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Jeannine   Link to this

Also known as "Louise de Keroualle" or Mrs. Carwell to the English commoners.
She was the French Mistress to Charles II,sent over by Louis XIV after the death of Charles beloved sister Henrietta Marie. She was hated by the English as she was French. It is believed by many that she was a spy for Louis XIV. Assorted links follow.

http://www.getty.edu/art/collections/objects/o7...

http://www.nzartmonthly.co.nz/ward_001.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_de_Keroualle

dirk   Link to this

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Duchess of Portsmouth - Louise de Keroualle (left)
http://www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/PLATE65DX.HTML

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