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Barbara, daughter of William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandon, was baptised on 27 November 1640 in St. Margaret's, Westminster, London, England.[1][2]
Barbara married Roger Palmer on 14 April 1659 at Christ Church, Newgate Street, City of London, England.[3]
Barbara became King Charles' mistress in 1660, while still married to Palmer, and whilst Charles was still in exile at The Hague. The Palmers had joined the ambitious group of supplicants who sailed for Brussels at the end of 1659. As a reward for her services, the King created her husband Baron Limerick and Earl of Castlemaine in 1661. In many contemporary accounts, including Pepys's Diary, she is referred to as "Lady Castlemaine".[4] Barbara's first child was acknowledged by both her husband and her lover as their own. Five more children were acknowledged by King Charles as his children and bore the name Fitzroy.
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