About Kitty da Costa

Kitty da Costa, also known by the names Kitty Villareal and Kitty Mellish after her marriages, was an English Sephardi Jew who converted to Christianity. She was sued by her suitor and first cousin Philip Jacob Mendes da Costa for breach of contract, in a court case which caused controversy at the time. She had four children, three of whom survived into adulthood.

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Occupation: defendant
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain
Born

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

1710

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1747

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