She was imported from Barbary as one of 5 mares and 9 stallions in 1699 or 1700, with her dam carrying her in utero, by Richard Marshall, Stud Master at Hampton Court to King William III.

Dam of an unnamed mare by Leedes through which the maternal line of the family continues

The family is still extant, among the best horses the family has produced being Selima (outstanding matriarch in America), Charles the Twelfth (1839 St Leger), Iris (1851 Oaks), the outstanding racehorse Foxhall, Lonely (1885 Oaks), Hanover (1887 Belmont Stakes, 5 times Leading Sire in America), Hastings (1896 Belmont Stakes, twice Leading Sire in America),

Plaudit (1898 Kentucky Derby), The White Knight (1907, 1908 Ascot Gold Cup), Hethersett (1962 St Leger), Exceller (1976 Prix Royal Oak, Grand Prix de Paris), Deputed Testamony (1983 Preakness Stakes), Tank's Prospect (1985 Preakness Stakes), Doyoun (1988 2000 Guineas), Sakhee (2001 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe), Alexandrova (2006 Oaks), and many other high class racehorses