Born before in Westminster, London, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Villiers
and Mary (Bayning) Villers
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Roger Palmer
— married
14 Apr 1659 in London, England
Descendants 
Mother of
Anne (Palmer) Lennard,
Charles Fitzroy KG,
Henry Fitzroy,
Charlotte (Fitzroy) Lee,
George Fitzroy and
Barbara Fitzroy
Died
at about age 68
in Chiswick Mall, London, Middlesex, England
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Biography
Barbara Villiers was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.
Barbara became King Charles' mistress in 1660, while still married to Palmer, and whilst Charles was still in exile at The Hague. The Palmers had joined the ambitious group of supplicants who sailed for Brussels at the end of 1659.[8] As a reward for her services, the King created her husband Baron Limerick and Earl of Castlemaine in 1661. In many contemporary accounts, including Pepys's Diary, she is referred to as "Lady Castlemaine".[1]
Sources
See also:
- S. M. Wynne, ‘Palmer , Barbara, countess of Castlemaine and suo jure duchess of Cleveland (bap. 1640, d. 1709)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008
- England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 index, FamilySearch, Barbara Villiers, 27 Nov 1640; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 908,519.
- English Monarchs Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland
- Wikipedia Barbara Palmer, Duchess of Cleveland
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