Person:Edward Villiers (5)

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Sir Edward Villiers
b.Abt 1574
d.7 Sep 1626
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Name Sir Edward Villiers
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1574
Marriage to Barbara St. John
Death[1] 7 Sep 1626
Reference Number? Q5345730?


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Sir Edward Villiers (c.1585 – 7 September 1626) was an English nobleman from Leicestershire and member of the Villiers family, whose younger half-brother George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, was a favourite of both James VI and I and his son Charles. Through his influence, Sir Edward gained various positions, including Master of the Mint, Member of Parliament for Westminster and Lord President of Munster. He died in Ireland in September 1626.

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Edward Villiers (Master of the Mint), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   Sir Edward Villiers, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.