BUCKINGHAM, GEORGE VILLIERS, DUKE OF
- BUCKINGHAM, GEORGE VILLIERS, DUKE OF
1) favourite of James I. and Charles I., born in Leicestershire; rose under favour of the former to the highest offices and dignities of the State; provoked by his conduct wars with Spain and France; fell into disfavour with the people; was assassinated at Portsmouth by Lieutenant Felton, on the eve of his embarking for Rochelle (1592-1628).
2) son of the preceding; served under Charles I. in the Civil War, was at the battle of Worcester; became minister of Charles II.; a profligate courtier and an unprincipled man (1627-1688).
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia.
James Wood.
1907.
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