Royal mistresses

Agnès Sorel ( 1421 – February 9, 1450), surnamed Dame de beauté, was the mistress of King Charles VII of France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Agnès Sorel"

Alice Edmonstone Keppel ( October 14, 1869 – November 22, 1947) was a British socialite and the most famous mistress of Edward VII of the United Kingdom, the eldest son of Queen Victoria. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alice Keppel"

Alice Perrers (c. 1348 - 1400) was notorious as the mistress of King Edward III of England. She married (2) William of Windsor, lord lieutenant of Ireland, and was lady-in-waiting to Queen consort Philippa of Hainault. After Philippa's death, Perrers' relationship with Edward became semi-official, though she had probably already had at least one child by him, a son named John. Edward lavished extravagant gifts on her, including Philippa's jewelry and the manor of Wendover. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alice Perrers"

Alys, Countess of the Vexin ( October 4, 1160 – c. 1220) was the daughter of King Louis VII of France and his second wife Constanza of Castile, daughter of Alfonso VII of Castile and Berenguela of Barcelona. Her mother died giving birth to her. Also known as Alaïs, Adélaïde, Adèle, or Alix (but not to be confused with her half-sister Alix of France, the daughter of Louis by his first wife Eleanor of Aquitaine). ...more on Wikipedia about "Alys, Countess of the Vexin"

Anna Maria Crouch ( April 20, 1763 - October 2, 1805) was a famous actress in the London theatre and a mistress of George, Prince of Wales. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anna Maria Crouch"

Arabella Churchill ( February 23, 1648 - May 30, 1730) was the mistress of King James II of England and VII of Scotland, and the mother of at least four of his children. She was the child of Sir Winston Churchill (an ancestor of Sir Winston Churchill) and Elizabeth Drake. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arabella Churchill (royal mistress)"

Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland (November 1640– 9 October 1709) was one of the most notorious of King Charles II's mistresses. ...more on Wikipedia about "Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland"

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The Duchess of Cornwall (Camilla Rosemary Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Parker Bowles, née Shand) (born 17 July 1947) is a member of the British Royal Family. She is the second wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the thrones of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth Realms. Prior to their marriage she had been his longtime partner. As the consort of the Prince of Wales she is the de jure Princess of Wales; she has, however, chosen to be known as Duchess of Cornwall mainly because the former title was so closely identified in the British public consciousness with her husband's first wife, Diana, Princess of Wales. She is known as The Duchess of Rothesay in Scotland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall"

Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues ( 1579 - 1633), Marquise de Verneuil, mistress of Henry IV, king of France, was the daughter of Charles Balzac d'Entragues and of Marie Touchet, mistress of Charles IX. Ambitious and intriguing, she succeeded in inducing Henry IV to promise to marry her after the death of Gabrielle d'Estrée, a promise which led to bitter scenes at court when shortly afterwards Henry married Marie de Medici. She carried her spite so far as to be deeply compromised in the conspiracy of Marshal Biron against the king in 1606, but escaped with a slight punishment, and in 1608 Henry actually took her back into favor again. She seems then to have been involved in the Spanish intrigues which preceded the death of the king in 1610. ...more on Wikipedia about "Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues"

Frances Evelyn "Daisy" Greville, Countess of Warwick ( 10 December 1861– 26 July 1938) was a society beauty and the mistress of King Edward VII. ...more on Wikipedia about "Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick"

Diane de Poitiers ( September 3, 1499 - April 25, 1566) was a fixture at the courts of several French kings, and became notorious as the mistress of King Henri II. ...more on Wikipedia about "Diane de Poitiers"

Mrs Jordan ( November 21, 1761 – July 5, 1816), actress, was the mistress of King William IV of the United Kingdom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dorothy Jordan"

Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal and Munster was born at Emden on the December 25, 1667. Her middle name was probably given in reference to the Melusine legends. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal and Munster"

Eleanor of Guzman ( 1310 - 1351) was a mistress of King Alfonso XI of Castile. She is known in Spanish as Leonor Núñez de Guzmán. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eleanor of Guzman"

Elizabeth Blount (c. 1502 - 1540), who was better known by her nickname of "Bessie," was the daughter of Sir John Blount of Shropshire, a knight living in the reign of Henry VII of England, the first Tudor King of England. John Blount was a loyal, if unremarkable, servant to the royal family and he accompanied Henry VIII to France in 1513 whenever the king waged war against Louis XII. ...more on Wikipedia about "Elizabeth Blount"

Elizabeth Villiers (c. 1657- April 19, 1733), was the daughter of Colonel Sir Edward Villiers of Richmond and his wife, Frances Howard. Her maternal grandfather was Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk. Her mother was governess to the princesses Mary and Anne, and secured place and influence for her children in Mary's household. ...more on Wikipedia about "Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney"

Eudokia Ingerina ( Greek: Ευδοκία) (c. 840- 882) was the wife of the Byzantine emperor Basil I, the mistress of his predecessor Michael III, and the mother of the emperor Leo VI. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eudokia Ingerina"

Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey ( February 25, 1753 - July 23, 1821) was the most notorious of the many mistresses of King George IV of the United Kingdom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey"

Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon ( November 27, 1635 - April 15, 1719), the second wife of Louis XIV, was born in a prison at Niort. ...more on Wikipedia about "Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon"

Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart-Mortemart, marquise de Montespan ( October 5, 1641 - May 27, 1707) was a mistress of Louis XIV. ...more on Wikipedia about "Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan"

Gabrielle d'Estrées, duchesse de Beaufort et Verneuil, marquise de Monceaux ( 1571– 1599) was a French mistress of King Henry IV of France, born at Château de la Bourdaisière in Montlouis-sur-Loire, in the Indre-et-Loire département of France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gabrielle d'Estrées"

Grace Elliott, Grace Dalrymple Elliott ( 1754? - 1823) was a Scottish courtesan who was resident in France at the time of the French Revolution and an eyewitness to events. She was once mistress of the Duke of Orléans, who was cousin to King Louis XVI. ...more on Wikipedia about "Grace Elliott"

Jane Shore (c. 1445 - c. 1527) was one of the many mistresses of King Edward IV, the first of the three whom he described respectively as the merriest, the wiliest, and the holiest harlots in his realm. A petite woman of round face and fair complexion, she was more captivating by her wit and conversation than by her beauty, yet she was comely, too. Thomas More, writing when she was still alive, but old, lean, and withered, declared that even then an attentive observer might have discerned in her shriveled countenance some traces of its lost charms. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jane Shore"

Jeanette (Jennie) Jerome CI DStJ, known also as Lady Randolph Churchill ( January 9, 1854 – June 9, 1921) was an American society beauty, best known to history as the mother of British prime minister Winston Churchill. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jennie Jerome"

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