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George Villiers (August 28, 1592 - August 23, 1628) was the 1st Duke of Buckingham and a favourite of king James I of England and then of Charles I.
Villiers gained support from those opposed to the current favourite, Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset and he was knighted in 1615 as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber.
Villiers popularity suffered further when he was blamed for the failure of the von Mansfeld expedition to recover the Palatinate (1625).
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He married the daughter of the Francis Manners 6th Earl of Rutland, Katherine Manners, on May 16, 1620 despite the objections of her father.
His son, George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, succeeded to his title.
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