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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".
- Frances Twysden, 25 February 1753, London, England
- Philip Twysden, Frances Carter
- Mistress of George IV
Countess of Jersey is a title given to the wife of the Earl of Jersey. Women who have held the title include: Barbara Chiffinch, Countess of Jersey (1663-1735), from 1716, widow of Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey.
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, Frances.
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.
- Lady Sarah Sophia Fane, 4 March 1785
- Osterley Park
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Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey Category: 18th century women’s history If there was one attribute the Villiers family had in abundance it was – how can I put this – a tendency to be lewd and loose with a propensity to party.
Frances Villiers, Condesa de Jersey, murió en 1821 en Osterley Park, Middlesex. Su legado permanece como una de las figuras más influyentes de la alta sociedad británica y la política del siglo XVIII y XIX.
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'.
