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A Royal Mistress: Lucy Walter, Charles II of England’s First Mistress duke of buccleuch

A Royal Mistress: Lucy Walter, Charles II of England’s First Mistress

Born in 1630 at Roch Castle to a family of middling gentry,   Lucy Walter was one of the many mistresses of King Charles II of England. When she was 14,…

13 Facts About Barbara Villiers, England's Uncrowned Queen Barbara Villiers Countess of Castlemaine

13 Facts About Barbara Villiers, England's Uncrowned Queen

Barbara Villiers. Image: Flickr Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine and Duchess of Cleveland, holds the distinction for being King Charles II’s mo…

17 Facts About Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth British royal history

17 Facts About Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth

1. She was born Louise Renée de Penancoët de Kérouaille on September of 1649 into an upper class family in Brittany, a region located in the northwest o…

13 Facts About Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV's Most Notorious Mistress French monarchy

13 Facts About Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV's Most Notorious Mistress

1. She was born Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson in Paris on December of 1721. 2. Her father was François Poisson, a financier, who fled the country a few years …

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