Person:Edward Villiers (2)

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Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey
b.Abt 1656
d.25 Aug 1711
  1. Anne Villiers1651 - 1688
  2. Henrietta Villiers1653 - 1720
  3. Barbara VilliersAbt 1654 - 1708
  4. Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of JerseyAbt 1656 - 1711
  5. Elizabeth Villiers1657 - 1733
  6. Mary Villiers
  • HEdward Villiers, 1st Earl of JerseyAbt 1656 - 1711
  • W.  Barbara Chiffinch (add)
  1. William Villiers, 2nd Earl of JerseyEst 1682 - 1721
  2. Lady Mary Villiers - 1734/35
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Name Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1656
Marriage to Barbara Chiffinch (add)
Death[1] 25 Aug 1711
Reference Number? Q3277677?


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Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey (c. 165625 August 1711) was an English peer, courtier, and statesman of the Villiers family. He was created Baron Villiers and Viscount Villiers in 1691 and Earl of Jersey in 1697. A leading Tory politician opposed to the Whig Junto, he was made Southern Secretary in 1699.

He persuaded the young writer and diplomat Matthew Prior to abandon his former Whig allies and vote for the impeachment of his fellow Kit Cat Club member and patron Lord Halifax. Jersey replaced Halifax as Prior's patron.

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of the Island of Jersey, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.