Which British Monarch had the most illegitimate children?

Watchkeeper

"Charles II famously fathered numerous illegitimate children, of whom he acknowledged fourteen. His mistresses included Lucy Walter (2 children), Moll Davis (1) , Nell Gwyne (2), Louise de Keroualle (1), Barbara Villiers (6), Elizabeth Killigrew (1), Catherine Pegg (1), Frances Stuart (became the face of Britannia on coins), and at least five others." http://www.britroyals.com/faqs.htm Mar 23 09, 9:30 AM

Humanist

Here's a listing of the illegitimate children of Charles II James de la Cloche (b. 1646) son of Margaret de Carteret James Crofts, later Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch (1649-85) son of Lucy Walter Charlotte Jemima Henrietta Maria Fitzcharles (1650-84) dau. of Elizabeth Killigrew Charles Fitzroy, Earl of Plymouth (1657-80) son of Catherine Pegge Catherine Fitzcharles ( b. 1658) died in infancy. dau. of Catherine Pegge Anne Palmer (1661-1722) dau. of Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland Charles Fitzroy, Duke of Southampton (1662-1730) son of Barbara Villiers Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton ( 1663-90) son of Barbara Villiers Charlotte Fitzroy, Countess of Lichfield (1664-1718) dau. of Barbara Villiers George Fitzroy, Duke of Northumberland (1665-1716) son of Barbara Villiers Charles Beauclerk, Duke of St. Albans (1670-1726) son of Nell Gwynne James Beauclerk (1671-81) son of Nell Gwynne Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond and Lennox (1672-1723) son of Louise de Kerouaille Mary Tudor, Countess of Derwentwater (1687-1705) dau. of Moll Davis http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/stuart_3.htm Mar 23 09, 2:31 PM

author

Here is the British 1 penny coin which features Frances Stuart. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Englishpenny1967.jpg Mar 23 09, 5:24 PM

star_gazer

The above coin is similar in design to an 18th century US coin design. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Seated_Liberty_coinage Mar 23 09, 7:07 PM

Baloo55th

19th Century for the seated Liberty. Here's the first Britannia (not counting the coins of Hadrian et al, which weren't modelled by anyone we know) on a farthing of 1672. Chards doubt that the model was Charles's mistress, and say they can't find any direct evidence for it. Samuel Pepys refers to it, but that's really as reliable as a modern blog when you think about it. OK if there's nothing better. http://24carat.co.uk/britanniaframe.html Why does Liberty look so much like Britannia? Recycling, plagiarism - or simply that one woman wearing a lot of frothy gown and sitting on a shield looks very much like another. By the time the engraving and striking's done, it's hard to tell who they look like. Mar 24 09, 6:31 AM