Nell Gwyn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nell Gwyn

Royal mistress

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1650

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 14-Nov-1687

Profession: stage actor, film actor

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Eleanor Gwyn (2 February 1650 – 14 November 1687; also spelled Gwynn, Gwynne), more commonly known as Nell Gwyn, was a prolific celebrity figure of the Restoration period.
Praised by Samuel Pepys for her comic performances as one of the first actresses on the English stage, she became best known for being a long-time mistress of King Charles II of England and Scotland.
Called "pretty, witty Nell" by Pepys, she has been regarded as a living embodiment of the spirit of Restoration England and has come to be considered a folk heroine, with a story echoing the rags-to-royalty tale of Cinderella.
Gwyn had two sons by King Charles: Charles Beauclerk (1670–1726) and James Beauclerk (1671–1680) (the surname is pronounced boh-clair).
Charles was created Earl of Burford and later Duke of St.
Albans.



Alternative names	Sir Peter Lely, Peter Lelio, Peter Lilley, Peter Lilly, Peter Lylly, Pieter Lelij, Birth name: Pieter van der Faes
Description	English painter and art collector
Date of birth/death	14 September 1618	30 November 1680
Location of birth/death	Soest	London
Work period	between circa 1637 and circa 1680 date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1637-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1680-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	Haarlem (6 October 1637), London (1641-1680), Amsterdam (1656)
Authority control	: Q161336 VIAF: 47033545 ISNI: 0000 0000 8379 8302 ULAN: 500002184 LCCN: n85028378 NLA: 35930356 WorldCat