Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester (born 1657)

Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester

British royal mistress (1657–1717)

Catherine Colyear, suo jure Countess of Dorchester and Countess of Portmore, was an English noble and courtier. She was the mistress of King James II of England both before and after he came to the throne. Catherine was noted not for beauty but for her celebrated wittiness and…