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Early life. She was born Frances Twysden, daughter of Rev. Philip Twysden, Bishop of Raphoe (1746–1752) and Frances Carter. When she was seventeen, she married George Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey, who was nearly twenty years older and was Master of Horse to the Prince of Wales and a Lord of the Bedchamber.
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 ...
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.
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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 abr. de 2013 · A short biography of Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey, influential mistress of George, Prince of Wales.
1 de ago. 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.
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- Tim Clarke
Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey (February 25, 1753 – July 23, 1821, Cheltenham) was the most notorious of the many mistresses of King George IV of the United Kingdom. Early life She was born Frances Twysden , apparently posthumously born daughter of Rev. Philip Twysden , Bishop of Raphoe (1746–1752) (d. 2 November 1752, allegedly shot while attempting to rob a stagecoach in ...
