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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.
- 30 January 1628
- Mary Fairfax
- 16 April 1687 (aged 59)
12 de abr. de 2024 · George Villiers, 2nd duke of Buckingham (born January 30, 1628, London, England—died April 16, 1687, Kirkby Moorside, Yorkshire) was an English politician, a leading member of King Charles II’s inner circle of ministers known as the Cabal.
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6 de mar. de 2024 · SKY UK. Any English history buff will be familiar with the 1st Duke of Buckingham, also known as George Villiers. A notorious character whose ascendance from middling nobility to trusted favourite of one King James I – plotted by his mother, Mary – can only be described as meteoric.
23 de jan. de 2024 · Beautiful, charismatic and cunning, George Villiers caught the eye of one king, was the favourite of another, and soared to heights of power and wealth in 17th-century England – only to come to a violent end.
16 de ago. de 2020 · George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (1628–1687), was a powerful courtier and politician during the reign of Charles II (1660–1685). It was during Charles’ reign that he acquired the Cliveden estate and built a mansion, part of which remains standing today.
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (1628-87), and Lord Francis Villiers (1629-48) Inscribed 1635 Description The sitters were the sons of the murdered Duke of Buckingham and were brought up by Charles I, with his own children.
Quick Reference. (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. He was the author of verses, satires, and the burlesque The Rehearsal (printed 1672). He was the Zimri of Dryden's Absalom and Achitophel and figures in Scott's Peveril of the Peak.
