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William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison (1614 – 23 September 1643) was an Irish peer and Royalist soldier who was fatally wounded during the First English Civil War in 1643.
25 feb 2024 · Born Barbara Villiers at the parish of St. Margaret's, Westminster, London, she was the only child of the '2nd Viscount Grandison, William Villiers (a half-nephew of the 1st Duke of Buckingham), and his wife, Mary Bayning, heiress of the 1st Viscount Bayning.
William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison (1614–1643) was a supporter of King Charles I and died of wounds received at the Battle of Bristol in 1643. His daughter the Hon. Barbara Villiers, became the mistress of King Charles II and was created Duchess of Cleveland in 1670.
Sir Edward Villiers's eldest son, William († 1643), thus succeeded as second Viscount Grandison in 1630. He was the father of Barbara Villiers († 1709) , one of the mistresses of King Charles II , by whom she had five children, and who was created Duchess of Cleveland in 1670.
William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison (1614 – 23 September 1643) was an Irish peer and Royalist soldier who was fatally wounded during the First English Civil War in 1643.
The Earl of Clarendon / as William Villiers, Lord Grandison after Vandyck. Museum number 1931,0724.38 |
William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison (1614-1643), Nobleman. Sitter in 8 portraits.
