Arabella Churchill was the mistress of King James II and VII, and the mother of four of his children.
Arabella Churchill
Portrait of Winston and Arabella Churchill, children of Sir Winston Churchill by Peter Lely
James II of England
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James II and VII was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from February 1685 until he was deposed in the 1688 Glorious Revolution. The last Catholic monarch of Eng
Arabella Churchill (royal mistress)
…Arabella Churchill (23 February 1648 – 30 May 1730) was the mistress of King James II and VII, and the mother of four of his children (surnamed FitzJames, that is, "son of James"). Arabella was a daughter of Sir Winston Churchill and sister of…
Reception of James and his brother Charles in Bruges on 2 October 1656
James and Anne Hyde in the 1660s, by Sir Peter Lely
Wedding suit of James II, 1673, in the Victoria and Albert Museum