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- Mary was born on 16 October 1673, to Moll Davis and Charles II, and was t he last of the king’s children.
She grew up surrounded by the high society of the Restoration - nobles, t hespians, dramatists, artists, and poets - and, following in her mother ’s footsteps, she began acting at a young age. She was part of performa nces put on at Charles II’s court; aged nine years old she sang the par t of Cupid alongside her mother (who was starring as Venus) in the play V enus and Adonis.
On 10 December 1680, Mary, aged seven, received her title from the king i n recognition of her paternity. She was granted the name Lady Mary Tudo r, as a nod to their collateral descent from the Tudor family, and a fe w years later in September 1683, she was issued an annuity of £ 1500.
She was married at aged fourteen, young even by seventeenth century sta ndards, to Viscount Edward Radclyffe, who later inherited the earldom o f Derwentwater, making Lady Mary the Countess of Derwentwater. They had f our children together, James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater, Lady M ary Tudor Radclyffe, Charles Radclyffe, and Hon. Francis Radclyffe. Mar y and Edward separated around 1700, possibly because he was Roman Catho lic and she refused to convert to the religion.
Two of Mary and Edward’s sons, James and Charles, were Jacobites and jo ined the rising of 1715. They were both captured, tried for treason and s entenced to death. Charles managed to escape prison and fled to France w here he regrouped with the Stuarts, but James was not so lucky. Mary, a long with several other nobles including Duchess of Cleveland petitione d George I to release James, but the king was determined to make an exa mple of the rebels, and James was beheaded on Tower Hill in 1716.
Mary was born on 16 October 1673, to Moll Davis and Charles II, and was t h e last of the king’s children.
She grew up surrounded by the high society of the Restoration - nobles, t h espians, dramatists, artists, and poets - and, following in her mother ’ s footsteps, she began acting at a young age. She was part of performa n ces put on at Charles II’s court; aged nine years old she sang the par t o f Cupid alongside her mother (who was starring as Venus) in the play V e nus and Adonis.
On 10 December 1680, Mary, aged seven, received her title from the king i n r ecognition of her paternity. She was granted the name Lady Mary Tudo r, a s a nod to their collateral descent from the Tudor family, and a fe w y ears later in September 1683, she was issued an annuity of £ 1500.
She was married at aged fourteen, young even by seventeenth century sta n dards, to Viscount Edward Radclyffe, who later inherited the earldom o f D erwentwater, making Lady Mary the Countess of Derwentwater. They had f o ur children together, James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater, Lady M a ry Tudor Radclyffe, Charles Radclyffe, and Hon. Francis Radclyffe. Mar y a nd Edward separated around 1700, possibly because he was Roman Catho li c and she refused to convert to the religion.
Two of Mary and Edward’s sons, James and Charles, were Jacobites and jo i ned the rising of 1715. They were both captured, tried for treason and s e ntenced to death. Charles managed to escape prison and fled to France w h ere he regrouped with the Stuarts, but James was not so lucky. Mary, a l ong with several other nobles including Duchess of Cleveland petitione d G eorge I to release James, but the king was determined to make an exa mp le of the rebels, and James was beheaded on Tower Hill in 1716.
Mary was born on 16 October 1673, to Moll Davis and Charles II, and was t he last of the king’s children.
She grew up surrounded by the high society of the Restoration - nobles, t hespians, dramatists, artists, and poets - and, following in her mother ’s footsteps, she began acting at a young age. She was part of performa nces put on at Charles II’s c ourt; aged nine years old she sang the par t of Cupid alongside her mother (who was starring as Venus) in the play V enus and Adonis.
On 10 December 1680, Mary, aged seven, received her title from the king i n recognition of her paternity. She was granted the name Lady Mary Tudo r, as a nod to their collateral descent from the Tudor family, and a fe w years later in September 16 83, she was issued an annuity of £ 1500.
She was married at aged fourteen, young even by seventeenth century sta ndards, to Viscount Edward Radclyffe, who later inherited the earldom o f Derwentwater, making Lady Mary the Countess of Derwentwater. They had f our children together, Jame s Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater, Lady M ary Tudor Radclyffe, Charles Radclyffe, and Hon. Francis Radclyffe. Mar y and Edward separated around 1700, possibly because he was Roman Catho lic and she refused to convert to the religion.
Two of Mary and Edward’s sons, James and Charles, were Jacobites and jo ined the rising of 1715. They were both captured, tried for treason and s entenced to death. Charles managed to escape prison and fled to France w here he regrouped with the S tuarts, but James was not so lucky. Mary, a long with several other nobles including Duchess of Cleveland petitione d George I to release James, but the king was determined to make an exa mple of the rebels, and James was beheaded on Tower Hill i n 1716.
Mary was born on 16 October 1673, to Moll Davis and Charles II, and was t h e last of the king’s children.
She grew up surrounded by the high society of the Restoration - nobles, t h espians, dramatists, artists, and poets - and, following in her mother ’ s footsteps, she began acting at a young age. She was part of performa n ces put on at Charles II’ s court; aged nine years old she sang the par t o f Cupid alongside her mother (who was starring as Venus) in the play V e nus and Adonis.
On 10 December 1680, Mary, aged seven, received her title from the king i n r ecognition of her paternity. She was granted the name Lady Mary Tudo r, a s a nod to their collateral descent from the Tudor family, and a fe w y ears later in Septembe r 1683, she was issued an annuity of £ 1500.
She was married at aged fourteen, young even by seventeenth century sta n dards, to Viscount Edward Radclyffe, who later inherited the earldom o f D erwentwater, making Lady Mary the Countess of Derwentwater. They had f o ur children together, Jam es Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater, Lady M a ry Tudor Radclyffe, Charles Radclyffe, and Hon. Francis Radclyffe. Mar y a nd Edward separated around 1700, possibly because he was Roman Catho li c and she refused to convert to the religion.
Two of Mary and Edward’s sons, James and Charles, were Jacobites and jo i ned the rising of 1715. They were both captured, tried for treason and s e ntenced to death. Charles managed to escape prison and fled to France w h ere he regrouped with th e Stuarts, but James was not so lucky. Mary, a l ong with several other nobles including Duchess of Cleveland petitione d G eorge I to release James, but the king was determined to make an exa mp le of the rebels, and James was beheaded on Tower H ill in 1716.
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1673 - 1726 (53 years)
