Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth died in Paris on 14 November 1734, aged 85. Some of Louise's descendants, Diana, Princess of Wales, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Sarah, Duchess of York and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, would eventually play major roles in the lives of later princes of the United Kingdom: Charles, Prince of Wales, Andrew, Duke of York and Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester. Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth Louise Renée de Penancoët de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth (September 1649 – 14 November 1734) was a mistress of Charles II of England. Through her son by Charles II, Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough to return the key to the queen immediately. In January 1711, Sarah was stripped of the offices of Mistress of the Robes and Groom of the Stole and replaced by Elizabeth Seymour, Duchess of Somerset. Abigail was made Keeper of the Privy Purse. This broke a promise Anne had made to distribute these court offices to Sarah's children. The Marlboroughs also lost state funding for Blenheim Palace, and the building came to a halt for the first time since it was begun in 1705. Now in disgrace, they left England and travelled in Europe. As a result of his success