Illegitimate Collection

Man in the Iron Mask, playing the cello in prison
There are conflicting theories as to who this man was. One is that he was Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli (Matthioli or Marchioly, 1640-1703), an Italian diplomat, arrested as Eustache Dauger in 1669

John of Austria (1547-1578). Spanish military. illegitimate son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Presentation of John of Austria to Emperor Charles V at Yuste

Ferdinand Bac
A side profile portrait illustration of French cartoonist, artist and writer, known widely for his caricatures, Ferdinand-Sigismond Bach, 1859-1952, standing, holding his hat and cane

She'll be Queen Yet
Impression of Edward, Duke of Kent showing off his baby daughter, Alexandrine Victoria, later Queen Victoria. After the death of King George IV, his brother, King William IV

Comic postcard, Woman, baby and vicar at baptism Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Looking for the babys father - car licence number! Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, not born in Matlock Date: 20th century

Daughters of Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort
Henrietta Louisa Priscilla and Geraldine Harriet Somerset, daughters of Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort. Two girls in off-the-shoulder dresses with ribbons, hair in ringlets

Louise-Francoise de Bourbon, Duchesse d Enghein, 1673-1743. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait by Bonnard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse, 1678-1737. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio X 68 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes

Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duc de Maine, 1670-1736. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio X 64 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes

Isabel de Villena (1430-1490). Female writer. Vita Christi
Isabel de Villena (1430-1490). Female writer in the Catalan language. Vita Christi (Christs Life), 1527. Incunable. Spain

Richmond / Henry Fitzroy
HENRY FITZROY DUKE OF RICHMOND Illegitimate son of HENRY VIII - his mother was ELIZABETH BLOUNT

A scene from the Propaganda Film Unmarried
A scene from the Propaganda Film " Unmarried" : Lady Greenwood(wife of Sir Hamar Greenwood), Lord Henry Cavendish Bentinck(in the chair); Mr Gerald du Maurier and Dr Saleeby(standing)

Margaret of Parma (1522-1586). Governor of the Netherlands f
Margaret of Parma (1522-1586). Governor of the Netherlands (1559-1567) and( 1578-1582). Illegitimate daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Johanna Maria van der Gheynst

John of Austria (1547-1578). Illegitimate son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Engraving by Arturo Carretero. La Ilustracion, 1881. Colored

James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick (1670-1734). Colored en
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick (1670-1734). French military. Colored engraving on History of Spain, 1882

Henry II (1333-1379). King of Castile (1369-1379). Illegitimate son of Alfonso XI and first of the dynasty Trastamara. Engraving in Chronicles of the Kings of Castile, 1779

DUMAS, Alexandre (1824- 1895). French novelist and playwrigh
DUMAS, Alexandre (Paris, 1824-Marly-le-Roi, 1895). French novelist and playwright. Illegitimate son of Alexandre Dumas. Colored engraving

Charles Dibdin (Younger)
CHARLES DIBDIN (the younger) Illegitimate son of the songwriter Charles Dibdin, and a playwright in his own right. Date: 1768 - 1833

Charlotte Duchess Albany
CHARLOTTE, duchess of ALBANY the illegitimate daughter of Charles Stuart, aka The young Pretender and a miss Walkinshaw. Date: 1753 - 1789

Louise-Fr. De Bourbon
LOUISE-FRANCOISE DE BOURBON - Illegitimate daughter of Louis XIV, married Louis de Bourbon- Conde - also Duchess of Ehghien Date: 1673 - 1743

Margaret of Parma (1522-1586). Illegitimate daughter of Charles I of Spain and Johanna van der Gheynst. Duchess of Florence and Parma and governor of the Netherlands

Holy Water Stoup
The Holy Water Stoup at Blythburgh Church, Suffolk, England. This receptacle is an unusually large vessel and may have been used as an outdoor font for illegitimate baptisms Date: Medieval

Workhouse interior, Oliver Twist film, 1948
A workhouse interior from the 1948 film of Oliver Twist, directed by David Lean. A female inmate carries a baby. Behind her are workhouse " coffin beds"

The Outcast Mother : an erring daughter clutching her illegitimate baby is turned away or cast out

Field Marshal Sir John Burgoyne, c. 1871
Engraved portrait showing Field Marshal Sir John Pox Burgoyne (1782-1871), the British soldier, pictured c.1871. Sir John was the illegitimate son of General John Burgoyne

Schoolgirl mother at Memphis, USA, with her baby
A schoolgirl mother at Memphis, Alabama, USA, proudly displays her baby to her schoolmates

Children / Illegitimate
Me, marry? But Mums not even married yet!

James Earl of Murray
JAMES STUART, earl of MURRAY Illegitimate son of James V of Scotland : adviser to Mary QOS, but opposed Darnley marriage and fought her at Langside : assassinated

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