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Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham (née Beaumont; c. 1570 – 19 April 1632) is perhaps best known as the mother of the royal favourite George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham.
Mar 4, 2024 · Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine star as Mary and George Villiers, who used their sexual and political influence to rise to power in King James I's court. Learn about the real-life characters, their rise and fall, and the historical context of this period drama.
- Jessica Riga
Mar 5, 2024 · In 1618, the same year that she became Countess of Buckingham, the king reportedly said that he “lived to no other end but to advance the Villiers family”. Of course, chief among them was George, who went from knight to viscount and earl, and eventually, in 1623, was made the 1st Duke of Buckingham.
- Elinor Evans
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Mar 18, 2024 · The Earl and Countess of Somerset were tried and found guilty of murder through poisoning (though they weren’t executed) and Frances Coke really was abducted and forced to marry John Villiers...
Mary Countess of Buckingham was the wife of Sir George Villiers, a politician and soldier, and the mother of George 1st Duke of Buckingham, a favourite of James I and Charles I. She has a white marble monument with effigies in the chapel of St Nicholas in Westminster Abbey, where she was buried in 1632.
Mary Villiers, Duchess of Buckingham. Mary Villiers, Duchess of Buckingham (née Fairfax; 30 July 1638 – 20 October 1704), was the wife of George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham. Biography. Mary Fairfax was the daughter of Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, and his wife, Anne Vere.
Mar 6, 2024 · In 1623, Villiers was created the Duke of Buckingham, the first of his kind. There has been much speculation about the sexuality of other royals through history—such as Queen Anne, so memorably...
