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Oct 6, 2022 · Death: May 10, 1726 (56) Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, England, United Kingdom. Place of Burial: Greater London, England, United Kingdom. Immediate Family: Son of Charles II of England and Eleanor "Nell" Gwyn. Husband of Diana Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans.
Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield (5 September 1664–17 February 1718), formerly Lady Charlotte FitzRoy, was the daughter of Barbara Palmer, Countess of Castlemaine (née Barbara Villiers, later 1st Duchess of Cleveland) and King Charles II of England and Scotland. Lady Charlotte was married to Sir Edward Lee at the age of 9.
Apr 26, 2022 · She was the eldest of at least fourteen children of Edward Henry Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield (4 February 1663 – 14 July 1716) and Lady Charlotte Fitzroy (5 September 1664 – 17 February 1718), illegitimate daughter of King Charles II by his mistress Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine, Duchess of Cleveland.
Jun 21, 2024 · Also known by her married name Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield, Lady Charlotte Fitzroy was born in London, England on September 5, 1664, the illegitimate daughter of King Charles II of England and and one of his mistresses, Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland in her own right. The surname FitzRoy comes from the Anglo-Norman Fitz, meaning “son of” and Roy, meaning “king”, implying the original bearer of the surname was a child of a king.
Charlotte Lee (née Fitzroy), Countess of Lichfield. by Isaac Beckett, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt mezzotint, (circa 1685) 16 1/2 in. x 9 5/8 in. (420 mm x 245 mm) Purchased, 1944 Reference Collection NPG D11561
On the same day that her sister Anne was married, the King arranged for the marriage of Charlotte to another Gentleman of the Bedchamber, Sir Edward Henry Lee. They were married later that month in August 11 August 1673, and Lee was promptly created Earl of Lichfield - making Charlotte Countess of Lichfield.
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