He is the youngest and the READ MORE - PRO MEMBERS ONLY WebNell Gwyn, original name Eleanor Gwyn, (born Feb. 2, 1650, London, Eng.died Nov. 14, 1687, London), English actress and mistress of Charles II, whose frank recklessness, generosity, When the King protested, she replied, "Your Majesty has given me no other name by which to call him." Please could you let us know your source of information. I suspect they loved each other. Mine didnt leave enough information about themselves for my liking! Though Gwyn was often caricatured as an empty-headed woman, John Dryden said that her greatest attribute was her native wit, and she certainly became a hostess who was able to keep the friendship of Dryden, the playwright Aphra Behn, William Ley, 4th Earl of Marlborough (a lover of hers), John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, and the King's other mistresses. Sent to school in Paris when he was six, he died there in 1681. She had a magnificent silver bed in the house, adorned with the king's head and figures of cupids and slaves, as well as crowns and an eagle. During the decade of protectorate rule by the Cromwells, pastimes regarded as frivolous, including theatre, had been banned. The plan failed; reportedly, Gwyn asked 500 a year to be kept and this was rejected as it was regarded as too expensive. [18] She was reputed to have been illiterate. Explore genealogy for nell gwynn including research + more in the free family tree community. This work presents the story of her NOTE: Only lines in the current paragraph are shown. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? This appears to be derived from a fragmentary pedigree by Anthony Wood that shows signs of confusion between different Gwyn families and it has not been firmly established. In response, Charles created him Earl of Burford. ", Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. On 17 April 1694 he married Lady Diana de Vere, daughter and sole heiress[2] of Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford. [9] The fact that "Gwyn" is a name of Welsh origin might support Hereford, as its county is on the border with Wales; The Dictionary of National Biography notes a traditional belief that she was born there in Pipe Well Lane, renamed to Gwynne Street in the 19th century. And, through her drawers the powerful charm descry'd. WebNell Gwynn is a play by the British playwright Jessica Swale, begun in 2013 [1] and premiering at Shakespeare's Globe from 19 September to 17 October 2015. In one instance, recorded in a letter from George Legge to Lord Preston, Gwyn characteristically jabbed at the Duchess's "great lineage," dressing in black at Court, the same mourning attire as Louise when a prince of France died. She was buried on 30 July 1679, in her 56th year, at St Martin in the Fields. It is possible that she first appeared in smaller parts during the 166465 season. She persuaded the king to create her son Charles Beauclerk, 1st Baron Heddington and Earl of Burford and, subsequently, Duke of St. Albans. We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled. Managed by: Private User Last Updated: May 23, 2018: View Complete Profile. Of all the mistresses of Charles II, Nell was the only one beloved by the public. He aimed to provide King Charles II with someone who would supplant Barbara Palmer, his principal current mistress and Buckingham's cousin, moving Buckingham closer to the King's ear. However, as they gained attention, skill and fame, they could make greater demands of writers, and parts began to get better. King) could be mustered to see Miss Marie, -Tempest and Miss Julia Neilson represent, ing their famous ancestress. In May, a second stroke left her confined to the bed in her Pall Mall house; she made out her will on 9 July and a codicil on 18 October with her executors, Laurence Hyde (the Earl of Rochester), Thomas Earl of Pembroke, Sir Robert Sawyer the Attorney General, and Henry Sidney each receiving 100. More on Nell Gwyn: Pepys and his Contemporaries book in our Shops. Gwyn gave birth to her first son, Charles, on 8 May 1670. Do you have specialist knowledge or a particular interest about any aspect of the portrait or sitter or artist that you can share with us? : 1866 - 1939), many descendants of Nell Gwynne (the cele-<*>. Started by Private User on Wednesday, December 29, 2010. "Od's fish!" How do you know this? Possibly, Gwyn's father had served in the same company, and Gwyn's partthe company whorewas based on her own mother. The remarkable life of Nell Gwynne, most famous of the many mistresses of 'the Merry Monarch', Charles II, a classic rags to riches story, began on 2 February 1650. When Charles Beauclerk (pictured above right and left) was six years old, on the arrival of the King, Nell said, "Come here, you little bastard, and say hello to your father." Page 879 - NELL GWYNN'S DESCENDANTS. In 1676, Gwyn was granted the freehold of the property, which remained in her family until 1693; as of 1960 the property was still the only one on the south side of Pall Mall not owned by the Crown. Perhaps she just served the drinks and dreamed of treading the boards French fashions were hugely popular, so it's not surprising that London was keen to follow in the Parisian's footsteps. She remained a member of the Drury Lane acting company until 1669, playing continuously except for a short period in Epsom in the Summer of 1667, when she lived as the mistress of Charles Sackville, styled Lord Buckhurst and later 6th Earl of Dorset. (Beauclerk, p. She was illiterate and scrawled an awkward E.G. at the bottom of her letters, written for her by others. [55] At the same time, James applied pressure on Gwyn and her son Charles to convert to Roman Catholicism, something she resisted. He was succeeded by his eldest son. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. [34], Beauclerk describes Buckhurst: "Cultured, witty, satirical, dissolute, and utterly charming". In May, a second stroke rendered her bedridden in her house at Pall Mall. Before the protest could continue, he was pulled down by ushers and ordered out of the peers' entrance by Black Rod, the Serjeant-at-Arms, General Sir Edward Jones. It is claimed that there are some two thousand living descendants of King Charles II and Nell Gwyn. Ranging from from dukes to dustmen, they include Samantha Cameron (wife of David Cameron) ! Has anyone traced their family back to Charlie and Nell? Dukes or dustmen can reply. The King and the Duke of York were at the play. She also spent a fortune on paintings, furnishings, entertainment, dresses and expensive food. He saw her roll the stage from side to side Nell gave birth to her first son, Charles Beauclerk, on 8 May 1670. In February 1671, Gwyn moved into a brick townhouse at 79 Pall Mall. He had 13 children in all by his mistresses. Her father was of Welsh descent, a soldier ruined by the civil war, he is said to have died in a debtors prison in Oxford, Nell probably had no memory of him. to Lord Curzon in India. 97.). Gwyn returned to the stage again in late 1670, something Beauclerk calls an "extraordinary thing to do" for a mistress with a royal child. She continued to act at the King's House, her new notoriety drawing larger crowds and encouraging the playwrights to craft more roles specifically for her. [citation needed] He became colonel in the 8th regiment of horse in 1687, and served with the emperor Leopold I, being present at the siege of Belgrade in 1688.[1]. Geni requires JavaScript! Gwyn was assigned arms similar to those of the Gwynnes of Llansannor. She never forgot her old friends and, as far as is known, remained faithful to her royal lover from the beginning of their intimacy until his death and, after his death, to his memory. The favourite mistress of King Charles II, Gwynn started out as a prostitute, giving that up to flog oranges in theatres, which got her a break on the stage at a time when female actresses were a completely novel idea. Nell Gwynn (c. 16501687) Children of Eleanor Gwynne and Charles II Stuart, King of Great Britain, Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St. Albans+ b. Gwyn and the other ten "women comedians in His Majesty's Theatre" were issued the right (and the cloth) to wear the King's livery at the start of this exile, proclaiming them official servants of the King. Ranging from from dukes to dustmen, they include Samantha Cameron (wife of David Cameron) ! Yeah, we are all equal, but those with links to the peerage can find out more about their ancestors . [1] In 1718, George made him a Knight of the Garter. I always assume (I know, I shouldn't!, Dunning/Downing, Osborn/e, Astley -Cheshire/Birmingham/Middlesex. Eleanor Gwynne also went by the nick-name of Nell.1 She and Charles II Stuart, King of Great Britain were associated. The younger, James, born a year later died when he was nine. Their relationship lasted perhaps two years and was reported with obscenity-laced acidity in several later satires; "For either with expense of purse or p---k, / At length the weary fool grew Nelly-sick". Friday & Saturday 10:30 - 21:00. Evidence for any one of the three is scarce. In March 1687, she suffered a stroke that left her paralysed on one side. Beauclerk died at Bath two days after his 56th birthday and is buried in Westminster Abbey. Edward J. Davies, "Nell Gwyn and 'Dr Gwyn of Ch. A second son, James Beauclerk was born in 1671, but died at a boarding school in Paris in 1680, the She was buried in the Church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, on 17 November 1687. In terms of what we know, records tell that Nell sold 'strong waters' to the punters in her mother's brothel, that she may have been a herring gutter or a street seller and that she sold oranges at the theatre in Drury Lane. Her affair with Charles II who she jokingly termed her 'Charles III' is reported to have begun in April 1668 when she was seventeen. Mostly unnoticed by passers-by, this is believed to be the only statue of a royal mistress in the capital city.[61]. She died eight months later and was buried in the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. A letter from Wigmore to Etherege, the day after Gwyn's burial, reports that Gwyn left 'about 1,000,000 l. stirling, a great many say more, few less'. Whatever her first role as an actress may have been, it is evident that she had become a more prominent actress by 1665. Nell Gwyn had left the stage by this point.[50]. If you wish to license an image, please use our Rights and Images service. Nell Gwynn (c. 16501687) The descendants of Holy Roman Empire monarchies became feeble-minded in the twentieth century, and after World War I had been done in by the democracies; some were kept on to Putting her head out of the coach window, "Good people", she said, smiling, "you are mistaken; I am the Protestant whore."[58]. Although not yet a hereditary peer, the heir to the St Albans dukedom was allowed to sit on the steps of the throne, from where he seized his moment of glory. Downing Street said that the earl, a direct descendant of the illegitimate offspring of Charles II and Nell Gwyn, gave Tony Blair all the proof he needed that the peers were ripe for the axe. David Cameron is apparently descended from royalty also but not the same royal as his wife Samantha, Holman & Vinton- Cornwall, Wojciechowskyj & Hussak- Bukowiec & Zahutyn, Bentley & Richards- Leicester, Taylor-Kent/Sussex Punnett-Sussex, Bear/e- Monkleigh Gazey-Warwicks, George W. Bush is said to be 13th cousin twice removed to the Queen. What we are witnessing is the abolition of Britain.". Please login. It's time we woke up to this chilling reality," he told reporters outside the chamber. She was taught her craft of performing at a school for young actors developed by Killigrew[19] and one of the fine male actors of the time, Charles Hart, and learned dancing from another, John Lacy; both were rumoured by satirists of the time to be her lovers, but if she had such a relationship with Lacy (Beauclerk thinks it unlikely), it was kept much more discreet than her well-known affair with Hart. A rare mention of her upbringing from the source herself might be seen to contradict the idea: A 1667 entry in Samuel Pepys' diary records, second-hand, that. 25 Dec 1671, d. c Sep 1680. Shortly afterwards, the King granted a house which was renamed Burford House, on the edge of the Home Park in Windsor, to Nell and their son, where she lived when the King was in residence at Windsor Castle. "[53] A few weeks later, James was given "the title of Lord Beauclerc, with the place and precedence of the eldest son of an earl."[53]. On 21 December 1676, a warrant was passed for "a grant to Charles Beauclerc, the King's natural son, and to the heirs male of his body, of the dignities of Baron of Heddington, co. Oxford, and Earl of Burford in the same county, with remainder to his brother, James Beauclerc, and the heirs male of his body." Contributions are moderated. In either case, the available evidence indicates that Nell was not a member of their family.[7]. This was no easy task in the Restoration theatre; the limited pool of audience members meant that very short runs were the norm for plays and fifty different productions might be mounted in the nine-month season lasting from September to June. When Charles II died in February 1685, Nell was so deeply in debt that she was outlawed by her creditors. She was probably his favourite mistress. "[57] Her will and codicil were proved on 7 December 1687. When the King protested against her calling Charles that, she replied, "Your Majesty has given me no other name by which to call him." King Charles II died at Whitehall Palace, London, probably of uremia, a syndrome caused by dysfunction of the kidneys, on 6th February 1685. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family. Her funeral drew a large audience for the last time, the funeral sermon was preached by Thomas Tenison, afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury. Just after the death of Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans on 5 January 1684, King Charles granted his son Charles the title of Duke of St Albans, gave him an allowance of 1,000 a year, and also granted him the offices of Chief Ranger of Enfield Chase and Master of the Hawks in reversion; i.e., after the death of the current incumbents.[54]. In 1667, Gwyn made such a match with Charles Sackville, titled Lord Buckhurst at that time. Madam Gwyn is sometimes said to have had the maiden surname Smith. and subsequently officially created the peerage, saving his son's life. She supposedly caught his eye during an April performance of All Mistaken, or The Mad Couple, especially in one scene in which, to escape a hugely fat suitor able to move only by rolling, she rolls across the stage herself, her feet toward the audience and her petticoats flying about. Donations welcome Charles supposedly cried out "God save the Earl of Burford!" Aphra Behn, Britain's first female professional playwright, wasn't far behind. Charles had secret passages built so that he could visit her without others knowing. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. If you have information to share please complete the form below. WebHistory. Another is that Gwyn grabbed young Charles and hung him out of a window of Lauderdale House in Highgate, where she briefly resided, and threatened to drop him unless he was granted a peerage. Beauclerk, pp. Search here. On 26 August, Pepys learns from Moll Davis that, 'Nell is already left by my Lord Buckhurst, and that he makes sport of her, and swears she hath had all she could get of him; and Hart, her great admirer, now hates her; and that she is very poor, and hath lost my Lady Castlemayne, who was her great friend also but she is come to the House, but is neglected by them all'. Want to search our collection? Charles Beauclerk (pronounced boh-clair) was created Earl of Burford and later Duke of St Albans. The obscurity surrounding Gwyn's date of birth parallels numerous other obscurities that run through the course of her life. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. There are occasions when we are unsure of the identity of a sitter or artist, their life dates, occupation or have not recorded their family relationships. Several of their children went on to become prominent members of society, such as Vere So, whilst it could be seen as a liberating moment when women arrived on stage for the first time, in their earliest roles they were often little more than objects to be gazed at. Genealogy profile for Thomas Gwyn Genealogy for Thomas Gwyn (deceased) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. * Notes: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=15201653&pid Geni requires JavaScript! Sir John Wynn (d.1626, aet 73) is famous as the author of 'The History of the Gwydir Family' and one of the most prominent Welshmen of his day. ", The diarist Samuel Pepys wrote in January 1667, "to the King's house, and there saw "The Numerous Lieutenant," a silly play, I think; only the Spirit in it that grows very tall, and then sinks again to nothing, having two heads breeding upon one, and then Knipp's singing, did please us. Its production had had to be postponed for some months while the theatre awaited her return after the birth of her first son. This has sparked some confusion. Her mother Ellen was in her thirties at the time, a born and bred Londoner. Nells father is harder to pin down hes often described as a Welsh soldier named Thomas Gwyn (or Gywnne, or Guinne) who fought for the Royalists and died in a debtors prison in Oxford in 1661, but thats pieced together from fragments here and there. If you tick permission to publish your name will appear above your contribution on our website. Gwyn joined the rank of actresses at Bridges Street when she was fourteen (if we take her birth year to be 1650), less than a year after becoming an orange-girl. [8] However, her specific connection to that family, if any, is unknown. Apparently his final words were 'let not poor Nelly starve.'. Changing it back to King Charles II as it should be. Sometimes we have not recorded the date of a portrait. Much like the dispute over her date of birth, it is unclear when Gwyn began to perform professionally on the Restoration stage. She had none of the political aspirations of his other mistresses. WebCharacter Nancy Show Nell Gwynn Gender Female Age Range Adult, Mature Adult, Young Adult Role Size Supporting Voice Non-singer Time & Place London, England, Seventeenth Century Tags dresser working class theatre english accent londoner wooden knowing experienced plain-spoken confidante relief Analysis She was a well-known beauty, who became lady of the bedchamber to Caroline of Ansbach, Princess of Wales. Click on current line of text for options. Learn more about near-Earth objects and what the impact they could have, Search our online database and exploreour objects, paintings, archives and library collectionsfrom home, Come behind the scenes at our state-of-the-art conservation studio, Visit the world's largest maritime library and archive collection at the National Maritime Museum, The Van de Veldes: Greenwich, Art and the Sea, Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition, A Sea of Drawings: the art of the Van de Veldes, The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre. For the Daniel Defoe character, see. Take a closer look with the unique Van de Velde drawings collection, What's out there in space lurking close to the Earth and is it going to hit us? Gwyn had two sons by King Charles: Charles Beauclerk (16701726) and James Beauclerk (16711680). Dryden later wrote plays specifically to exploit her talents as a comic actress. The diarist, Samuel Pepys, reported himself delighted by the performance of "pretty, witty Nell", watching her as Florimel in Dryden's Secret Love, or the Maiden Queen he wrote- "so great a performance of a comical part was never, I believe, in the world before..so done by Nell her merry part as cannot be better done in nature". [26] The King's Company is presumed to have mounted some private theatrical entertainments for the court during this time away from the virulent capital. Dismiss your ladies, may it please your Majesty, and mind your business; the People of England will soon be pleased. Corrections? But we need to be super sure you aren't a robot. The Gallery holds the most extensive collection of portraits in the world. Although she left considerable debts, always charitable in memory of her father, in her will she left a legacy to the Newgate prisoners in London. A satire of the time describes this and also Hart's position now, in the face of competition from the upper echelons of society: Yet Hart more manners had, then not to tender Your contributions must be polite and with no intention of causing trouble. She later became the mistress of the actor, Charles Hart, through whose influence she became an actress at around the age of fifteen and was said to be particularly good at comic roles. "Od's fish!" One way or another, Gwyn's father seems to have been out of the picture by the time of her childhood in Covent Garden, and her "dipsomaniac mother, [and] notorious sister", Rose, were left in a low situation. In March 1687, Gwyn suffered a stroke that left her paralysed on one side. Her mother 'Madam Gwynn', was born within the parish of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, and is thought to have lived most of her life in the city, she was by most accounts an alcoholic who ran a bawdy house or brothel, where the young Nell is said to have 'served strong waters to gentlemen.'. It makes me, I confess, admire her. [38], Late in 1667, George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham took on the role of unofficial manager for Gwyn's love affairs. Waving an order paper, the earl forced the Lords Deputy Speaker out of the way and delivered a short speech defending his pedigree chums: "This Bill drafted in Brussels is treason. Additionally, 'Nelle' was intended to play the small role of Paulina, a courtesan, in Killigrew's Thomaso, or The Wanderer in November 1664, but the play seems to have been cancelled. brated actress and favourite of Charles II. James II, obeying his brother's deathbed wish, "Let not poor Nelly starve," eventually paid most of Gwyn's debts and gave her an annual pension of 1,500. In around 1662, Nell had an affair with a man named Duncan, which lasted around two years, he provided her with rooms at a tavern in Maypole Alley and may have secured her a job as an orange seller at a nearby theatre, where she worked with her older sister Rose. The first is that on arrival of the King, his mother said, "Come here, you little bastard, and greet your father." In response, Charles created him Earl of Burford. Sitter associated with 30 portraitsEleanor Gywn, or 'Pretty witty Nell', as Pepys called her, came to London as an orange-seller, and rose to become one of the leading comic actresses of the day, and mistress to the King, Charles II. Please Like other favourites! JS: Yes. 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