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George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 20th Baron de Ros, (30 January 1628 – 16 April 1687) was an English statesman and poet.
Life.
Life Early life.
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 renegade officer John Felton. Subsequently he was brought up in the
c.1458–1497), wife of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
- Eleanor Percy, Duchess of Buckingham (Eleanor Percy; c. 1474–1530), wife of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham
- 2nd creation (1623)
- Katherine Villiers, Duchess of Buckingham (Katherine Manners, Baroness de Ros; died 1649), wife of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
- Mary Villiers, Duchess of Buckingham (Mary Fairfax), wife of George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
- 3rd creation