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Moll (Mary) Davis

Moll (Mary) Davis

Female Abt 1648 - Yes, date unknown

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  1. 1.  Moll (Mary) Davis was born about 1648; and died.

    Notes:

    Moll Davies A popular singer, dancer and comedienne and in about 1667became mistress to Charles II (1630-1685) to whom she bore one child,Mary Tudor (1673). "Charles was not fussy about the status of his women.A pretty face and a comely figure were enough for a mistress to be takenon the strength, and he was particularly prone to actresses. . The stageprovided a handy hunting- ground for the regular royal theatregoer, andit was here that Charles encountered Moll Davis in about 1667. Moll was apopular singer-dancer- comedienne, but she had her dark side. Mrs. Pepys,wife of Samuel Pepys the diarist, called her 'the most impertinent slutin the world' and she was grasping and vulgar with it. Moll flaunted hersuccess as a royal mistress, showing off her 'mighty pretty fine coach'and a ring worth the then vast sum of ?600. Moll , who gave up the stagein 1668, had a daughter by Charles the following year but soon fell foulof Nell Gwynne, one of the King's concurrent mistresses, who had a wickedsense of humour. Hearing that Moll was due to sleep with the king on anight early in 1668, Nell invited her to eat some sweetmeats she hadprepared. Unknown to Moll, her rival had mixed in a hefty dose of thelaxative jalap. After that, the night in the royal bed did not exactly goas planned. Charles, too, had a sharp sense of humour, but this time, hewas not amused and Moll was summarily dismissed. Being a generous man,though, Charles sent Moll packing with a pension of ?1,000 a year."
    From http://www.antiqnet.com/detail%2Cportrait-lady-thought%2C104978.html

    Family/Spouse: Charles II Stuart King of Britain. Charles (son of Charles I Stuart King of Britain and Henrietta Maria of France De Bourbon) was born on 29 May 1630 in St.James Palace, London, England; died on 6 Feb 1685 in Whitehall Palace, London; was buried on 14 Feb 1685 in Westminster Abbey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Mary Tudor was born on 16 Oct 1673; died on 5 Nov 1726.

Generation: 2



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