Earl of Coventry is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. The first creation for the Villiers family was created in 1623 and took its name from the city of Coventry. It became extinct in 1687. A decade later, the second creation was for the Coventry family and is still extant.

George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 19th Baron de Ros, was an English statesman and poet who exerted considerable political power during the reign of Charles II of England.