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HM King Charles II (Stuart) of Great Britain    1630-1685
HM King Charles II of Great Britain K.G., Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay.
HM King Charles was born on 29 May 1630, the eldest son of HM Charles I Stuart, King of Great Britain and Henrietta Maria de Bourbon, at St James's Palace.
His father, King Charles I, was murdered on 30 January 1649, as the monarchy was overthrown. When the Monarchy was restored, Charles was crowned King Charles II at Westminster Abbey, on 23 April 1661. In 1662, he married Catarina Henriqueta de Bragança, Princeza de Portugal, who gave him possession of Bombay and Tangier, but no heirs.

Catarina Henriqueta de Bragança                       1638-1705
Catarina Henriqueta de Bragança, Princeza de Portugal was born on 15 November 1638, the daughter of João IV de Bragança, Rei de Portugal and Luiza Maria de Guzman.
They had no surviving children.
HM King Charles II of Great Britain
Children of Charles II Stuart, King of Great Britain and various young ladies.
MISTRESS CHILDREN BIRTHDATE TITLE
Margaret de Carteret James de Carteret Born abt 1646  
Lucy Walter James Scott
Mary Stuart
Born 9 Mar 1649
Born abt 1658
Duke of Monmouth
 
Elizabeth Killigrew, Viscountess Shannon Charlotte Jemima- Henrietta Maria FitzRoy Born abt 1650  
Catherine Pegge Charles FitzCharles
Catherine FitzCharles
Born abt 1657
Born abt 1658
1st Earl of Plymouth
 
Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland Charles Fitzroy
Sir Henry Fitzroy
Lady Charlotte Fitzroy
George Fitzroy
Born abt 1662
Born 28 Sep 1663
Born 5 Sep 1664
Born 28 Oct 1665
1st Duke of Southampton
1st Duke of Grafton

1st Duke of Northumberland
Eleanor Gywnne Charles Beauclerk
James Beauclerk
No Date
No Date
1st Duke of St. Albans
Lord Beauclerk
Louise Renée de Penancoët de Kérouaille,
Duchess of Portsmouth, Countess of Fareham, and Baroness Petersfield by command of HM King Charles II, and Duchesse d'Aubigny by decree of HM King Louis XIV of France


Charles Lennox


Born 29 Jul 1672


1st Duke of Richmond
Mary Davies Mary Tudor Born 16 Oct 1673  

Birth of Parents
HM King Charles II of Great Britain b: 29 May 1630         St James's Palace
son of HM Charles I Stuart, King of Great Britain and Henrietta Maria de Bourbon

Catarina Henriqueta de Bragança b: 15 Nov 1638         Portugal
daughter of João IV de Bragança, Rei de Portugal and Luiza Maria de Guzman

Marriage
21 May 1862
HM King Charles II of Great Britain
Catarina Henriqueta de Bragança
St. Thomas á Becket Church, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Death
HM Charles II Stuart Died 6 Feb 1685   Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London

Death
Catarina Henriqueta (de Bragança) Stuart
Died 30 Nov 1705

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