Brief Life History of Edward
When Edward Villiers 1st Earl of Jersey was born in 1656, in Richmond, Surrey, England, his father, Sir Edward Villiers - Viscount Grandison van Limerick, was 36 and his mother, Lady Frances Howard, was 11653. He married Barbara Chiffinch on 17 December 1681. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 25 August 1711, in London, England, at the age of 55, and was buried in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England.
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- Edward Villiers, "Find A Grave Index"
- Edward Villiers in entry for Barbara Villiers, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Edward Villiers, "Find A Grave Index"
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1688 · Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution brought the downfall of Catholic King James II and the reign of his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange.
Name Meaning
French and English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Villiers, the name of several places in France, all named from Late Latin villare ‘(part of an) outlying farm, dependent settlement’ (see Villars ). Compare Devilliers .
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