George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, royal favourite of James I and Charles I, English courtier, Marquess of Buckingham, Viscount Villiers, Baron Whaddon, Viscount Villiers 1616, Earl of Buckingham 1617, Marquess of Buckingham 1618/19, Duke of Buckingham and Earl of Coventry 1623, KG, Master of the Horse, Lord High Admiral, Chancellor of Cambridge, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 19th Baron de Ros, Privy Councillor, Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire
Dates: 1592–1628
Biography
English courtier and favourite of James VI and I, later created Duke of Buckingham.
Notes / Sources
Received Fenny Stafford in fee from the Crown in 1616 and was created Duke of Buckingham in 1623.
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Buckingham branch
Father: Sir George Villiers of Brooksby
Mother: Mary Beaumont, later Countess of Buckingham
Spouse(s): Katherine Manners
Children / next generation: George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham; Mary Villiers, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox; Francis Villiers; Charles Villiers, styled Marquess of Buckingham
Armorial Registry
Buckingham — George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, upward peerage achievement from Brooksby
Branch: Buckingham branch descended from Sir George Villiers and Mary Beaumont
Issued / recorded: 1616
Buckingham — George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, Restoration continuation of the Villiers six-quarter achievement
Branch: Buckingham ducal succession
Issued / recorded: 23 August 1628
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