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George Swan was born in 1658 the illegitimate son of Charles 11 of England and Dorothea Helena Kirkhoven, Countess of Derby. Charles 11 acknowledged his son declaring that 'I did not dare to make a deuck (Scots for 'duck') of him but I made a nobler bird'.

Citation. The Life of Mrs Robertson. Grand-daughter of Charles 11. Published 1792 Edinburgh.