Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth

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Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, was a French-born mistress of King Charles II of England who became a powerful court favorite and influential political figure in the late 17th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French aristocrat ⓘ
courtier ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ
political figure ⓘ
royal mistress ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Louise de Keroual ⓘ
Madame de Portsmouth ⓘ
associatedWith Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Treaty of Dover era politics ⓘ
becameRoyalMistressInYear circa 1671 ⓘ
birthDate 1649-09-05 ⓘ
birthPlace Kerouaille, near Brest, Brittany, France ⓘ
broughtToEnglandBy Henrietta Anne, Duchess of Orléans ⓘ
burialPlace Church of the Jacobins, Paris ⓘ
child Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship France ⓘ
court Court of Charles II of England ⓘ
createdDuchessOfAubignyBy Louis XIV of France ⓘ
createdDuchessOfAubignyInYear 1684 ⓘ
createdDuchessOfPortsmouthBy Charles II of England ⓘ
createdDuchessOfPortsmouthInYear 1673 ⓘ
deathDate 1734-11-14 ⓘ
deathPlace Paris, France ⓘ
linked to: Paris
enteredEnglishCourtInYear 1670 ⓘ
era Restoration England ⓘ
linked to: Stuart period
familyName de Kérouaille ⓘ
father Guillaume de Penancoët, Seigneur de Kérouaille ⓘ
floruit 1670s ⓘ
1680s ⓘ
fullName Louise Renée de Penancoët de Kérouaille ⓘ
givenName Louise ⓘ
knownFor being a prominent Catholic favorite at a Protestant court ⓘ
influence over Charles II of England ⓘ
promoting French interests in England ⓘ
language French ⓘ
mistressOf Charles II of England ⓘ
mother Marie de Ploeuc de Timeur ⓘ
nobleTitle Duchess of Aubigny ⓘ
Duchess of Portsmouth ⓘ
Duchess of Richmond ⓘ
politicalAllegiance pro-French faction at the English court ⓘ
portraitBy Pierre Mignard ⓘ
Sir Peter Lely ⓘ
linked to: Peter Lely
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Aubigny-sur-Nère, France ⓘ
Whitehall Palace, London ⓘ
linked to: Palace of Whitehall
servedAs lady-in-waiting to Henrietta Anne, Duchess of Orléans ⓘ
spouse never married ⓘ

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Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond → mother → Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth ⓘ
Court of Charles II of England → hasMember → Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth ⓘ
Dukes of Richmond → currentFirstHolderMother → Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth ⓘ
Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth → alsoKnownAs → Madame de Portsmouth ⓘ
linked to: Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth
Ducal House of Richmond → founderMother → Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth ⓘ
Ducal House of Richmond → linkedToRoyalMistress → Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth ⓘ