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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]
Frances was the youngest daughter of Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, and his wife, the former Lady Elizabeth Home (daughter of George Home, 1st Earl of Dunbar ). [2] In 1646 she married Edward Villiers, the son of the late Sir Edward Villiers, Master of the Mint. Their children were: Frances became governess to the two young princesses ...
15 de abr. de 2013 · Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey (25 February 1753 - 25 July 1821), was an influential member of Georgian society and a mistress of George IV. An Irish beauty. Frances Twysden was born on 25 February 1753 in Raphoe, Donegal, in Ireland, the posthumous daughter of Philip Twysden, the bankrupt Bishop of Raphoe, and his second wife ...
But Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey, is probably best remembered for her affair with George, Prince of Wales, later George IV. George IV. Apparently the amorous 20 year old prince tried his luck with Frances in 1782, but she turned him down, making him wait more than ten years before granting him her favours.
[3] and second, William Villiers, a son of George Villiers, 4th Viscount Grandison, and thus her cousin [4] Barbara (1654-1708), Viscountess Fitzharding, [5] who married John Berkeley, 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge, and had two daughters Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey (1656–1711), [6] Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney (1657-1733)
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, Countess of Jersey (née Twysden; 25 February 1753 – 23 July 1821) was a British 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".
