Person:George Villiers (6)

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George Villiers
b.23 Nov 1759
d.21 Mar 1827
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Thomas Villiers, 2nd Earl of Clarendon1753 - 1824
  2. John Villiers, 3rd Earl of Clarendon1757 - 1838
  3. George Villiers1759 - 1827
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  1. George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon1800 - 1870
  2. Thomas Hyde Villiers1801 - 1832
  3. Charles Pelham Villiers1802 - 1898
  4. Lady Maria Theresa VilliersEst 1803 - 1865
  5. Edward Ernest Villiers1806 - 1843
  6. Henry Villiers1813 - 1861
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Name George Villiers
Gender Male
Birth[1] 23 Nov 1759
Marriage to Hon. Theresa Parker
Death[1] 21 Mar 1827
Reference Number? Q5545500?


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George Villiers (23 November 1759 – 21 March 1827) was a British courtier and politician from the Villiers family. The youngest son of the diplomat Lord Hyde (later Earl of Clarendon), he was an intimate of Princess Amelia and personal supporter of her father, George III. His favour within the Royal Family and his father's influence brought him a number of sinecures to support him. However, Villiers was more interested in the operation of the royal farms at Windsor Castle than in politics or the duties of his offices. When his bookkeeping as Paymaster of the Marines was carefully examined in 1810, Villiers' carelessness and the speculation of his clerk had left him in debt to the Crown by more than £250,000. This exposure touched off a public scandal; Villiers promptly surrendered all his property to the Crown and threw himself on the king's mercy. The misconduct of Joseph Hunt as Treasurer of the Ordnance to some extent obscured Villiers' own misconduct, and he was able to retain other sinecures and a stable, if reduced, income from them until his death in 1827.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 George Villiers (1759–1827), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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