Barbara FitzRoy^{[1, 2]}

1672 - 1737  (65 years)

• Name	Barbara FitzRoy  [1]
  Birth	1672  [1]
  	Although her mother claimed that Barbara was Charles's daughter, she was probably the child of her mother's second cousin and lover, John Churchill, later Duke of Marlborough.
  Gender	Female
  Burial	1737	Pontoise, Normandy, France   [1]
  Death	6 May 1737	Pontoise, Normandy, France   [1]
  Person ID	I20472	DBH Twigs
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	King Charles II HRH Charles,   b. 29 May 1630   d. 6 Feb 1685 (Age 54 years)
  Mother	1st Duchess of Cleveland Barbara Villiers,   b. 27 Nov 1640   d. 9 Oct 1709, Chiswick, London, England (Age 68 years)
  Notes	Marriage Status: Unmarried Couple
  Family ID	F3523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	[1, 2]
  Children	1. Charles Hamilton,   b. 1691   d. 1754 (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F7773	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Barbara Palmer & Barbara FitzRoy Painting by Thomas Pooley Media Date: 1677 Keywords: Picture
  		Barbara Palmer & Barbara FitzRoy Media Date: 1677 Keywords: Picture
  		France - flag Keywords: Flag

  
  

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• Notes

  In March 1691, eighteen-year-old Barbara gave birth to an illegitimate son of the Earl of Arran, whom she named Charles Hamilton (1691-1754). Arran's parents bitterly opposed his relationship with Barbara. Right after giving birth, she became a nun in the English Priory of St. Nicholas, at Pontoise in Normandy, France, taking the name Sister Benedicta, where she later became prioress in 1721. Her son Charles was raised by her mother, the Duchess of Cleveland, who supposedly disowned her. An autograph of the Prioress is as follows: Mon nom du monde est Barbe Fitz Roy est en Religion Benedite fille Du Roy De La grande Bretagne Charles 2dc j'ay fait profession dans Le Couuent des Benedictines Angloiscs De Pontoise L'annee 1691 Le 2* D'auril c'est maison est mittige. Roughly translated as: My name in the world is Barbe Fitz Roy, in Religion it is Benedicta, daughter of the King of Great Britain, Charles II. I made profession at the Convent of the English Benedictines in Pontoise, the year 1691, the 2nd of April. It is my place of penance. The Lady Barbara died there in monastery on 6 May 1737, and lies buried in the church of the Priory.

  
  

• Sources

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