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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
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 .
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 ...
Arms of Barbara Villiers as the only daughter of William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison: Argent on a cross Gules five escallops Or. [1]Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of Castlemaine (née Barbara Villiers / ˈ v ɪ l ər z / VIL-ərz; 27 November [O.S. 17 November] 1640 [2] – 9 October 1709), was an English royal mistress of the Villiers family and perhaps the most ...
The couple had no children. The duchess was made a Lady of the Bedchamber to Catherine of Braganza, queen of Charles II of England, and held the position from 1663 until 1679. [7] In the course of their marriage, Mary tolerated her husband's mistresses and was called "a most virtuous and pious lady, in a vicious age and Court". [8]
Mary & George, a new period drama which will chronicle the affair between King James I and George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, promises to be one of the most highly anticipated shows of 2024.