List of mistresses of the kings of England

A mistress ( French : maîtresse = mistress, master) was a publicly known mistress of a prince, high-ranking nobleman or important official. In social conditions where marriages were primarily concluded under political and material aspects, men often had a concubine (“co-sleeper”) who, because that would have been impossible anyway, they did not try to keep secret, but instead legitimized “half”. Most of the time they had a closer affective and spiritual relationship with them than with their wife. Some princely mistresses had not insignificant political influence. The term was also used colloquially as a synonym for “beloved”, but this meaning is now out of date. Favorite is a synonym that has also become historical, but this term probably describes a less official status than that of the mistress.

List of mistresses

Surname	Life dates	Regent of England and Great Britain	offspring	Illustration
Rosamund Clifford	1150-1176	Henry II of England	three sons
Alix of France, Countess of Vexin (rumored)	1160-1220	Henry II of England	probably a child
Catherine, Countess of Salisbury and Isle of Man.	around 1304-1349	Edward III. from England	not specified
Alice Perrers	1325-1377	Edward III. from England	two sons and two daughters
Eleanor Talbot	1435-1468	Edward IV of England	a son
Jane Shore	1445-1527	Edward IV of England	not specified
Elizabeth Blount	1502-1540	Henry VIII of England	a son
Mary Boleyn	1500-1543	Henry VIII of England	possibly a son and a daughter
Lucy Walter	1630-1658	Charles II of England	a son
Barbara Villiers	1640-1709	Charles II of England	three sons and three daughters
Minor Davis	1648-1700	Charles II of England	a daughter
Nell Gwyn	1650-1687	Charles II of England	two sons
Louise de Kérouaille	1649-1734	Charles II of England	a son
Frances Stewart, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox	1647-1702	Charles II of England	not specified
Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester	1657-1717	James II of England	two sons and a daughter
Arabella Churchill	1648-1730	James II of England	two sons and two daughters
Elizabeth Douglas, Countess of Orkney	1657-1733	William III. from England	not specified
Melusine von der Schulenburg	1667-1743	George I of Great Britain	three daughters
Amalie Sophie von Wallmoden	1704-1765	George II of Great Britain	a son
Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk	1688-1767	George II of Great Britain	not specified
Hannah Lightfoot	1730-1759 / 1768	George III of Great Britain	a son and two daughters
Mary Robinson	1757-1800	George IV of Great Britain	not specified
Anna Maria Crouch	1763-1805	George IV of Great Britain	not specified
Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness Conyngham	1769-1861	George IV of Great Britain	not specified
Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey	1753-1821	George IV of Great Britain	not specified
Grace Elliott	1754-1823	George IV of Great Britain	a daughter (?)
Henrietta Frances Spencer	1761-1821	George IV of Great Britain	not specified
Isabella Seymour-Conway	1759-1834	George IV of Great Britain	not specified
Dorothea Jordan	1761-1816	William IV of Great Britain	five sons and five daughters
Lillie Langtry	1853-1929	Edward VII of Great Britain	a daughter
Jeanette (Jennie) Churchill	1854-1921	Edward VII of Great Britain	not specified
La Belle Otéro	1868-1965	Edward VII of Great Britain	not specified
Sarah Bernhardt	1844-1923	Edward VII of Great Britain	not specified
Valerie Meux, Baroness Meux	1852-1910	Edward VII of Great Britain	not specified
Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick	1861-1938	Edward VII of Great Britain	not specified
Agnes Keyser	1869-1941	Edward VII of Great Britain	not specified
Catherine Walters	1839-1920	Edward VII of Great Britain	not specified
Alice Keppel	1869-1947	Edward VII of Great Britain	possibly a daughter
Gladys Marie Deacon	1881-1977	Edward VII of Great Britain	not specified
Freda Dudley Ward	1894-1983	Edward VIII of Great Britain	not specified
Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness	1904-1970	Edward VIII of Great Britain	not specified