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Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham (née Beaumont; c. 1570 – 19 April 1632) was a British peeress. She is perhaps best known as the mother of the royal favourite George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham .
Villiers (/ ˈ v ɪ l ər z / VIL-ərz) is an aristocratic family in the United Kingdom. Over time, various members of the Villiers family were made knights, baronets, and peers. Peerages held by the Villiers family include the dukedoms of Buckingham (1623–1687) and Cleveland (1670–1709), as well as the earldoms of Anglesey (1623–1661), Jersey (since 1697), and Clarendon (since 17
The Countess of Denbigh was often at court. She rode out hunting with King James and her mother, the Countess of Buckingham, on 19 June 1624 (the King's birthday) from Wanstead House. [1] She was appointed First Lady of the Bedchamber to the queen, Henrietta Maria, in 1626, and kept this office for the rest of her life. She was appointed in the ...
Nicholas Galitzine stars as George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. Tony Curran as King James I. Laurie Davidson as Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset. Trine Dyrholm as Queen Anne. Tom Victor as ...
John Villiers (c. 1591 – 18 February 1658) [1] was an English courtier from the Villiers family. The eldest son of Sir George Villiers and Mary Beaumont , later Countess of Buckingham , he was the brother of King James I's favourite, George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham .
He was the elder brother of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham and the younger brother of John Villiers, 1st Viscount Purbeck. However, the Earldom and Barony became extinct on the death of his son, the second Earl, in 1661, who in 1644 had married Mary Bayning, the young widow of his cousin William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison ...
The upcoming period drama show tells the scandalous story of the rise to power of Mary Villiers and her son, George, who became King James I's lover. ... Tom Victor as John Villers, 1st Viscount ...
Mary Villiers may refer to: Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham (c. 1570–1632) Mary Villiers, Duchess of Buckingham (1638–1704) Mary Stewart, Duchess of Richmond (1622–1685), formerly Lady Mary Villiers; Mary Villiers, Lady Herbert of Shurland, a c. 1636 oil painting by Anthony van Dyck of Mary Stewart, Duchess of Richmond