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2nd Duke of Buckingham may refer to: Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby (1716–1735), English nobleman. George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (1628–1687), English statesman. Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (1455–1483), Knight of the Garter. Richard Temple-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1797 ...
5 de out. de 2008 · The life and times of George Villiers, duke of Buckingham by Thomson, Katherine (Byerley), 1797-1862. Publication date 1860 Topics
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (1628-1687), Statesman and dramatist. Sitter associated with 14 portraits The son of James I's favourite, Buckingham fought for the royalist side during the Civil War and was exiled, but he later returned to England and married the daughter of the parliamentarian General Fairfax, in the hope of regaining his lands.
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham. George Villiers, the son of the 1st Duke of Buckingham, was born in London on 30th January 1628. After the assassination of his father he was brought up in the family of Charles I. On the outbreak of the Civil War he joined the Cavaliers. In 1648 he escaped to Scotland with Charles II and went into exile.
17 de mar. de 2015 · George Villiers, Earl of Buckingham, became the favourite of James I after they first met in 1614. Villiers succeeded Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset, as the king’s favourite after Carr’s fall from grace after the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury. Villiers was born on August 28 th 1592 at Brooksby in Leicestershire.
"2nd Duke of Buckingham George Villiers" published on by null. (1628–87),a prominent figure in the reign of Charles II, famed for his debauchery, his amorous adventures, and the vicissitudes of his public life.
Há 4 dias · George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 19th Baron de Ros, KG, PC, FRS (30 January 1628 – 16 April 1687) was an English statesman and poet who exerted considerable political power during the reign of Charles II of England . A Royalist during the English Civil War, in 1651 he joined Charles II's court-in-exile in France.
