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Moll Davis (eigentlich Mary Davis; * 1648 in Westminster; † um 1700 in London) war eine englische Theaterschauspielerin und Kurtisane, sowie die Mätresse von König Karl II. von England . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Galerie. 3 Literatur. 4 Weblinks. Leben. Mary „Moll“ Davis war eine populäre Tänzerin, Sängerin und Schauspielerin.
Royal mistress. Fall from affection and exile. House in St James's Square. Marriage. Death. References. Moll Davis. Mary "Moll" Davis (c. 1648 – 1708), also spelt Davies or Davys, was a courtesan and mistress of King Charles II of England. She was an actress and entertainer before and during her role as royal mistress. Early life.
Like her fellow actress, Nell Gwyn, Mary ‘Moll’ Davis’ roots are a bit of a mystery.Contemporary accounts disagreed on who her family were. Some said she was from Wiltshire and that her father was a blacksmith; others claimed that she was the illegitimate daughter of Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Berkshire, and that he was one of the men that dangled her under the king’s nose when Barbara ...
26. Apr. 2022 · Mary "Moll" Davis (ca. 1648 – 1708) was a seventeenth-century entertainer and courtesan, singer and actress who became one of the many mistresses of King Charles II of England. Early life, theatre career
Moll Davis – Common actress to royal mistress. Sunday, 4 October 2020, 0:00 Amy Eloise Kelly The Royal Mistresses Series, The Royal Women 3. (public domain) Mary Davis, better known as Moll, was supposedly born in the year 1648 in London.
Mary ‘Moll’ Davis. Though Nell comes to mind when we think about Charles’ actress mistress, Moll was on the scene long before her, and was already causing a stir at court by being a commoner who was parading round in jewels and finery. But an embarrassing prank at the hands of her rival nearly cost her her place at court…
Mrs Moll Davis (1640–c.1721), Actress and Mistress of Charles II. Moll Davis’ portrait, like many of the other seventeenth-century portraits at Weston Park, was acquired by Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford of the first creation.
