Sir William Villiers, 3rd Baronet explained

Sir William Villiers, 3rd Baronet (9 January 1645 – 27 February 1712) was an English politician from the Villiers family.^[1]

He was the only son of Sir George Villiers, 2nd Baronet and his wife Penelope Denham, daughter of Sir John Denham.^[2] In 1682, he succeeded his father as baronet. Villiers was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicester in the Parliament of England from 1698 until 1701. He lived at the family seat, Brooksby Hall, Leicestershire.

Villiers married Anne Potts, daughter of Charles Potts.^[3] Their marriage was childless and with his death the baronetcy became extinct and Brooksby Hall was sold.^[2]

Notes and References

1. A.A. Hanham, 'Villiers, Sir William, 3rd Bt. (1645–1712), of Brooksby Hall, Leics.', in D. Hayton, E. Cruickshanks and S. Handley (eds), The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1690-1715 (from Boydell and Brewer, 2002), History of Parliament Online.
2. Book: Burke, John . John Bernhard Burke . A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland . Scott, Webster, and Geary . London . 2nd . 1841 . 548 .
3. Book: Courthope, William . William Courthope (officer of arms)

   . William Courthope (officer of arms) . Synopsis of the Extinct Baronetage of England . G. Woodfall . London . 1835 . 205 .