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Jane Myddelton
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Jane Myddelton or Middleton (née Needham; 1645–1692), was a reputed English beauty of the Restoration period, one of the Windsor Beauties. Thomas Seccombe in the Dictionary of National Biography described celebrated portraits as "representing a soft and slightly torpid type of blonde loveliness, with voluptuous figure, full lips, auburn hair, and dark hazel eyes".[1]
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Jane Myddelton | |
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![]() Jane Myddelton, portrait by Peter Lely, 1663–5, painted for Anne, Duchess of York | |
Born | Jane Needham 1645 |
Died | 1692 (aged 46–47) |
Other names | Jane Middleton |
Known for | One of the Windsor Beauties |
Spouse |
Charles Myddelton
(m. 1660; died 1691) |
Children | Jane Myddelton |
Parent(s) | Sir Robert Needham Jane Cockayne |
Relatives | Henrietta Paulet, Duchess of Bolton (niece) Robert Needham, 1st Viscount Kilmorey (granduncle) |
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