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Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of Castlemaine (née Barbara Villiers ⫽ ˈ v ɪ l ər z ⫽ VIL-ərz; 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 ...
Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland. (1640-1709), Mistress of Charles II. Sitter in 35 portraits. The favourite mistress of Charles II during the 1660s, Barbara Villiers was a dominant presence both at court and in the public's imagination.
27 November 1640 - 9 October 1709. The notorious Barbara Palmer, mistress of Charles II, was born Barbara Villiers, the daughter of William Villiers, Viscount Grandison, and his wife, Mary Bayning, heiress of the 1st Viscount Bayning, at Westminster, London, on 20 September 1643. She was named after her paternal grandmother Barbara Villiers.
Sep 4, 2023 · Her GraceBarbara"1st Duchess of Cleveland" Palmer formerly Villiers. Born before 27 Nov 1640 in Westminster, London, England. Ancestors. Daughter of William Villiers and Mary (Bayning) Villers. [sibling (s) unknown] Wife of Roger Palmer — married 14 Apr 1659 in London, England. Descendants.
Although the Duchess of Cleveland insisted that the child was his, the king and most others believed her not to be his daughter, partly because he now rarely visited Cleveland, but also because it was well known that she had been conducting an affair with John Churchill for a year.
Nov 27, 2019 · Barbara Palmer, née Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland with her son, Charles Fitzroy, as Madonna and Child c.1664. Peter Lely (1618–1680)
Jun 28, 2024 · Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland was born as Barbara Villiers in Westminster, London, England on November 27, 1640. She was the only child of William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison and Mary Bayning.
