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