Lady Barbara FitzRoy (16 July 1672 – 6 May 1737) was the sixth and youngest child of Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, a mistress of Charles II of England. Although Charles publicly acknowledged her as his child, he was probably not the father. She became a Benedictine nun, known as Benedite.
Read more about Lady Barbara FitzRoy: Early Life, Disgrace and The Monastery, Ancestors
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