Background
Her mother, Elizabeth Killigrew Boyle, wife of Francis Boyle (afterwards Viscount Shannon in Ireland), had been a maid of honour to Charles II"s mother, Queen Henrietta Maria.
Her mother, Elizabeth Killigrew Boyle, wife of Francis Boyle (afterwards Viscount Shannon in Ireland), had been a maid of honour to Charles II"s mother, Queen Henrietta Maria.
Charlotte married firstly James Howard, with whom she had a daughter, Stuarta. Both William and his father were in high favour with the Stuarts. Charlotte FitzRoy died on 28 July 1684 in London and was buried at Westminster Abbey on 4 August 1684.