Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield
Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield, formerly Lady Charlotte Fitzroy, was the illegitimate daughter of King Charles II of England by one of his best known mistresses, Barbara Villiers, 1st Duchess of Cleveland. Known for her beauty, Charlotte was married at age 12 to her husband, Edward Henry Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield, with whom she had a large family.
Charlotte Fitzroy, Countess of Lichfield
Charlotte Fitzroy as a child, painted by Peter Lely.
Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield, painted by Godfrey Kneller.
Charlotte Fitzroy and her husband Edward Henry Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield, as children, painted by Peter Lely.
Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland
Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of Castlemaine, 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 children, all of them acknowledged and subsequently ennobled. Barbara was the subject of many portraits, in particular by court painter Sir Peter Lely.
Portrait attributed to John Greenhill. Dated to no later than 1676.
Barbara Palmer's lack of fortune limited her marriage prospects
Portrait by Sir Peter Lely (c. 1666)
Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland, circa 1705