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George Francis William Child Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey (born 5 February 1976), known professionally as William Villiers, is a British nobleman and peer of the Villiers family. He is a former film producer, actor and writer. He was the Director of Intellectual Property for HandMade Films.
His son, the ninth Earl, was a Major in the Royal Artillery ( TA ). As of 2017 the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the tenth Earl, who succeeded in 1998. He is the eldest son of George Henry Villiers, Viscount Villiers (1948–1998), eldest son of the ninth Earl.
The present Lord Jersey, the 10th Earl, is an actor, writer and producer, known professionally as William Villiers. The heirs apparent to the earldom alternate the use of the two viscomital titles as their courtesy title.
8 de sept. de 2015 · After three little Ladies there’s finally a new Viscount in town! George Henry William – Viscount Villiers was born on 1 September - the future 11th Earl of Jersey who will inherit a big title for his little shoulders - one that dates back over 300 years.
As his eldest son George died of a heart attack on 19 March 1998, several months before the Earl's death, he was succeeded by his grandson, William, succeeded as the 10th Earl. His widow, the dowager Countess of Jersey, died in March 2005.
William Villiers, 3rd Earl of Jersey, 6th Viscount Grandison (d. 1769) The viscountcy has been held by the Earls of Jersey since 1766, when the 3rd Earl of Jersey succeeded his second cousin once removed as 6th Viscount Grandison.
The estate remained in the hands of the Mansell family until the marriage of Louisa Barbara Mansell, sole daughter and heir of Bussy, lord Mansell, by his second wife, Barbara, daughter of William Villiers, 2nd earl of Jersey, with George Venables Vernon, Lord Vernon, in 1757.
