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Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey ( née Twysden; 25 February 1753 – 23 July 1821) was a British courtier and Lady of the Bedchamber, one of the more notorious of the many mistresses of King George IV when he was Prince of Wales, "a scintillating society woman, a heady mix of charm, beauty, and sarcasm". [1]
She married George Child Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey, on 23 May 1804, in the drawing room of her house in Berkeley Square. Her husband's mother, Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey (also Lady Jersey), was one of the more notorious mistresses of King George IV when he was Prince of Wales.
Women who have held the title include: Barbara Chiffinch, Countess of Jersey (1663-1735), from 1716, widow of Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey. Anne Russell, Duchess of Bedford, afterwards Countess of Jersey (c.1705 - 1762) Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey (1753-1821)
Frances Villiers, Lady Jersey. On March 6, 1770 Frances Twysden married George Bussy Villiers at her stepfather’s home in St Martin in the Fields, London. George, the great-great-great grandson of Sir Edward Villiers and Barbara St John, was some twenty years older than his salacious seventeen year old bride.
Jersey, Frances Villiers, Countess of, 1753-1821, History -- Modern -- 18th Century, Countesses -- Great Britain -- Biography, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Great Britain -- History -- George III, 1760-1820
7 de ago. de 2021 · George appointed his latest mistress Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey, as Lady of Caroline’s Royal Bedchamber, and did not bother to inform Caroline of Charlotte’s tragic death in childbirth in November 1817.
Frances Villiers (née Twysden), Countess of Jersey. (1753-1821), Mistress of George IV and courtier. Sitter associated with 8 portraits. Like. List Thumbnail. Sort by. Frances Villiers (née Twysden), Countess of Jersey. by Thomas Watson, after Daniel Gardner. mezzotint, published 1774. NPG D3174. Find out more > Buy a print. Buy as a greetings card
