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	George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Duke succeeded in escaping to the Netherlands.
		Buckingham retired, reformed his ways, attended church with his wife, began to pay his debts, became a "patriot," and was claimed by the country or opposition party as one of their leaders.
		the Duke of Buckingham and Father FitzGerald (1714); SR Gardiner's Hist, of the Commonwealth (1894-1901); Hist, of Eng.
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	George Villiers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628) was the favorite, and likely the lover, of James I of England, and continued to serve as a principal minister to James's son, Charles I.
		George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (1627-1687), son of the first Duke, was also a politician, and a member of the Cabal during the reign of Charles II.
		George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon (1800 - 1870) was a diplomat and statesman during the reigns of George IV, William IV and Victoria.
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	George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
		George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (January 10, 1628 - 1687), English statesman, son of the 1st Duke.
		On the king's return Buckingham, who met him at his landing at Dover, was at first received coldly; but he was soon again in favour, was appointed a gentleman of the bedchamber, carried the orb, at the coronation on April 23, 1661, and was made lord-lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire on September 21.
		Arlington, next to Buckingham himself the most powerful member of the cabal and a favourite of the king, was a rival less easy to overcome; and he derived considerable influence from the control of foreign affairs entrusted to him.
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	GEORGE VILLIERS, 2ND DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM - LoveToKnow Article on GEORGE VILLIERS, 2ND DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Buckingham was soon suspected of organizing a presbyterian plot against the government, and in spite of Fairfaxs interest with Cromwell an order was issued for his arrest on the 9th of October.
		Arlington, next to Buckingham himself the most powerful member of the cabal and a favorite of the king, was a rival less easy to overcome; and he derived considerable influence from the control of foreign affairs entrusted to him.
		Buckingham retired into private life, reformed his ways, attended church with his wife, began to pay his debts, became a patriot, and was claimed by the country or opposition party as one of their leaders.
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	GEORGE VILLIERS, 1ST DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM - LoveToKnow Article on GEORGE VILLIERS, 1ST DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Buckingham and Olivares and the grandees, and when the two yoting men sailed together from Santander in September, it was with the final resolution to break entirely with Spain.
		Buckingham, who seems at first to have consented to the scheme, was anxious to mediate peace between the king of France and his subjects, and to save Charles from compromising himself with his parliament by the appearance of English ships in.
		Buckingham married Lady Katherine Manners, daughter of Francis, 6th earl of Rutland, by whom he left three sons and one daughter, of whom George, the second son (1628-1687), succeeded to the dukedom.
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	Duke of Buckingham
		Buckingham, who continued in office as chief minister into the reign of James's son, Charles I, was responsible for a policy of war against Spain and France, and was assassinated by a Puritan fanatic in 1628 as he prepared an expedition to relieve the Huguenots of La Rochelle.
		His son, George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, was a notable advisor in the reign of Charles II, and, along with Lord Ashley made up the protestant axis of the famous Cabal.
		The title of Duke of Buckingham and Normanby was created in 1703 for John Sheffield, Marquess of Normanby, a notable Tory politician of the late Stuart period, who served under Queen Anne as Lord Privy Seal and Lord President of the Council.
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	George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham: biography and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Buckingham was thought be behind the idea of obtaining the divorce of the childless queen, Catherine of Braganza (Catherine of Braganza: catherine of braganza (november 25, 1638 - november 30, 1705), or catarina...
		Arlington, next to Buckingham himself the most powerful member of the cabal (cabal: A clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue) and a favourite of the king, was less easy to overcome; and he derived considerable influence from the control of foreign affairs entrusted to him.
		Buckingham was buried on June 7 1687 in Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey (Westminster Abbey: A famous Gothic church in London on the site of a former Benedictine monastery), with greater splendour than the late king.
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	Duke of Buckingham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The title of Duke of Buckingham and Normanby was created in 1703 for John Sheffield, Marquess of Normanby, a notable Tory politician of the late Stuart period, who served under Queen Anne as Lord Privy Seal and Lord President.
		4 Dukes of Buckingham and Normanby (Peerage of the Unitd Kingdom)
		Dukes of Buckingham and Normanby (Peerage of the Unitd Kingdom)
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	Anthony van Dyck. Biography. - Olga's Gallery
		George Gage (1592-1638) was a diplomat and an agent of Charles I for purchasing the works of fine art for the King's collection.
		George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (1627-1687) son of the 1st Duke of Buckingham, favorite of James I and Charles I.
		George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol and William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford.
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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Duke of Buckingham
		Dukes of Buckingham of this creation bore the subsidiary titles of Marquess of Buckingham (1618), Earl of Buckingham (1617), Earl of Coventry (1623), Viscount Villiers (1616), and Baron Whaddon (1616), all in the Peerage of England
		Dukes of Buckingham and Normanby bore the subsidiary titles of Marquess of Normanby (1694), Earl of Mulgrave (1626), and Baron Sheffield (1547), all in the Peerage of England
		Dukes of Buckingham and Chandos bore the subsidiary titles of Marquess of Buckingham (1784), Marquess of Chandos (1822), Earl Temple (1749), and Earl Temple of Stowe (1822)
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	Foundation Breeders: Helmsley
		George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628), was the second son of Sir George Villiers of Brooksby in Leicestershire, of solid gentry stock, "...rather without obscurity than with any great lustre." He had acquired exceptional skills in horsemanship from continental travel.
		After George Villiers' assassination in 1628 his son, the younger George Villiers (1628-1687), 2nd Duke of Buckingham, was brought up with the Royal family and so was on intimate terms with the Prince of Wales, later Charles II.
		Villiers was a member of the Cabal Government under Charles II, but his increasingly wild behaviour led to a final rift with the King, and he retreated to the Helmsley estate in 1686, living in the castle, which was barely habitable after the ravages of the Civil War.
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	The Rehearsal (play) - One Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Rehearsal was a satirical play aimed specifically at John Dryden and generally at the sententious and overly ambitious theater of the Restoration tragedy.
		The play was staged in 1671 and published anonymously in 1672, but it is certainly by George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and others.
		Buckingham's play is, in a sense, the old theater biting him back.
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		Charles I (of England): Buckingham, George Villiers, 2nd Duke of
		Buckingham, George Villiers, 2nd Duke of: Grenville, George Nugent Temple, 1st Marquess of Buckingham
		Grenville, George Nugent Temple, 1st Marquess of Buckingham (1753-1813), British statesman, second son of George Grenville.
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		One well-known resident was George Villiers, the 2nd Duke of Buckingham.
		One well-known resident of Kirkbymoorside was George Villiers, the 2nd Duke of Buckingham (1628 - 1687).
		George Hudson the 'railway king', who pioneered the York to Scarborough line, is buried in the churchyard at Scrayingham.
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	Rupert Graves Online - Media: Charles II - The Power&The Passion.
		He’s about to be seen on the small screen as George Villiers, the 2nd Duke of Buckingham in BBC One’s powerful and passionate new drama Charles II, about the reign of the man who became known as the “Merry Monarch” for the colour and fun he brought back to England after decades ofpuritanical repression.
		Buckingham, Charles’s oldest and closest friend, is one of the most colourful characters in the Court of King Charles II [played by Rufus Sewell].
		The future King and the young Buckingham shared the tragedy of the murder of their fathers.The 1st Duke was assassinated and his son was brought up with the Royal children of Charles I. After Charles I was executed by Cromwell, their bond of brotherhood became even stronger.
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	The Revolutionaries
		His father, Francis 11th Earl of Shrewsbury, was killed in a duel by his wife's lover, George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham; Lady Shrewsbury was alleged to have held her lover's horse at the duel, disguised as a page, and it was even said that Buckingham slept with her 'in his bloody shirt'.
		Lord Scarbrough died 1721 and was succeeded by his 2nd son, Richard, who was a prominent courtier being Master of the Horse to Frederick, Prince of Wales 1714-27, but who committed suicide (perhaps for the love of Isabella, widow of the 2nd Duke of Manchester) in 1740.
		Born in 1652, the 2nd son of the Hon Edward Russell (a younger brother of the 5th Earl and 1st Duke of Bedford), Edward Russell was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, and, at the age of 19, entered the Navy, where he served under Prince Rupert of the Rhine.
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	George Villiers, 2nd duke of Buckingham -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Although he was brilliant and colourful, Buckingham's pleasure-seeking, capricious personality prevented him from exercising a decisive influence in King Charles's government.
		Leeds, Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of, Marquess of Carmarthen, Earl of Danby, Viscount Latimer of Danby, Viscount Osborne of Dunblane, Baron Osborne of Kiveton
		In a dramatization, George Washington recalls crossing the Delaware, spending the winter at Valley Forge and defeating the British at the Battle of Yorktown.
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	1628 - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		John Felton assassinates George Villiers, duke of Buckingham.
		January 10 - George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English statesman (d.
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	DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		''Dukes of Buckingham of this creation bore the subsidiary titles of ''Marquess of Buckingham'' (1618), ''Earl of Buckingham'' (1617), ''Earl of Coventry'' (1623), ''Viscount Villiers'' (1616), and ''Baron Whaddon'' (1616), all in the Peerage of England ''
		''Dukes of Buckingham and Normanby bore the subsidiary titles of ''Marquess of Normanby'' (1694), ''Earl of Mulgrave'' (1626), and ''Baron Sheffield'' (1547), all in the Peerage of England ''
		''Dukes of Buckingham and Chandos bore the subsidiary titles of ''Marquess of Buckingham'' (1784), ''Marquess of Chandos'' (1822), ''Earl Temple'' (1749), and ''Earl Temple of Stowe'' (1822) ''
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	George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		also called (1614–16) Sir George Villiers, or (1616–17) Baron Whaddon, Viscount Villiers, or (1617–18) Earl Of Buckingham, or (1618–23) Marquess Of Buckingham royal favourite and statesman who virtually ruled England during the last years of King James I and the first years of the reign of Charles I.
		Buckingham was extremely unpopular, and the failure of his aggressive, erratic foreign policy increased the tensions that eventually exploded in the…
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	Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds (February 20,1631 - July 26,1712), English statesman, commonly known also by his earlier title of Earl of Danby, son of Sir Edward Osborne, Bart., of Kiveton, Yorkshire, was born in 1631.
		He was introduced to public life and to court by his neighbour in Yorkshire, George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, was elected M.P. for York in 1665, and gained the "first step in his future rise" by joining Buckingham in his attack on Clarendon in 1667.
		In any case, in 1676, together with Lauderdale alone, he consented to a treaty between Charles and Louis according to which the foreign policy of both kings was to be conducted in union, and Charles received an annual subsidy of £100,000.
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		George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628), Courtier; favourite of James I. Sitter associated with 21 portraits.
		Katharine, Duchess of Buckingham (died 1649), Wife of 1st Duke of Buckingham.
		Mary, Duchess of Richmond (1622-1685), Daughter of 1st Duke of Buckingham and wife of 1st Duke of Richmond.
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	George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
		George Villiers, the son of the 1st Duke of Buckingham, was born in London in 1627.
		Buckingham was an influential figure in the government and won a long-drawn battle with the
		George Villiers, the 2nd Duke of Buckingham, died in 1687.
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		Kingston, and Buckingham and Holland were surprised at St Neots on the loth, the duke succeeding in escaping to Holland.
		treaties of the 31st of December 1670 and the 2nd of February 1672.
		Buckingham retired into private life, reformed his ways, attended church with his wife, began to pay his debts, became a " patriot," and was claimed by the See also:
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		The bulk of Dryden's work was in drama.
		By means of playwriting, following the new mode of living of the professional literary man, he could derive...
		Buckingham, George Villiers, 1st Duke of (1592-1628), English statesman, born in Brooksby, Leicestershire.
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