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 NERFINISHED
Madame de Portsmouth NERFINISHED
associatedWith Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED
Treaty of Dover era politics
becameRoyalMistressInYear circa 1671
birthDate 1649-09-05
birthPlace Kerouaille, near Brest, Brittany, France NERFINISHED
broughtToEnglandBy Henrietta Anne, Duchess of Orléans NERFINISHED
burialPlace Church of the Jacobins, Paris NERFINISHED
child Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship France
court Court of Charles II of England NERFINISHED
createdDuchessOfAubignyBy Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED
createdDuchessOfAubignyInYear 1684
createdDuchessOfPortsmouthBy Charles II of England NERFINISHED
createdDuchessOfPortsmouthInYear 1673
deathDate 1734-11-14
deathPlace Paris, France NERFINISHED
enteredEnglishCourtInYear 1670
era Restoration England NERFINISHED
familyName de Kérouaille NERFINISHED
father Guillaume de Penancoët, Seigneur de Kérouaille NERFINISHED
floruit 1670s
1680s
fullName Louise Renée de Penancoët de Kérouaille NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
mother Marie de Ploeuc de Timeur NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Duchess of Aubigny NERFINISHED
Duchess of Portsmouth NERFINISHED
Duchess of Richmond NERFINISHED
politicalAllegiance pro-French faction at the English court
portraitBy Pierre Mignard NERFINISHED
Sir Peter Lely NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Aubigny-sur-Nère, France NERFINISHED
Whitehall Palace, London NERFINISHED
servedAs lady-in-waiting to Henrietta Anne, Duchess of Orléans
spouse never married

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Dukes of Richmond currentFirstHolderMother Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth
Court of Charles II of England hasMember Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth
Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond mother Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth