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2. George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham DONALD WILKINSON BUCKINGHAM'S career was frequently compared by contemporaries to the progress of a comet across the sky. Their comparison was justified. In the period between 1614 and 1628, he travelled from obscurity to become the most powerful, and the most hated, man of his time. He
George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham (born August 28, 1592, Brooksby, Leicestershire, England—died August 23, 1628, Portsmouth, Hampshire) was a royal favourite and statesman who virtually ruled England during the last years of King James I and the first years of the reign of Charles I. Buckingham was extremely unpopular, and the failure ...
The essential starting-point for work on Buckingham is R. Lockyer, Buckingham: The Life and Political Career of George Villiers, First Duke of Buckingham, 1592–1628 (1981). My essay relies very heavily on this work. The political background of Buckingham’s career can be followed in C. Russell, Parliaments and English Politics, 1621–1629 ...
12. Apr. 2024 · April 16, 1687, Kirkby Moorside, Yorkshire (aged 59) George Villiers, 2nd duke of Buckingham (born January 30, 1628, London, England—died April 16, 1687, Kirkby Moorside, Yorkshire) was an English politician, a leading member of King Charles II’s inner circle of ministers known as the Cabal. Although he was brilliant and colourful ...
29. Jan. 2024 · 14 min read. George Villiers, the 1st Duke of Buckingham, was a powerful and divisive figure, who won the heart of King James I but in doing so alienated those fellow ambitious courtiers surrounding him. His meteoric rise to become a statesman and courtier would prove to be his downfall as he grew increasingly unpopular, amassing many enemies ...
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (1628-87), and Lord Francis Villiers (1629-48) Inscribed 1635 Oil on canvas | 137.2 x 127.7 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 404401 Queen's Gallery, Windsor Castle
