Editing Charles II of England (section)

==Issue==
By [[Lucy Walter]] (c.&nbsp;1630 – 1658):

* [[James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth|James Crofts, later Scott]] (1649–1685), created [[Duke of Monmouth]] (1663) in England and [[Duke of Buccleuch]] (1663) in Scotland. Monmouth was born nine months after Walter and Charles II first met, and was acknowledged as his son by Charles II, but James II suggested that he was the son of another of her lovers, Colonel Robert Sidney, rather than Charles. Lucy Walter had a daughter, Mary Crofts, born after James in 1651, but Charles II was not the father, since he and Walter parted in September 1649.{{sfn|Weir|1996|pp=255–257}}

By [[Elizabeth Killigrew, Viscountess Shannon|Elizabeth Killigrew]] (1622–1680), daughter of Sir [[Robert Killigrew]], married [[Francis Boyle, 1st Viscount Shannon]], in 1660:

* [[Charlotte Jemima Henrietta Maria FitzRoy]] (1650–1684), married firstly [[James Howard (dramatist)|James Howard]] and secondly [[William Paston, 2nd Earl of Yarmouth]]

By [[Catherine Pegge]]:

* [[Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth|Charles FitzCharles]] (1657–1680), known as "Don Carlo", created [[Earl of Plymouth]] (1675)
* [[Catherine FitzCharles]] (born 1658; she either died young or became a nun at Dunkirk){{sfn|Hutton|1989|p=125}}

By [[Barbara Villiers]] (1641–1709), wife of [[Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine]], and created [[Duke of Cleveland|Duchess of Cleveland]] in her own right:

* [[Anne Lennard, Countess of Sussex|Lady Anne Palmer (Fitzroy)]] (1661–1722), married [[Thomas Lennard, 1st Earl of Sussex]]. She may have been the daughter of Roger Palmer, but Charles accepted her.{{sfn|Cokayne|1926|pp=706–708}}
* [[Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland|Charles Fitzroy]] (1662–1730), created [[Duke of Southampton]] (1675), became 2nd [[Duke of Cleveland]] (1709)
* [[Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton|Henry Fitzroy]] (1663–1690), created [[Earl of Euston]] (1672), [[Duke of Grafton]] (1675)
* [[Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield|Charlotte Fitzroy]] (1664–1717), married [[Edward Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield]]
* [[George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland|George Fitzroy]] (1665–1716), created [[Earl of Northumberland]] (1674), [[Duke of Northumberland]] (1678)
* ([[Lady Barbara FitzRoy|Barbara (Benedicta) Fitzroy]] (1672–1737) – She was probably the child of [[John Churchill]], later [[Dukes of Marlborough|Duke of Marlborough]], who was another of Cleveland's many lovers,{{sfn|Miller|1991|pp=97, 123}} and was never acknowledged by Charles as his own daughter.{{sfn|Fraser|1979|pp=65, 286}})

By [[Nell Gwyn]] (1650–1687):

* [[Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans|Charles Beauclerk]] (1670–1726), created [[Duke of St Albans]] (1684)
* James, Lord Beauclerk (1671–1680)
[[File:Mignard, Louise de Kérouaille.jpg|thumb|Louise de Kérouaille with unknown attendant, painted in France by [[Pierre Mignard]], 1682<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw05102/Louise-de-Kroualle-Duchess-of-Portsmouth-with-an-unknown-female-attendant|title=Louise de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth with an unknown female attendant|publisher=National Portrait Gallery|access-date=18 July 2023}}</ref>]]
By [[Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth|Louise Renée de Penancoet de Kérouaille]] (1649–1734), created [[Duchess of Portsmouth]] in her own right (1673):

* [[Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond|Charles Lennox]] (1672–1723), created [[Duke of Richmond]] (1675) in England and [[Duke of Lennox]] (1675) in Scotland.

By [[Moll Davis|Mary 'Moll' Davis]], courtesan and actress of repute:{{sfn|Fraser|1979|p=287}}

* [[Lady Mary Tudor]] (1673–1726), married [[Edward Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Derwentwater]]; after Edward's death, she married [[Henry Graham (of Levens)]], and upon his death she married James Rooke.

Other probable mistresses include:

* Christabella Wyndham<ref>{{harvnb|Fraser|1979|p=37}}; {{harvnb|Miller|1991|p=5}}.</ref>
* [[Hortense Mancini]], Duchess of Mazarin<ref>{{harvnb|Fraser|1979|pp=341–342}}; {{harvnb|Hutton|1989|p=336}}; {{harvnb|Miller|1991|p=228}}.</ref>
* [[Winifred Wells]] – one of Queen Catherine's Maids of Honour<ref name="mrs">{{harvnb|Fraser|1979|p=285}}; {{harvnb|Hutton|1989|p=262}}.</ref>
* Jane Roberts – the daughter of a clergyman<ref name="mrs" />
* Mrs Knight – a famous singer{{sfn|BBC staff|2003}}
* [[Elizabeth, Countess of Falmouth]] – the widow of [[Charles Berkeley, 1st Earl of Falmouth]]<ref name="mrs" />{{sfn|Melville|2005|p=91}}
* Elizabeth Fitzgerald, [[Earl of Kildare|Countess of Kildare]]<ref name="mrs" />

Letters claiming that Marguerite or Margaret de Carteret bore Charles a son named [[James de la Cloche]] in 1646 are dismissed by historians as forgeries.<ref>{{harvnb|Fraser|1979|pp=43–44}}; {{harvnb|Hutton|1989|p=25}}.</ref>