William Villiers, 2nd Earl of Jersey explained
William Villers, 2nd Earl of Jersey (c. 1682[1] – 13 July 1721[2]), known as Viscount Villiers from 1697 to 1711, was an English peer and politician from the Villiers family.
Biography
Jersey was the son of Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey and his wife Barbara, daughter of William Chiffinch. He represented Kent in the House of Commons from 1705 to 1708.[3] In 1711, he succeeded his father as earl.
During 1703 he travelled to Italy (Grand Tour) and he commissioned Massimiliano Soldani Benzi a bronze medal.[4]
On 22 March 1704, William married Judith Herne, daughter of Frederick Herne and Elizabeth Lisle.[5] They had three children:
- Barbara Villiers (25 August 1706 – d. 1761), married firstly, Sir William Blackett, 2nd Baronet. She married secondly, Bussy Mansell, 4th Baron Mansell.
- William Villiers, 3rd Earl of Jersey (8 March 1707 – d. 1769). Through William, the 3rd Earl, they are ancestors of Diana, Princess of Wales, and of her sons, Princes William, the Prince of Wales, and Harry, Duke of Sussex.
- Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon (19 June 1709 – d. 1786)
Notes and References
- Book: Stephen . Leslie . Lee . Sir Sidney . The Dictionary of National Biography . 1909 . Macmillan Company . 326 . 28 February 2024 . en.
- Book: Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . 1828 . G. Woodfall . 140 . 28 February 2024 . en.
- Web site: VILLIERS, William, Visct. Villiers (1682-1721), of Squerryes, nr. Westerham, Kent, and Golden Square, London. www.historyofparliamentonline.org . 28 February 2024.
- Book: Ingamells . John . A Dictionary of British and Irish Travellers in Italy, 1701-1800 . 1997 . Yale University Press . 978-0-300-07165-8 . 969 . 28 February 2024 . en.
- Book: Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage . 1956 . Burke's Peerage Limited . 1190 . 28 February 2024 . en.
