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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
Edward FitzGerald-Villiers c. 1654 –1693: Edward Villiers c. 1656 –1711 1st Earl of Jersey and Viscount Villiers: Earldom of Bolingbroke extinct, 1711: Viscount Bolingbroke and Baron St John of Lydiard Tregoze, 1712: Earl Grandison, 1721: Oliver St John c. 1683 –1710 3rd Baronet St John of Woodford: St Andrew St John c. 1685 –1711
Sir Edward Villiers (April 1620 – July 1689) was an English Royalist soldier and courtier. Part of the powerful Villiers family, he was a friend of Edward Hyde, chief advisor to Charles I and Charles II from 1641 to 1668. He fought for the Royalists in the First English Civil War and went into exile from 1649 until 1652 when he returned to ...
Pages in category "Villiers family" The following 87 pages are in this category, out of 87 total. ... Edward Villiers (1620–1689) Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey;
Edward FitzGerald-Villiers c. 1654 –1693: Edward Villiers c. 1656 –1711 1st Earl of Jersey and Viscount Villiers: Earldom of Bolingbroke extinct, 1711: Viscount Bolingbroke and Baron St John of Lydiard Tregoze, 1712: Earl Grandison, 1721: Oliver St John c. 1683 –1710 3rd Baronet St John of Woodford: St Andrew St John c. 1685 –1711
A member of the prominent Villiers family, he was the grandson of Sir Edward Villiers, brother of Sir William Villiers, 1st Baronet, of Brooksby, and half-brother of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, Christopher Villiers, 1st Earl of Anglesey and John Villiers, 1st Viscount Purbeck. He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl.
Edward Villiers (Master of the Mint) (ca. 1585–1626), English political figure, highest officer of the Royal Mint; half-brother to George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham; Edward Villiers (1620–1689), member of English noble family; fourth son of Edward Villiers, Master of the Mint; Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey (1656–1711), English ...
His son Reverend Charles Villiers was the father of 1) Edward Cecil Villiers, a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy, whose son Sir Michael Villiers was a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy and Fourth Sea Lord from 1960 to 1963, and 2) Ernest Amherst Villiers, Liberal Member of Parliament for Brighton from 1906 to 1910. The successful businessman and ...