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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.
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.
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
Mary was born on 16 October 1673, to Moll Davis and Charles II, and was the last of the king’s children. She grew up surrounded by the high society of the Restoration - nobles, thespians, dramatists, artists, and poets - and, following in her mother’s footsteps, she began acting at a young age.
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.
Charles was already enamoured with Moll Davis, a fellow actress but, on Nell’s return to London at the end of 1667, Buckingham saw an opportunity to dangle another mistress under the king’s nose. Negotiations began: Nell suggested that she would need £500 per year to be kept as the king’s mistress, but this was rejected as too expensive ...
