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George Villiers

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Sir George Villiers (c. 1544 – 4 January 1606) was an English knight and country gentleman. He was a High Sheriff of Leicestershire for the year 1591, and later was briefly a Knight of the Shire, a Member of Parliament representing the county of Leicestershire. He was the father of James I's favourite, George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham and of several other sons who became prominent at court, establishing the Villiers family at the heart of royal circles for several generations. Family George Villiers, born about 1544, was the eldest son of William Villiers of Brooksby, Leicestershire, and Colett, widow of Richard Beaumont of Coleorton, Leicestershire, and daughter and heir of Richard Clarke of Willoughby, Warwickshire. The Villiers family had been settled at Brooksby since at least 1235.

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“The world is made up, for the most part, of fools and knaves, both irreconcileable foes to truth.”
— "Letter to Mr. Clifford, on his Human Reason"; cited from The Works of His Grace, George Villiers, the Duke of Buckingham (London: T. Evans, 1770) vol. 2, p. 105.
“All these threatening storms, which, like impregnate Clouds, hover o'er our heads, will (when they once are grasp'd but by the eye of reason) melt into fruitful showers of blessings on the people.”
— Physician, Act II, sc. i
“What a Devil is the Plot good for, but to bring in fine things?”
— Bayes, Act III, sc. i
“A Lady that was drown'd at Sea, and had a wave for her Winding sheet.”
— Bayes, Act IV, sc, i
“Kisses are but like sands of gold and silver, found upon the ground which are not worth much themselves but as they promise a mine near too be dig'd.”
— P. 195
“A mans fame and hayre grow most after death, and are both equally uselesse.”
— P. 268

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Not who you're looking for? Others named George Villiers: British courtier and politician, 1759-1827

Overview

Sir George Villiers (c. 1544 – 4 January 1606) was an English knight and country gentleman. He was a High Sheriff of Leicestershire for the year 1591, and later was briefly a Knight of the Shire, a Member of Parliament representing the county of Leicestershire. He was the father of James I's favourite, George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham and of several other sons who became prominent at court, establishing the Villiers family at the heart of royal circles for several generations. Family George Villiers, born about 1544, was the eldest son of William Villiers of Brooksby, Leicestershire, and Colett, widow of Richard Beaumont of Coleorton, Leicestershire, and daughter and heir of Richard Clarke of Willoughby, Warwickshire. The Villiers family had been settled at Brooksby since at least 1235.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“The world is made up, for the most part, of fools and knaves, both irreconcileable foes to truth.”
— "Letter to Mr. Clifford, on his Human Reason"; cited from The Works of His Grace, George Villiers, the Duke of Buckingham (London: T. Evans, 1770) vol. 2, p. 105.
“All these threatening storms, which, like impregnate Clouds, hover o'er our heads, will (when they once are grasp'd but by the eye of reason) melt into fruitful showers of blessings on the people.”
— Physician, Act II, sc. i
“What a Devil is the Plot good for, but to bring in fine things?”
— Bayes, Act III, sc. i
“A Lady that was drown'd at Sea, and had a wave for her Winding sheet.”
— Bayes, Act IV, sc, i
“Kisses are but like sands of gold and silver, found upon the ground which are not worth much themselves but as they promise a mine near too be dig'd.”
— P. 195
“A mans fame and hayre grow most after death, and are both equally uselesse.”
— P. 268

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.