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7 de oct. de 2020 · He died in November 1752, prior to Frances’s birth, after allegedly being shot while trying to rob a stagecoach. She had one older sister, Mary (born 1751), who died in infancy. On March 26, 1770, Frances married George Bussy Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey, who was more than twice her age.
6 de ago. de 2018 · Extract. While the fields of gender and women’s history continue to flourish for the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, unique stories such as that of Frances Coke Villiers (1602–45) have a special part to play in enriching our understanding of the collective female experience through a study of the individual.
10 de feb. de 2023 · Gramont’s words may have been intended as an insult, but in fact Frances was a child, around 15 years old. This put her in a precarious position, in need of security and court survival skills. Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine could offer her both. Image: Frances Stuart, Duchess of Richmond before 1662 by Sir Peter Lely.
14 de feb. de 2024 · Known for. Mistress of George IV. 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".
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.
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- Tim Clarke
18 de mar. de 2018 · Frances Villiers formerly Howard. Born about 1633 in Walton, Suffolk, England. Ancestors. Daughter of Theophilus Howard KG and Elizabeth (Home) Howard. Sister of James Howard KB, Katherine (Howard) Livingston, Thomas Howard, Elizabeth (Howard) Percy, Margaret (Howard) Boyle, George Howard, Anne (Howard) Walsingham and Henry Howard.
Simultáneamente, Villiers entró en un universo editor más popular, pues se encuentran traducciones suyas como suplementos a diversos periódicos: es el caso de Vox populi y otros cuentos populares (M., Compañía Europea de Comunicación e Información, 1991; con la traducción ya publicada de E. Pérez Llamosa) y de Quatre contes cruels (B., Diari de Barcelona, 1990; trad. de Josep Daurella).
