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George Villiers 1544–1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1544

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 4 January 1606

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: William Villiers

Mother:

Spouse(s): Mary Compton

Children(s): Edward Villiers, George Villiers, Susan (Villiers), Anne Washington, Christopher Villiers

George Villiers was born in 1544 in England, the child of William Villiers And Colette Clarke. George Villiers married Audrey Saunders, Mary Compton, and had children including Anne Washington, Christopher Villiers, Edward Villiers, George Villiers, Susan Feilding Countess Of Denbigh Villiers. George Villiers passed away in 1606 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • George Villiers was born in 1544 in England, the child of William Villiers And Colette Clarke.
  • George Villiers married Audrey Saunders, Mary Compton, and had children including Anne Washington, Christopher Villiers, Edward Villiers, George Villiers, Susan Feilding Countess Of Denbigh Villiers.
  • George Villiers passed away in 1606 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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George Villiers's Ancestors

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George Villiers
1544–1606
Birth Place: England
Parents
William Villiers
1492–1558
Brooksby, Leistershire, England
Grandparents
John Villiers
1456–1506
Brooksby, Leistershire, England
Agnes Digby
1475–
Coleshill, Warwickshire
Great-Grandparents
John Villiers
1433–1481
Elisabeth Sothill
1435–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir England
1408–1481
Johanna MERING
1388–
Lady Drax
1409–1451

George Villiers's Descendants

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George Villiers (1544–4 January 1606) m. Mary Compton (1570–19 April 1632)
  1. 1. Edward Villiers 1585–1626 m. Barbara Villiers 1592–1672
    1. 1. William Villiers 1614–1643 m. Maria Bayning 1623–1672
      1. 1. Barbara (Villiers) Palmer 1640–1709 m. Charles Stuart 1630–1685
        1. 1. Henry (FitzRoy, illegitimate son of King Charles II of England and Scotland, 1st Duke of Cleveland and Grafton Vice) Admiral 1663–1690
        2. 2. Anne (Countess Sussex Palmer) Fitzroy 1662–1722 m. Thomas Lennard 1654–1715
        3. 3. Lady (Charlotte Lee Fitzroy, Countess of) Lichfield 1664–1718 m. Edward (Henry) Lee 1663–1716
        4. 4. George (FitzRoy, Illegitimate son of King Charles II of England and Scotland, Earl of Northumberland KG,) PC 1665–1716
        5. 5. Charles (Fitzroy, illegitimate son of King Charles II of England, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, Duke of) Southampton 1662–1730
        6. 6. Barbara (Benedicta) FitzRoy 1672–1737
    2. 2. Edward Villiers 1620–1689
      1. 1. Anne (Bentinck) (Villiers) 1639–1688 m. Willem (Lord Berkeley van) Stratton 1670–1741
        1. 1. Frances (Whilemenia Byron (Berkeley) (Great-grandmother of the poet Lord) Byron) –1759
      2. 2. Edward (Villiers, 1st Earl of) Jersey 1656–1711
        1. 1. William (Villiers, 2nd Earl of) Jersey 1682–1721 m. Judith Herne 1686–1735
  2. 2. George Villiers 1592–1628 m. Katherine Manners 1602–1649
    1. 1. Lady (Mary Stewart (Villiers), Duchess of Richmond & Duchess of) Lennox 1622–1685 m. James (Stewart, 1st Duke of) Richmond 1612–1655
      1. 1. Esmé (Stewart, 2nd Duke of Richmond (He died of the smallpox in 1660, aged 10, in) Paris) 1649–1660
      2. 2. Mary ("Countess of Arran" Stuart) Butler 1651–1668
    2. 2. George (Villiers, 2nd Duke of) Buckingham 1628–1687 m. Mary Fairfax 1638–1704
  3. 3. Susan (Feilding, Countess of Denbigh) (Villiers) 1583–1653
    1. 1. Lady (Mary Margaret Hamilton) (Feilding) 1613–1638
  4. 4. Anne Washington –1643
  5. 5. Christopher Villiers 1593–1630

George Villiers's Timeline

2 Records

1544
1544
Birth of George Villiers in England
England
1606
4 January 1606
Age 62
Death of George Villiers in Brooksby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Brooksby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 January 1606
    Event Place: Brooksby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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