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Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey (c. 1656 – 25 August 1711) was an English peer, courtier, and statesman of the Villiers family. He was created Baron Villiers and Viscount Villiers in 1691 and Earl of Jersey in 1697.
The earldom was created in 1697 for the statesman Edward Villiers, 1st Viscount Villiers, Ambassador to France from 1698 to 1699 and Secretary of State for the Southern Department from 1699 to 1700.
20 de nov. de 2023 · Death: August 25, 1711 (50-59) Place of Burial: Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England. Immediate Family: Son of Sir Edward Villiers, Knight Marshal of the Household and Frances Villiers. Husband of Lady Barbara Villiers, Countess of Jersey.
When Edward Villiers 1st Earl of Jersey was born in 1656, in Richmond, Surrey, England, his father, Sir Edward Villiers - Viscount Grandison van Limerick, was 36 and his mother, Lady Frances Howard, was 11653. He married Barbara Chiffinch on 17 December 1681. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter.
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Edward Villiers († 1693), eldest son of George Villiers, 4th Viscount Grandison and his wife Mary, daughter of Francis Leigh, 1st Earl of Chichester. In 1677, he married the heiress Katherine FitzGerald , through whom he gained substantial property in County Waterford .
Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey was an English peer, courtier, and statesman of the Villiers family. He was created Baron Villiers and Viscount Villiers in 1691 and Earl of Jersey in 1697. A leading Tory politician opposed to the Whig Junto, he was made Southern Secretary in 1699.
The title Earl of the Island of Jersey was created in 1697 for the statesman Edward Villiers, 1st Viscount Villiers, Ambassador to France from 1698 to 1699 and Secretary of State for the Southern Department from 1699 to 1700.
