Barbara (Benedicta) Fitzroy (1672-1731) was the youngest daughter of Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine. Although she was acknowledged as Charles II's daughter, she was probably fathered by John Churchill, later Duke of Marlborough.
In March 1691 Barbara gave birth to an illegitimate son, Charles Hamilton; the father was the Earl of Arran whose parents bitterly opposed the relationship. Charles would be brought up by Barbara Villiers. Subsequently Barbara became a nun in a French convent, using the name of Bernadette. She became a prioress at the Convent of Saint_Nicholas.
Barbara (Benedicta) Fitzroy (1672-1731) was the youngest daughter of Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine.
In March 1691 Barbara gave birth to an illegitimate son, Charles Hamilton; the father was the Earl of Arran whose parents bitterly opposed the relationship.
Subsequently Barbara became a nun in a French convent, using the name of Bernadette.
Fitzroy or FitzRoy is an Anglo-Norman name originally meaning " son of the king" - it usually refers to a bastard son of the king, or a descendant thereof.
Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519–1536), son of Henry VIII and Elizabeth Blount.
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663–1690), son of Charles II and Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland.
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