William Villers, 2nd Earl of Jersey (c. 1682[1] – 13 July 1721[2]), known as Viscount Villiers from 1697 to 1711, was an English peer and politician from the Villiers family.
The Earl of Jersey, with his sister, Mary, Lady Lansdowne.
^Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sir Sidney (1909). The Dictionary of National Biography. Macmillan Company. p. 326. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. G. Woodfall. 1828. p. 140. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^"VILLIERS, William, Visct. Villiers (1682-1721), of Squerryes, nr. Westerham, Kent, and Golden Square, London". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^Ingamells, John (1997). A Dictionary of British and Irish Travellers in Italy, 1701-1800. Yale University Press. p. 969. ISBN978-0-300-07165-8. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1956. p. 1190. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
william, villiers, earl, jersey, william, villers, earl, jersey, 1682, july, 1721, known, viscount, villiers, from, 1697, 1711, english, peer, politician, from, villiers, family, earl, jersey, with, sister, mary, lady, lansdowne, jersey, edward, villiers, earl. William Villers 2nd Earl of Jersey c 1682 1 13 July 1721 2 known as Viscount Villiers from 1697 to 1711 was an English peer and politician from the Villiers family The Earl of Jersey with his sister Mary Lady Lansdowne Jersey was the son of Edward Villiers 1st Earl of Jersey and his wife Barbara daughter of William Chiffinch He represented Kent in the House of Commons from 1705 to 1708 3 In 1711 he succeeded his father as earl During 1703 he travelled to Italy Grand Tour and he commissioned Massimiliano Soldani Benzi a bronze medal 4 On 22 March 1704 William married Judith Herne daughter of Frederick Herne and Elizabeth Lisle 5 They had three children Barbara Villiers 25 August 1706 d 1761 married firstly Sir William Blackett 2nd Baronet She married secondly Bussy Mansell 4th Baron Mansell William Villiers 3rd Earl of Jersey 8 March 1707 d 1769 Thomas Villiers 1st Earl of Clarendon 19 June 1709 d 1786 References edit Stephen Leslie Lee Sir Sidney 1909 The Dictionary of National Biography Macmillan Company p 326 Retrieved 28 February 2024 Debrett s Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland G Woodfall 1828 p 140 Retrieved 28 February 2024 VILLIERS William Visct Villiers 1682 1721 of Squerryes nr Westerham Kent and Golden Square London www historyofparliamentonline org Retrieved 28 February 2024 Ingamells John 1997 A Dictionary of British and Irish Travellers in Italy 1701 1800 Yale University Press p 969 ISBN 978 0 300 07165 8 Retrieved 28 February 2024 Burke s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage Baronetage and Knightage Burke s Peerage Limited 1956 p 1190 Retrieved 28 February 2024 Parliament of England Preceded bySir Thomas HalesSir Francis Leigh Member of Parliament for Kent1705 1707 With Sir Cholmeley Dering Succeeded byParliament of Great Britain Parliament of Great Britain Preceded byParliament of England Member of Parliament for Kent1707 1708 With Sir Cholmeley Dering Succeeded bySir Thomas PalmerSir Stephen Lennard Peerage of England Preceded byEdward Villiers Earl of Jersey1711 1721 Succeeded byWilliam Villiers nbsp This biography of an earl or countess in the Peerage of England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about an 18th century Member of the Parliament of England up to 1707 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain 1707 1800 representing an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Villiers 2nd Earl of Jersey amp oldid 1210749075, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
