English statesman. Appointed Lord High Admiral in 1619. Favourite (possibly more) of King James I of England and then of Charles I but so unpopular with others that he was assassinated/murdered, leaving behind a babe in arms, the 2nd Duke of Buckingham.
He and then his son owned Beaufort House in Chelsea and York House in central London, at least while the properties were not confiscated during the upheavals of the Commonwealth.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
The wording on the plaque could have been clearer. The first half is giving t...
In the mid 16th century this site was the timber yard for the nearby Whitehal...
The streets laid out on the site of York House were named: Villiers Street, D...
Chairman of of the Council of the Hornsey Central Hospital in 1924 and 1937.
Led the government of the under-age King Edward VI 1550-3, and on his death unsuccessfully attempted to install Lady Jane Grey and her husband (his son) Lord Guilford Dudley on the throne. Execute...
On the Executive Committee for the 1851 Great Exhibition Memorial.
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