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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". Property. Value. dbo: abstract.
Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey. Bild in Schabtechnik von Thomas Watson (1743–1781), publiziert 1774 nach dem original Gemälde von Daniel Gardner. Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey (geborene Twysden, * 25. Februar 1753 in Raphoe; † 23. Juli 1821 in Cheltenham) war eine Mätresse des britischen Königs Georg IV.
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 of 'The Enchantress'. She glittered in an aristocratic century.
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 ...
1 de ago. de 2011 · Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey (1753-1821) Object type: painting. Description: English: Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey (1753-1821) Date: 18 th ...
22 de mar. de 2018 · Review: The Countess: The Scandalous Life of Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey Royal Studies Journal (RSJ), 4, no. 1 (2017), page 74 The Countess: The Scandalous Life of Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey. By Tim Clarke. Gloucestershire: Amberley Publishing, 2016. ISBN 978-1-44565-626-7. 384 pp. £20.00.
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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