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Katherine Villiers, Duchess of Buckingham, Marchioness of Antrim, 18th Baroness de Ros of Helmsley ( née Lady Katherine Manners; died 1649) was an English aristocrat. The daughter and heiress of Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland, she was known as the richest woman in Britain outside of the royal family.
Hace 2 días · A Catherine Villiers, daughter of Reverend George Villiers (a descendant of John, Viscount Purbeck) vicar of Chalgrove in Oxfordshire, married John Lewis of Dartford, Kent in the Abbey on 7th November 1747. Photos of the monuments to Sir George Villiers, and George 1st Duke of Buckingham can be purchased from Westminster Abbey Library.
18 de mar. de 2024 · Katie became Katherine Villiers, Marchioness and then Duchess of Buckingham. She and George had four children, Mary, Charles, George and Francis. James was Mary’s doting godfather.
Katherine Villiers, Duchess of Buckingham, Marchioness of Antrim, 18th Baroness de Ros of Helmsley was an English aristocrat. The daughter and heiress of Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland, she was known as the richest woman in Britain outside of the royal family.
Katherine Villiers, Duchess of Buckingham (c1603 - 1649). The daughter and heir of Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland, she was known as the richest woman in Britain outside of the royal family. She married first George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, the favourite, and possibly lover, of King James I of England; and secondly, she married ...
27 de nov. de 2023 · 2/6. George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham. The son of the 1st Duke of Buckingham also had his own excursion with the King. He was a prominent ally of King Charles II with whom he sided during the Second English Civil War (1648). Alongside other royalists, he remained in exile in France during Oliver Cromwell’s tenure as Lord Protector.
The inventories reflect the house as used by Buckingham's widow, Katherine Villiers, Duchess of Buckingham, and her Red and Green closets furnished with paintings are particularly well-documented. In the 'Great Chamber' twenty-two paintings were displayed with fifty-nine pieces of Roman sculpture, many of which were heads.
