While Charles II was polite to Catherine of Braganza, this is one of those to whom he really payed attention. Charles II made her Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Catherine! Catherine and Barbara feuded constantly behind the scenes. Her Wikipedia article is here.
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ca. 1555 Caterina de' Medici by ? (Galleria degli Uffizi - Firenze, Toscana, Italy)
1670s Gabriela Mancini by Jacob Ferdinand Voet (Hermitage)
Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland by Henri Gascar (private collection)
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