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.
Portrait by Sir Peter Lely, c. 1675
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1630–1673).
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington (1618–1685).
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, was an English courtier and statesman who was a notable patron of the arts. He was a favourite and self-described "lover" of King James VI and I. Buckingham re
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
…James II a year later. Buckingham had a lifelong interest in science and poetry, and was the author of several satires and plays. George was the son of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, favourite of James I and Charles I, and his wife Katherine Manners. He was only seven months old when his father was assassinated at Portsmouth by the…
Portrait by Peter Paul Rubens, 1625
Villiers as Lord High Admiral, a portrait by Daniel Mytens the Elder, 1619
Portrait by Paul van Somer I, before 1622
Study for Rubens's equestrian portrait, 1625, Kimbell Art Museum