Lady Mary Tudor
Mary Tudor | |
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Countess of Derwentwater | |
Paris, France | |
Spouse(s) | Major James Rooke (m. 1707) |
Issue | James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater Lady Mary Tudor Radclyffe Charles Radclyffe, 5th Earl of Derwentwater Hon. Francis Radclyffe Margaret Frances Disney Rooke |
Father | Charles II of England |
Mother | Moll Davis |
Occupation | Actress |
Lady Mary Tudor (16 October 1673 – 5 November 1726), by marriage Countess of Derwentwater,[1] was an actress and biological daughter of King Charles II of England by his mistress, Mary "Moll" Davies, an actress and singer.[2]
Biography
Early life and title
Mary grew up in a house on the south-west side of
On 10 December 1680, seven-year-old Mary was, in recognition of her paternity,
Marriages and children
On 18 August 1687, Lady Mary married Edward Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Derwentwater (9 December 1655 – 29 April 1705) by whom she had four children:[8]
- James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater (1689–1716)
- Lady Mary Tudor Radclyffe
- Charles Radclyffe (3 September 1693 – 8 December 1746)
- Hon. Francis Radclyffe
Mary formally separated from Lord Derwentwater on 6 February 1700, it could be due to her unwillingness to convert to
On 23 May 1705, shortly after Lord Derwentwater's death, she married secondly, to Henry Graham. Graham died on 7 January 1707. A few months later, on 26 August, Lady Mary married Major James Rooke. By whom she had one daughter[8]
- Margaret Frances Disney Rooke (ca. 1708-1720 1766) married a William Sheldon and had issue.
Death
Lady Mary died in Paris on 5 November 1726, aged 53.[7]
References
- ^ a b Norkolk, George Fisher (of Swaffham) (1832). A Companion and Key to the History of England: Consisting of Copious Genealogical Details of the British Sovereigns ... with an Appendix, Exhibiting a Chronological Epitome of the Successive Holders of the Several Titles of the British, Saxon, and English Nobility ... with ... Their Armorial Bearings ... Simpkin and Marshall.
- ISBN 9781317099703.
- ^ "Moll Davis". The Wrong Side of the Blanket. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ a b Urban, Sylvanus (1794). The Gentleman's Magazine: And Historical Chronicle For The Year MDCCXCIV (1794). Vol. LXIV (64). London (Church Yard, Ludgate-Street): Arkose Press. p. 889.
- ^ "Mary Tudor". The Wrong Side of the Blanket. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Paul, James Balfour (1904). The Scots peerage; founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. Vol. 1. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. Edinburgh : D. Douglas. p. 32.
- ^ a b Cokayne, George E. (George Edward) (1910). The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. Vol. 4. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. London : The St. Catherine press, ltd. p. 225.
- ^ a b Profile, thepeerage.com; accessed 25 July 2017.
- ISBN 978-1-3990-0097-0.