Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey, was an English diplomat, courtier and Tory politician from the Villiers family. He was created Baron Villiers and Viscount Villiers in 1691 and Earl of Jersey in 1
Portrait of Jersey by Hyacinthe Rigaud
Edward Villiers as a young man in a portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud
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Villiers is an aristocratic family in the United Kingdom. Over time, various members of the Villiers family were made knights, baronets, and peers. Peerages held by the Villiers family include the duk
Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey
…Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey (1656 – 25 August 1711), was an English diplomat, courtier and Tory politician from the Villiers family. He was created Baron Villiers and Viscount Villiers in 1691 and Earl of Jersey in 1697. A leading opponent of the Whig Junto, he was made Southern…
Graves of the 7th (left) and 8th (right) Earls of Jersey in All Saints' parish churchyard, Middleton Stoney, Oxfordshire
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, the favourite, and possibly lover, of King James VI and I.
Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland (1640–1709), a mistress of King Charles II of England, by Sir Peter Lely
Elizabeth Villiers, mistress to King William III of England 1680-1695