Royal mistress - Wikipedia Royal mistress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Part of a series on Imperial, royal, noble, gentry and chivalric ranks in Europe Emperor · Empress · King-Emperor · Queen-Empress · Kaiser · Tsar · Tsarina High king · High queen · Great king · Great queen King · Queen Archduke · Archduchess · Tsesarevich Grand prince · Grand princess Grand duke · Grand duchess Prince-elector · Prince · Princess · Crown prince · Crown princess · Foreign prince · Prince du sang · Infante · Infanta · Dauphin · Dauphine · Królewicz · Królewna · Jarl · Tsarevich · Tsarevna Duke · Duchess · Herzog · Knyaz · Princely count Sovereign prince · Sovereign princess · Fürst · Fürstin · Boyar Marquess · Marquis · Marchioness · Margrave · Marcher Lord  · Landgrave · Count palatine Count · Countess · Earl · Graf · Châtelain · Castellan · Burgrave Viscount · Viscountess · Vidame Baron · Baroness · Freiherr · Advocatus · Lord of Parliament · Thane · Lendmann Baronet · Baronetess · Scottish Feudal Baron · Scottish Feudal Baroness · Ritter · Imperial Knight Eques · Knight · Chevalier · Ridder · Lady · Dame · Sir · Sire · Madam · Edelfrei · Seigneur · Lord · Laird Lord of the manor · Gentleman · Gentry · Esquire · Edler · Jonkheer · Junker · Younger · Maid · Don Ministerialis v t e A royal mistress is the historical position of a mistress to a monarch or an heir apparent. Some mistresses have had considerable power; such mistresses have sometimes been referred to as the "power behind the throne". The prevalence of the institution can be attributed to the fact that royal marriages were until recent times conducted solely on the basis of political and dynastic considerations, leaving little space for the monarch's personal preferences in the choice of a mate. In European history the children of mistresses were not normally included in the line of succession, except perhaps when secret marriages were alleged. During the Monmouth Rebellion, for example, James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth supported his claim to the thrones of England and Scotland by alleging that his mother had been secretly married to Charles II. Contents 1 Royal mistresses in English history 2 Royal mistresses in Scottish history 3 Royal mistresses in British history 4 Royal mistresses in European history 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading Royal mistresses in English history[edit] Edith the Fair (Edith Swanneck), mistress to King Harold II Rosamund Clifford, mistress to Henry II Alice Perrers, mistress to Edward III Jane Shore, mistress to Edward IV Bessie Blount, mistress to Henry VIII Mary Boleyn, mistress to Henry VIII Anne Boleyn, mistress and later wife to Henry VIII Isabel Osorio, mistress of Philip II of Spain, Portugal, England and Ireland Royal mistresses in Scottish history[edit] Margaret Erskine, mistress to James V Royal mistresses in British history[edit] Lucy Walter, mistress to Charles II Barbara Villiers, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, mistress to Charles II Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, mistress to Charles II Nell Gwyn, mistress to Charles II Moll Davis, mistress to Charles II Hortense Mancini, mistress to Charles II Arabella Churchill, mistress to James II Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester, mistress to James II Elizabeth Villiers, mistress to William III Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal, mistress to George I Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk, mistress to George II Mary Scott, Countess of Deloraine (1703–44), mistress to George II[1] Amalie von Wallmoden, Countess of Yarmouth, mistress to George II Maria Fitzherbert, mistress to George IV Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey, mistress to George IV Grace Elliott, mistress to George IV Mary Robinson, mistress to George IV Marchioness of Hertford mistress to George IV Marchioness Conyngham mistress to George IV Dorothy Jordan, mistress to Prince William, who later became William IV Susan Vane-Tempest, mistress to Edward VII Sarah Bernhardt mistress to Edward VII Jennie Jerome, mistress to Edward VII Lillie Langtry, mistress to Edward VII Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick, mistress to Edward VII Alice Keppel, mistress to Edward VII Agnes Keyser, mistress to Edward VII Freda Dudley Ward, mistress to Edward VIII Lady Furness, mistress to Edward VIII Wallis Simpson, mistress and later wife to Edward VIII Camilla Parker Bowles, mistress and later wife to Charles, Prince of Wales Royal mistresses in European history[edit] Anna Mons (Russia – Peter the Great) Anna Lopukhina (Russia) Caroline Lacroix (Belgium) Diane de Poitiers (France) Hedvig Taube (Sweden) Katharina Schratt (Austria) Lola Montez (Bavaria) Madame de Pompadour (France) Magda Lupescu (Romania) Maria Naryshkina (Russia) Maria Peres de Enxara, mistress to Afonso III of Portugal (Portugal) Marie, Countess Walewski (France) Mary Vetsera, Baroness (Austria) Bianca Cappello (Italy) Rosa Vercellana (Italy) Sophie Amalie Moth (Denmark) Agnes of Kuenring (Bohemia) Émilie Ambre (Netherlands and Luxembourg) Baroness Sybille de Selys Longchamps (Belgium) Juliane Karoline Philippine Baronnesse von der Goltz (Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) Alicia von Bielefeld (Netherlands) Hélène Grinda (Netherlands) Susanna Diehl (Netherlands) Keetje van Raamsdonk (Netherlands) Dorothea van Dijck (Netherlands) Willemijn Hendriks (Netherlands) Klaasje Vos (Netherlands) Hendrica Maria Bohnenkamp (Netherlands) Gerritje te Hope (Netherlands) Charlotte de Muynck (Netherlands) Lena van Staalduinen (Netherlands) Aaltje de Leeuw (Netherlands) Willemina Baauw (Netherlands) Amalia Veronica van Appel (Netherlands) Paulina Susanna Cornelia Hoynck van Papendrecht (Netherlands) Maria Johanna Liebertina Temminck (Netherlands) Willemina Martina (Mien) Wenneker (Netherlands) Nel Timmermans (Netherlands) Elisabeth van Bork (Netherlands) Geertrude Duplessis (Netherlands) Sophia Teixeira de Mattas (Netherlands) Alice Louise van Hemert (Netherlands) Fien de la Mar (Netherlands) Mies van Bemmel (Netherlands) Johanna van Gelder (Netherlands) Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan (France) Louise de La Vallière (France) Marie Angélique de Scorailles (France) Isabelle de Ludres (France) Arcadie Meyer (Belgium) Caroline Bauer (Belgium) Sybille de Selys Longchamps (Belgium) Bárbara Rey née María García (Spain) Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn née Larsen (Spain) See also[edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Royal mistresses. Maîtresse-en-titre English royal mistress List of French royal mistresses Favourite, a term sometimes used for mistresses, although also used for court favourites of the monarch with no sexual element in the relationship, often serving as ministers. Consort Concubinage Issue (genealogy) Royal bastard Royal descent References[edit] ^ "Mary Scott". Oxford dictionary of national biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 5 May 2010. Herman, Eleanor. (2005). Sex with Kings: 500 years of adultery, power, rivalry, and revenge. Harper Collins. ISBN 0-06-058543-9 In His Majesty's, Ahem, Service MacIntyre, Ben Farewell to the last royal mistress: Nell Gwyn, Madame de Pompadour and Camilla Parker Bowles; they all uphold a distinguished tradition "The King's mistress-a royal tradition". BBC News. 27 April 2005. "Profile of a royal mistress". wiki. Further reading[edit] Friedman, Dennis. (2003). Ladies of the Bedchamber:The Role of the Royal Mistress. UK: Peter Owen Publishers. ISBN 0-7206-1244-6 Powell, Roger. (2010). ROYAL SEX: Mistresses and the Lovers of the British Royal Family. Amberley. ISBN 1-84868-212-3 Carlton, Charles. (1990). Royal Mistresses. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-00769-6 Cawthorne, Nigel. (1994). The Sex Lives of the Kings and Queens of England: from Henry VIII to the present day. Prion. ISBN 1-85375-139-1 v t e Interpersonal relationships Types of relationships Significant Domestic partnership Boyfriend Girlfriend Cohabitation Monogamy Open marriage Family Marriage Husband Wife Soulmate Siblings Cousin Widowhood Casual Open relationship Gold digging Enjo kōsai Sexual partner One-night stand Friendship Kinship Non-monogamy Polyamory Polyfidelity Polygamy Romantic friendship Same-sex relationship Courtesan Cicisbeo Concubinage Seraglio Plaçage Marriage à la façon du pays Gigolo Mistress Royal Favourite Maîtresse-en-titre Sugar baby/Sugar daddy/Sugar momma Distant Divorce Stranger Marital separation Romantic relationship events Bonding Courtship Dating Mating Romance Breakup Annulment Divorce Separation Meet market Singles event Wedding Feelings and emotions Affinity Attachment Compersion Intimacy Jealousy Limerence Love Passion Platonic love Unconditional love Human practices Bride price Dower Dowry Hypergamy Infidelity Repression Sexual activity Transgression Relationship abuse Child abuse Dating violence Domestic violence Elder abuse Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_mistress&oldid=994134828" Categories: Royal mistresses History of Europe Hidden categories: Use dmy dates from July 2020 Commons category link is on Wikidata Navigation menu Personal tools Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in Namespaces Article Talk Variants Views Read Edit View history More Search Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Donate Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Cite this page Wikidata item Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons Languages Čeština Deutsch Español Français ქართული Magyar 日本語 Português Русский ไทย 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 14 December 2020, at 06:45 (UTC). 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