George Bussy Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey, PC (9 June 1735 – 22 August 1805, Tunbridge Wells) was an English nobleman, peer, politician and courtier at the court of George III.
On his elevation to the peerage in 1769, he was made a Gentleman of the Bedchamber to George III (1769–1777) and served as Master of the Buckhounds (1782–1783) and in other court posts until 1800. Because of his courtly manners was called the "Prince of Maccaronies."[1]
Middleton Park, Oxfordshire - seat of the Earls of Jersey, c. 1830
Lord Jersey married Frances Twysden at her stepfather's house in the parish of St Martin-in-the-Fields on 26 March 1770. Lady Jersey, who was seventeen years younger than her husband, became one of the more notorious mistresses of George IV in 1793, when he was still Prince of Wales. She was 40 years old at the time and more than once a grandmother.
Lord and Lady Jersey had ten children:
Lady Charlotte Anne Villiers (1771–1808), married Lord William Russell in 1789, and had issue.
Lady Sarah Villiers (born 1779), married Charles Nathaniel Bayley in 1799.
Hon. William Augustus Henry Villiers (1780–1813), died unmarried in America, having assumed the surname of Mansel in 1802, pursuant to the will of Louisa Barbara, Baroness Vernon.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources George Villiers 4th Earl of Jersey news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl of Jersey PC 9 June 1735 22 August 1805 Tunbridge Wells was an English nobleman peer politician and courtier at the court of George III George Villiers 4th Earl of JerseyHe was the oldest surviving son of William Villiers 3rd Earl of Jersey and his wife the former Lady Anne Egerton the daughter of Scroop Egerton 1st Duke of Bridgewater and widow of Wriothesley Russell 3rd Duke of Bedford Contents 1 Parliament 2 Family 3 Ancestry 4 References 5 External linksParliament Edit nbsp Arms of the 4th Earl of Jersey in 1790Between 1756 and his father s death in 1769 which took him into the House of Lords he served continuously in the House of Commons as MP for in turn Tamworth in Staffordshire Aldborough in the West Riding of Yorkshire and Dover in Kent He followed the political lead of the Duke of Grafton in both the Commons and Lords He was a Lord of the Admiralty from 1761 to 1763 and was sworn of the Privy Council on 11 July 1765 and served as Vice Chamberlain from 1765 to 1769 On his elevation to the peerage in 1769 he was made a Gentleman of the Bedchamber to George III 1769 1777 and served as Master of the Buckhounds 1782 1783 and in other court posts until 1800 Because of his courtly manners was called the Prince of Maccaronies 1 He was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1787 Family Edit nbsp Middleton Park Oxfordshire seat of the Earls of Jersey c 1830Lord Jersey married Frances Twysden at her stepfather s house in the parish of St Martin in the Fields on 26 March 1770 Lady Jersey who was seventeen years younger than her husband became one of the more notorious mistresses of George IV in 1793 when he was still Prince of Wales She was 40 years old at the time and more than once a grandmother Lord and Lady Jersey had ten children Lady Charlotte Anne Villiers 1771 1808 married Lord William Russell in 1789 and had issue Lady Anne Barbara Frances Villiers 1772 1832 married William Henry Lambton and had issue including John Lambton 1st Earl of Durham married secondly Hon Charles Wyndham son of Charles 2nd Earl of Egremont George Child Villiers 5th Earl of Jersey 1773 1859 married Sarah Sophia Fane daughter of John Fane 10th Earl of Westmorland and Sarah Anne Child only child of Robert Child the principal shareholder in the banking firm Child amp Co Lady Caroline Elizabeth Villiers 1774 1835 married firstly Henry Paget 1st Marquess of Anglesey and had issue She divorced him in the Scottish courts in 1809 and married secondly George Campbell 6th Duke of Argyll Lady Georgiana Villiers died young Lady Sarah Villiers born 1779 married Charles Nathaniel Bayley in 1799 Hon William Augustus Henry Villiers 1780 1813 died unmarried in America having assumed the surname of Mansel in 1802 pursuant to the will of Louisa Barbara Baroness Vernon Lady Elizabeth Villiers died unmarried 1810 Lady Frances Elizabeth Villiers 1786 1866 married John Ponsonby 1st Viscount Ponsonby in 1803 Lady Harriet Villiers 1788 1870 married Richard Bagot Bishop of Oxford in 1806 and had issue Ancestry EditAncestors of George Villiers 4th Earl of Jersey8 Edward Villiers 1st Earl of Jersey 1656 1711 4 William Villiers 2nd Earl of Jersey 1682 1721 9 Barbara Chiffinch 1663 1735 2 William Villiers 3rd Earl of Jersey 1707 1769 10 Frederick Herne 1667 1714 5 Judith Herne 1686 1735 11 Elizabeth Lisle m lic 1688 1 George Villiers 4th Earl of Jersey12 John Egerton 3rd Earl of Bridgewater 1646 1701 6 Scroop Egerton 1st Duke of Bridgewater 1681 1744 13 Lady Jane Paulet 1656 1716 3 Lady Anne Egerton 1705 1762 14 John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough 1650 1722 7 Lady Elizabeth Churchill 1687 1714 15 Sarah Jennings 1660 1744 References Edit Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Jersey Earls of Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 15 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 330 External links Edit nbsp Media related to George Villiers 4th Earl of Jersey at Wikimedia Commons Portraits of George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl of Jersey at the National Portrait Gallery London Prints associated with George Villiers 4th Earl of Jersey at the British MuseumPolitical officesPreceded byLord William Finch Vice Chamberlain of the Household1765 1769 Succeeded byHon Thomas RobinsonPreceded byThe Viscount Bateman Master of the Buckhounds1782 1783 Succeeded byViscount HinchingbrookePreceded byLord Townshend Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners1783 Succeeded byLord TownshendParliament of Great BritainPreceded byThomas VilliersSir Robert Burdett Bt Member of Parliament for Tamworth1756 1765 With Sir Robert Burdett Bt Succeeded bySir Robert Burdett BtEdward ThurlowPreceded byAndrew WilkinsonNathaniel Cholmley Member of Parliament for Aldborough1765 1768 With Nathaniel Cholmley Succeeded byAndrew WilkinsonHon Aubrey BeauclerkPreceded bySir Joseph YorkeJohn Bindley Member of Parliament for Dover1768 1769 With Sir Joseph Yorke Succeeded bySir Joseph YorkeSir Thomas Pym HalesPeerage of EnglandPreceded byWilliam Villiers Earl of Jersey1769 1805 Succeeded byGeorge Child Villiers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Villiers 4th Earl of Jersey amp oldid 1154792789, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
