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	George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George Villiers (August 28, 1592 – August 23, 1628) was the 1st Duke of Buckingham of the second creation (1623) of that title 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 was happy to grant valuable royal monopolies to her family.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Villiers,_1st_Duke_of_Buckingham (749 words)

	JERSEY - LoveToKnow Article on JERSEY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		1656-1711) son of Sir Edward Villiers (1620-1689), of Richmond, Surrey was created Baron Villiers and Viscount Villiers in 1691 and ear of Jersey in 1697.
		1585-1626), master of the mint and president of Munster, was half brother of George Villiers, ist duke of Buckingham, anc of Christopher Villiers, ist earl of Anglesey; his sister wa Elizabeth Villiers, the mistress of William III., and after wards countess of Orkney.
		Villiers was knight-marshal o the royal household in succession to his father; master of th horse to Queen Mary; and lord chamberlain to William III.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /J/JE/JERSEY.htm (1147 words)

	GEORGE VILLIERS, 1ST DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM - LoveToKnow Article on GEORGE VILLIERS, 1ST DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The appearance of Villiers, beaming with animal spirits and good humour, was therefore welcomed by all who had an interest in opposing the designs of Spain., and he was appointed cupbearer the same year.
		But on the 23rd of April 1615, Villiers, in spite of Somerset, was promoted to be gentleman of the bedchamber, and was knighted on.
		the 27th c-f August 1616 was created Viscount Villiers and Baron Waddon, receiving a grant of land valued at 80,000, while on the 5th of January 1617 he was made earl, and on.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BU/BUCKINGHAM_GEORGE_VILLIERS_1ST_DUKE_OF.htm (3254 words)

	Buckingham, 1st Duke of Biography / Biography of Buckingham, 1st Duke of Biography
		The English courtier and military leader George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628), greatly influenced kings James I and Charles I. His power was such that he virtually controlled the British government from 1618 to 1628.
		George Villiers was born in 1592, the son of Sir George Villiers of Brooksby, Leicestershire.
		Villiers returned to London in 1614, was introduced to King James I, and became cupbearer, a low member of the royal household.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-buckingham-1st-duke-of (809 words)

	THE JACOBITE PEERAGE & BARONETAGE in 1996 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount Formartine, Lord Haddo, Methlic, Tarves and Kellie (Scotland), born 1920; heir Alexander, Viscount Formartine, born 1955.
		Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, Viscount of Tay and Pointland, Lord Glenorchy, Benederlach, Ormalie and Weick, Baronet, born 1919.
		Earl of Corke and Orrery, Viscount Dungarvon, Viscount Boyle of Kinalmeaky, Baron Boyle of Youghall, Baron of Broghill and Bandon Bridge, born 1916, Heir: John, Viscount Dungaervon, born 1945.
	www.chivalricorders.org /nobility/jacobite.htm (2962 words)

	Ontario . Dalton McGuinty . Quebec . Niagara Peninsula . 1612 . Ontario Court of Appeal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Barbara Villiers November 1640 - October 9, 1709, Duchess of Cleveland, was one of the most notorious of Charles II of England Charles II s mistresses.
		Barbara was the only child of William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison William, second Viscount Grandison making her a cousin of the George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham 2nd Duke of Buckingham and the heiress Mary Bayning.
		In autumn 1643 Viscount Grandison died from a wound sustained in battle, leaving his widow and daughter in...
	www.uk.fraquisanto.net /Ontario (339 words)

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		If before her marriage the career of Lady Villiers had lain in the hands of her father and her mother; after her marriage it was, for a time, in the hands of her brother-in-law, Buckingham, as the career of Sir John always had been and continued to be during the life of Buckingham.
		It is possible, again, that Lady Villiers, without having any of the affection which a wife ought to have for a husband, may have had a sort of respect for him as a man of probity, much older than herself, who treated her well and even kindly.
		The Viscount Purbecke followed the court a good while in very goode temper, and there was speech of making him a marquis that he might go before his younger brother but I heare of late he is fallen backe to his old craise and worse....
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/docs/books/gutenberg/1/5/2/5/15257/15257-8.txt (13260 words)

	Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by lastname - part 97
		Villiers, George Frederick Lawrence Hyde, Earl of Clarendon 7th, b.
		Villiers, George Herbert Hyde, Earl of Clarendon 6th, b.
		Villiers, John Charles, Earl of Clarendon 3rd, b.
	www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk /genealogy/royal/gedx97.html (670 words)

	Earl of Jersey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Earl of the Island of Jersey (Edward Villiers) was born in 1656.
		Earl of the Island of Jersey (William Villiers) was born in 1682.
		All the Villiers were described as dashing fellows, " prodigal of their persons," but it is possible that the realisation that he was not riding to hounds as recklessly as in the past began to direct Jersey's attention towards the turf during the first decade of the nineteenth century.
	www.geraldsegasby.co.uk /RacingHistory/HistoryofOwners/Owners/JerseyEarlof.htm (6156 words)

	2eng (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		5 George Viscount Villiers is created Earl of Buckingham in the audience chamber at Westminster in the afternoon, in the presence of the Queen and the Prince.
		August 2 Viscount de l’Isle is invested as Earl of Leicester, and Baron Compton as the Earl of Northampton in a solemn ritual at Salisbury in the Bishop’s palace.
		The Viscount of Hadington, because of a grudge against Viscounts Fenton and Doncaster, and because the King failed to satisfy his wishes in all things, retired from the kingdom with the King’s good leave, ordered to return when recalled.
	www.philological.bham.ac.uk /diary/2eng.html (9193 words)

	1611. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The whole session was spent in quarreling with the king over the impositions, and parliament was dissolved without making an enactment, whence it is called the Addled Parliament.
		Rise of George Villiers in the king's favor; Viscount Villiers, earl, marquis, duke of Buckingham.
		The parliament granted a supply for the prosecution of the war in the Palatinate (See The Thirty Years' War), in which James was halfhearted, and then took up the subject of grievances.
	www.bartleby.com /67/590.html (482 words)

	GENUKI: English Peerage 1790: Extinct Peerage - Viscounts
		Arthur Plantagenet, natural son of king Edward the fourth, succeeded to the title of viscount Lisle in right of Elizabeth his wife, daughter of Edward Grey first lord viscount Lisle, and relict of Edmund Dudley, who had been betrothed to Charles Brandon first duke of Suffolk.
		Sir Paul Bayning baronet was created by king Charles the first 27 February 1628 lord Bayning, and afterwards viscount Bayning, which titles became extinct upon the death of Paul, second lord viscount Bayning, 11 June 1638.
		Anne, daughter of Paul Bayning first lord viscount Bayning, and wife of Henry Murray, was created by king Charles the second viscountess Bayning for life.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/History/Barons/ExtinctViscounts.html (384 words)

	Villiers thru Viner
		Sir JOHN VILLIERS, third son of Sir GEORGE VILLIERS, Knt., of Brokesby, was created Baron Villiers, of Stoke, and Viscount Purbeck 1619, with remainder, in default of male issue, to his brother, Sir Goerge VILLIERS, and died 1645, without acknowledged issue.
		Sir GEORGE Villiers, fourth son of Sir GEORGE VILLIERS, Knt., of Brokesby, was installed K.G. on 16 July 1616, and created next month Baron Whaddon and Viscount Villiers, Earl of Buckingham in 1617, Marquess of Buckingham in 1618, and Duke of Buckingham in 1623.
		Lady ELIZABETH VILLIERS, only daughter and heir of JOHN, fifth Viscount Grandison and Earl of Grandison, was created, 1746, Viscountess Grandison, of Dromana, and in 1767, after her father's death, Countess of Grandison.
	freepages.history.rootsweb.com /~heraldry/bga_villiers_viner.html (1495 words)

	Discount Masque World for sale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		These were about a somewhat venal nobleman - Anthony Villiers, Viscount Charteris - and his highly illegal traveling companion Torve the Trog.
		Since they are also known to behave unpredictably at these moments, the Emperor has seen fit to invite them to remain in the vicinity of their home planet, where the most likely victim of a "Thurb" is likely to be another Trog.
		Villiers and Torve have come to Delbaso to pick up some forged papers for the Trog so that he will no longer have to baffle as many customs officers; in addition, the viscount wants to pick up the stipend that his family pays them to stay out of their way.
	www.scifi-books.us /pub/0441521053.html (580 words)

	Viscount Grandison -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Viscount Grandison is a title in the (additional info and facts about Peerage of Ireland) Peerage of Ireland.
		William Child-Villiers, 3rd Earl of Jersey, 6th Viscount Grandison (d.
		See (additional info and facts about Earl of Jersey) Earl of Jersey for further Viscounts Grandison.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/V/Vi/Viscount_Grandison.htm (85 words)

	villstu.htm
		It was only as a result of subsequent deaths in the Grandison family, notably the death in 1746 of Lord Grandison's second and last surviving son, Viscount Villiers, that she became sole heiress-apparent to her father, and accordingly was created Viscountess, later Countess, Grandison in her own right with remainder to her heirs male.
		Villiers was educated at Eton, 1762-1766, on leaving which he had himself painted pretentiously in Van Dyck costume by Sir Joshua Reynolds no less.
		The late 17th century leases are from Edward Fitzgerald Villiers and Katherine, his wife, 1680, 1683, 1685, N.D. and 1694, and are of houses and gardens in Youghal, Co. Cork, and the lands of Caherneleagy, Ballyeolane, Ballylean, Ballyshonkine, Adergowall, Ballyhanemore, Scartnedriny, Ballycurranes, etc, Co. Waterford.
	www.proni.gov.uk /records/private/villstu.htm (9012 words)

	THE ROMANCE READER reviews: A Christmas Masquerade by Valerie King
		The hero, Viscount Villiers, had received a proposal that he marry the niece and heiress of one Mr.
		But Villiers had always vowed never to marry for money, so he travels to Gloucestershire to inform uncle and niece that the deal is off.
		Of course, the viscount plans to refuse until he realizes that Laurentia may be a target of Redcliffe’s greedy schemes.
	www.theromancereader.com /king-masquerade.html (477 words)

	Isaac Barrow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He was made DD by royal mandate in the same year, and became one of the royal chaplains in 1670.
		During this period he also acted as tutor to a small but significant number of well-born students at Trinity, including the eldest son of Viscount Villiers.
		On 17 February 1673 Barrow was appointed Master of Trinity College, where he distinguished himself by energetically furthering the construction of a new library, eventually named the Wren Library.
	www.thoemmes.com /encyclopedia/barrow.htm (3032 words)

	Early Stuart Libels: L. King and Favourite: James, Buckingham and the Villiers Clan (c.1617-1623)
		King James I met George Villiers, the younger son of a minor Leicestershire gentleman, during the royal summer progress of 1614.
		In April 1615, Villiers was knighted and created a Gentleman of the Bedchamber, one of the most critical court offices for controlling access to and patronage from the King.
		George Villiers would remain, until his murder in 1628, the preeminently powerful courtier of the age, exercising increasing and unparrallelled formal and informal political influence.
	www.earlystuartlibels.net /htdocs/king_and_favorite_section/L0.html (746 words)

	Vibert thru Villiers
		Sir EDWARD VILLIERS, the second son of Sir GEORGE VILLIERS, Knt., of Brokesby, was knighted at Windsor on 7 September 1616, and appointed Lord President of Munster in 1622.
		JOHN, the fifth Viscount Grandison, was created Earl of Grandison in 1721, and left an only surviving daughter, Lady ELIZABETH VILLIERS, created Countess of Grandison in 1767.
		His grandson, the third earl, having become heir male of the house of VILLIERS on the death of JOHN, the fifth Viscount Grandison and Earl of Grandison, inherited the family viscounty as the sixth viscount.
	freepages.family.rootsweb.com /~heraldry/bga_vibert_villiers.html (1235 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 10563
		She was the daughter of Sir George Villiers and Audrey Saunders.
		George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham was born on 28 August 1592 in Brokesby, Leicestershire, England.
		He was the son of Sir George Villiers and Mary Beaumont, Countess of Buckingham.
	www.thepeerage.com /p10563.htm (1166 words)

	Articles - Courtesy title (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Similarly, the eldest son of the Marquess of Londonderry is Viscount Castlereagh, even though the Marquess is also the Earl Vane.
		For instance, the eldest son of the Earl of Devon is Lord Courtenay, even though the Earl has no barony of that name, and similarly the eldest son of the Earl of Guilford is Lord North.
		Another form of courtesy title, in the form of an honorific prefix, is granted to younger sons, and all daughters of peers.
	www.rivarevo.com /articles/Courtesy_title (1163 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 10562
		She married Sir Edward Villiers, son of Sir George Villiers and Audrey Saunders.
		She was the daughter of Sir Edward Villiers and Barbara St.
		A contract for the marriage of Elizabeth Villiers and Robert Douglas, 8th Earl of Morton was signed on 28 April 1627.
	www.thepeerage.com /p10562.htm (1151 words)

	[No title]
		1624), Baron Villiers of Daventry, co. Northampton, and Earl of Anglesey, gentleman of the horse to King James I, and brother of the Rt.
		This distinguished family of Villiers is now represented in England by the Earldoms of Jersey and Clarendon.
		When John Villiers, grandson of Robert Wright, alias Howard, the illegitimate son of Frances, the reputed wife of John, Viscount Purbeck, assumed the Earldom of Buckingham and claimed the last Duke's estates, Elizabeth, Countess of Castlehaven, Lady Frances Brudenell and Mrs.
	www.public.asu.edu /~moore/news/newsa14 (3360 words)

	King or Parliament? - The English Civil War
		George Villiers, the future Duke of Buckingham, grew up in Leicestershire with his widowed mother, who evidently had high hopes for him.
		Court factions caused the party who opposed the King's favourite minister, the Earl of Somerset, to appoint Villiers as their candidate to push Somerset out of the King's favour.
		Villier's charm and good looks had worked wonders on the King, who was susceptible to young men's charms and he rose through the ranks like wildfire; 1616, he was Master of the Horse, Knight of the Garter, Viscount Villiers, Baron Whaddon and in 1617, Earl of Buckingham.
	www.suite101.com /lesson.cfm/17395/695/4?l=6 (421 words)

	Dukes of Buckingham and Chandos: The Earlier Dukes of Buckingham
		In 1520, an anonymous letter to Wolsey accused the duke of treasonable words; he was summoned from Thornbury, imprisoned in the Tower, and executed on 17 May 1521.
		Younger son of Sir George Villiers of Brooksby, and Mary, daughter of Anthony Beaumont of Glenfield, Leicestershire
		An influential high Tory, served on the commission to negotiate union with Scotland, as lord steward 1710–11 and lord president of the council 1711–14.
	www.dukesofbuckingham.org /dukes/early_dukes.htm (609 words)

	Office-Holders: Justices in Eyre
		Tenure of the northern office was for life until 1689 and during pleasure thereafter except in the case of the Duke of Newcastle (1711) and John Charles Villiers (1790) who were appointed for life.
		Tenure of the southern office was for life until 1660, during pleasure 1660-1769 and again for life thereafter.
		Viscount Villiers 27 Aug. 1616; Earl of Buckingham 5 Jan. 1617; Marquess of Buckingham 1 Jan. 1618)
	www.history.ac.uk /office/justices.html (946 words)

	Knitting Circle George Villiers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He was knighted, raised to the peerage as Viscount Villiers in 1616, became Earl of Buckingham in 1617, and Marquess in 1618.
		A painting of Duke of Buckingham (c1616, attributed to William Larkin) is in the National Portrait Gallery, London, and is reproduced in fl and white in Colin Spencer, (1995).
		Peter Burton, (1999), "George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham and his aftermath: 1600-1700".
	myweb.lsbu.ac.uk /~stafflag/georgevilliers.html (422 words)

	almack's2
		However, Lady Sarah Jersey, the Lady Patroness who introduced the Quadrille to Almack's Assembly Rooms and who is "Zenobia" in Disraeli's "Endymion," was the daughter of the 10th Earl of Westmorland, who eloped with her mother, a member of the Child's banking family, thus causing a scandal.
		As Lady Sarah Sophia Fane, she married the 5th Earl of Jersey, then Viscount Villiers, on 23 May 1804.
		He succeeded to the title in 1805 and until her death in 1867, Lady Jersey, who lived in Berkeley Square, was the undisputed Queen of London Society, being called, in fact, "Queen Sarah." Sir William Fraser described her thusly, "Lady Jersey was never a beauty.
	members.aol.com /london20/mysite_010.htm (531 words)

	Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by forename - part 43 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		George Edmund Milnes, Viscount Galway 7th Monckton-Arundell, b.
		George Edward Henry Murray, Viscount Maidstone Finch-Hatton, b.
		George Henry Charles Francis, Viscount Forth Drummond, b.
	www.dcs.hull.ac.uk /genealogy/royal/gedFx43.html (1371 words)

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