Sir William Villiers, 3rd Baronet of Brooksby, Member of Parliament for Leicester 1698–1701, resident proprietor of Brooksby Hall
Dates: 9 January 1645–27 February 1712
Biography
Sir William was the only son of Sir George Villiers, 2nd Baronet. He succeeded to the baronetcy in 1682 and represented Leicester in Parliament from 1698 to 1701. His marriage to Anne Potts was childless. He died in February 1712, after which the Brooksby baronetcy became extinct and the estate was sold to Sir Nathan Wright in 1708, with the Villiers occupation ending after the deaths of Sir William and his wife.
Notes / Sources
History of Parliament biographical search context — https://dev.historyofparliamentonline.org/members/1690-1715/villiers-sir-william-1645-1712
Brooksby parish history — https://www.brooksbychurch.co.uk/families/
Brooksby VCH draft — https://www.history.ac.uk/sites/default/files/Brooksby%202%20Landownership%202021%20draft.pdf
Villiers baronets armorial depiction — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arms_of_Villiers_of_Brooksby.png
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Brooksby baronet line
Father: Sir George Villiers, 2nd Baronet
Mother: Penelope Denham
Spouse(s): Anne Potts
Armorial Registry
Villiers of Brooksby — Sir William Villiers, 3rd Baronet, final male holder of the Brooksby baronetcy
Branch: Brooksby baronet line
Issued / recorded: 1682
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