Louise Renée de Kéroualle; Duchess of Portsmouth.\ (1649-1734).

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Peter LELY (1618 - 1680): Louise de Keroualle worked as a spy for the French king Louis XIV. Soon after her arrival in England in 1670 she became the mistress of King Charles II. In 1673 Charles created the position of Duchess of Portsmouth for her.

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