland ..." Cokayne 1893, p. 75, line 19. "Edward...
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  • Charles II: The Power and the Passion (category Cultural depictions of Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland)
    ... George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham Helen McCrory ... Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine Christian Coulson ... James, Duke of Monmouth Ian...
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    William Herbert, 1st Baron Powis (category Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales)
    marriage, she was the mother of Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine, best known for his marriage to Barbara Villiers, one of Charles II's mistresses whom...
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