Lady Barbara Fitzroy, Prioress of St. Nicholas de Pontoise

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Lady Barbara Fitzroy, Prioress of St.Nicholas de Pontoise

Also Known As: "Benedicta"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Cleveland House (Present Bridgewater House, 14 Cleveland Row), City of Westminster, Middlesex, England
Death: May 06, 1737 (60-68)
Hôtel-Dieu de Pontoise (Present Centre hospitalier régional René-Dubos, Pontoise, Pays de France (Present Ile de France), France
Immediate Family:

Biological daughter of Sir John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and Barbara Villiers, 1st Duchess of Cleveland (Royal Mistress of Charles II)
Adopted daughter of Charles II of England and Eleanor "Nell" Gwyn
Partner of Lt. Gen. James Douglas-Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton
Mother of Charles Hamilton, Comte d'Arran and Ruthven Hamilton
Sister of Lady Anne Fitzroy Stuart-Lennard; Charles Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland; Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Grafton; Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield; George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland and 3 others
Half sister of Lady Mary Damer; Barbara Churchill; William Churchill, Marquis Blanford; Lady Harriet Churchill; Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough and 21 others

Occupation: Prioress of St.Nicholas de Pontoise
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About Lady Barbara Fitzroy, Prioress of St. Nicholas de Pontoise

From Darryl Lundy's Peerage page on Barbara Fitzroy:

Barbara Fitzroy was born on 16 July 1672. She was the daughter of Sir John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland.[1],[3] . Although Charles publicly acknowledged her as his child, It has never been proved!

She died on 6 May 1737 at age 64.

Barbara Fitzroy and Lt.-Gen. James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton were associated.[4]

She was Prioress at Hotel de Dieu (St. Nicholas' Priory), Pontoise, France.

Child of Barbara Fitzroy and Lt.-Gen. James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton

  • 1. Charles Hamilton b. 1691, d. 1754.4

Citations

  • 1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2096. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
  • 2. [S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message from unknown author e-mail (France) to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family".
  • 3. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 257. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.
  • 4. [S3436] Allen Andrews, The Royal Whore: Barbara Villiers, Lasy Castlemaine (n.n.: Chilton Book Company, 1970). Hereinafter cited as The Royal Whore.
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Lady Barbara Fitzroy, Prioress of St. Nicholas de Pontoise's Timeline

1672
July 16, 1672
Cleveland House (Present Bridgewater House, 14 Cleveland Row), City of Westminster, Middlesex, England
1691
March 30, 1691
Cleveland Row, London, England
1737
May 6, 1737
Age 64
Hôtel-Dieu de Pontoise (Present Centre hospitalier régional René-Dubos, Pontoise, Pays de France (Present Ile de France), France
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