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Frances Howard (mother) Occupation. Peer, landowner, and statesman. Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey (c. 1656 – 25 August 1711) was an English peer, courtier, and statesman of the Villiers family. He was created Baron Villiers and Viscount Villiers in 1691 and Earl of Jersey in 1697. A leading Tory politician opposed to the Whig Junto, he ...
22 de mar. de 2018 · Review: The Countess: The Scandalous Life of Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey Royal Studies Journal (RSJ), 4, no. 1 (2017), page 74 The Countess: The Scandalous Life of Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey. By Tim Clarke. Gloucestershire: Amberley Publishing, 2016. ISBN 978-1-44565-626-7. 384 pp. £20.00.
One of the great beauties of Georgian society, Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey, was a woman of enormous style and spirit whose life revolved around her pleasures. Clever and witty, her charm was legendary, earning her the nickname in the contemporary press as 'The Enchantress'. She glittered in an aristocratic century.
15 de jul. de 2016 · The author has produced a readable and detailed account of Frances Villiers' life, clearing up some of the many misconceptions that have contributed to her poor reputation. He has identified instances when other historians have confused references to her daughter in law, Sally Countess of Jersey, attributing them wrongly to Frances.
- Hardcover
- Tim Clarke
15 de abr. de 2019 · The author has produced a readable and detailed account of Frances Villiers' life, clearing up some of the many misconceptions that have contributed to her poor reputation. He has identified instances when other historians have confused references to her daughter in law, Sally Countess of Jersey, attributing them wrongly to Frances.
- Paperback
- Tim Clarke
When Lady Frances Howard was born before 21 December 1630, her father, Theophilus Howard, was 46 and her mother, Elizabeth Hume, was 32. She married Sir Edward Villiers - Viscount Grandison van Limerick in 1642, in Suffolk, England. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 7 November 1677, in Westminster Abbey ...
The author has produced a readable and detailed account of Frances Villiers' life, clearing up some of the many misconceptions that have contributed to her poor reputation. He has identified instances when other historians have confused references to her daughter in law, Sally Countess of Jersey, attributing them wrongly to Frances.
- Paperback
- Clarke Tim
