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Definition of Eleanor Gwyn
1. Noun. English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687).
Generic synonyms: Comedienne
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eleanor Gwyn
Literary usage of Eleanor Gwyn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of Count Grammont by Anthony Hamilton, Gordon Goodwin (1908)
"Eleanor Gwyn, the least despicable of Charles II.'s mistresses, was daughter of
Thomas and Eleanor Gwyn, and was born Feb. 2, 1650-1. ..."
2. The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical by John Britton, James Norris Brewer, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Frederic Shoberl, Joseph Nightingale, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, John Bigland, John Evans, Thomas Rees (1816)
"Under t Except as to traditional anecdote, this reference to Eleanor Gwyn chiefly
depends 'in the assertion of the anonymous author of her life, ..."
3. London and Middlesex: Or, An Historical, Commercial, & Descriptive Survey of by Edward Wedlake Brayley, James Norris Brewer, Joseph Nightingale (1816)
"A crude tradition bestows the honour of the design on a less worthy name;—in
popular esteem, Eleanor Gwyn is considered the person who first suggested this ..."
4. Great Love Stories of the Theatre: A Record of Theatrical Romance by Charles Collins (1911)
"Eleanor Gwyn (also spelled Gwynne, and Gwinn) came of such obscure stock that her
... In this grim locality Eleanor Gwyn was born, February 2, 1650; ..."
5. Collectanea Topographica Et Genealogica by Frederic Madden, Bulkeley Bandinel, John Gough Nichols (1835)
"late sovereign K. Charles the Second (begotten on Mrs. Eleanor Gwyn), on whom
his Matie did confer the surname of Beauclair. This Charles (being then about ..."
6. The Dormant and Extinct Baronage of England by Thomas Christopher Banks (1837)
"Charles, natural son of king Charles II., by madam Eleanor Gwyn, was born the
8th of May, 1670, and was soon after created ..."
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