Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield, formerly Lady Charlotte Fitzroy, was the illegitimate daughter of King Charles II of England by one of his best known mistresses, Barbara Villiers, 1st Duchess of Cleveland.
Background
She was the fourth child and second daughter of Barbara Palmer née Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine who was by then separated but still married to Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine. The king acknowledged her as his daughter and so she bore the surname of Fitzroy – "son of the King".
Career
She was the favourite niece of James, Duke of York, younger brother of Charles II, who would later reign as James World War II "We know but little of her except that she was beautiful;" she "rivaled her mother in beauty, but was far unlike her in every other respect." As the Duchess of Cleveland was known for her diabolical nature, the implication here is that Charlotte was a sweet-tempered and pleasing person. One memoirist attests to that assumption, describing Lady Lichfield as "a very good and virtuous lady." lieutenant is said that the king had a greater value and love for this lady than he had for his other children.
Views
Quotations:
"a very good and virtuous lady.".