biography
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Gwyn or Gwynne, Nell
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popular name of Eleanor Gwyn
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| female
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| lived:
| (c.1650–87)
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| biography:
| Mistress of Charles II, possibly born in London, UK. Of humble parentage, she lived precariously as an orange girl before going on the boards at Drury Lane, where she quickly established herself as a comedienne. She had at least one son by the king - Charles Beauclerk, Duke of St Albans - and James Beauclerk is often held to have been a second. |
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