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* George Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey ( 1735 – 1805 ), English Member of Parliament for Tamworth, Aldborough, Dover
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Attacks upon the monopolists by Parliament for the abuse of prices led to the scapegoating of Francis Bacon by George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, leading to Bacon's impeachment before the Lords, the first of its kind which was not officially sanctioned by the King in the form of a bill of attainder since 1459.
* George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham of England ( 1592 – 1628 ), nobleman, statesman, and military commander
** The development of the thoroughbred horse is greatly encouraged by the appointment to the court of King James I of England of courtier George Villiers as Master of the Horse.
* January 3 – In the court of James I of England, the king's favorite George Villiers becomes Master of the Horse ; on April 24 he receives the Order of the Garter ; and on August 27 is created Viscount Villiers and Baron Waddon, receiving a grant of land valued at £ 80, 000.
Although King James I of England has ordered the investigation of the poet's murder and allowed his former court favorite to be arrested and tried, his court, now under the influence of the Earl of Buckingham ( George Villiers ) gains the reputation of being corrupt and vile.
* Marion Delorme ( circa 1613 – 1650 ): lover of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, the Prince of Condé, and Cardinal Richelieu
In 1627, an English invasion force under the command of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham attacked the island in order to relieve the Siege of La Rochelle.
Anne reacted very differently to the two powerful favourites who dominated the second half of her husband's English reign, Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset, and George Villiers, the future Duke of Buckingham.
At the time, Anne had many admirers, including the handsome George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham | Duke of Buckingham, although her intimates believed their flirtations remained chaste.
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham KG (; 28 August 1592 – 23 August 1628 ) was the favourite, claimed by some to be the lover, of King James I of England.
He was born in Brooksby, Leicestershire, in August 1592, the son of the minor gentleman Sir George Villiers ( 1550 – 1604 ).
George Villiers took very well to the training set by his mother ; he could dance well, fence well, and speak a little French.
He made it a condition of the sale that his name and title be commemorated by George Street, Villiers Street, Duke Street, Of Alley, and Buckingham Street, some of which have survived into the 21st century.
As George Villiers, Buckingham appears as a major character in Howard Brenton's 2010 play Anne Boleyn as King James I's mate in sexual horseplay.
George and 4th
In January 2011 Charlton was voted the 4th greatest Manchester United player of all time by the readers of Inside United and ManUtd. com, behind Ryan Giggs ( who topped the poll ), Eric Cantona and George Best.
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen ( 28 January 1784 – 14 December 1860 ), styled Lord Haddo from 1791 to 1801, was a British politician and landowner, successively a Tory, Conservative and Peelite, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852 until 1855.
He was the eldest son of Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord Paisley ( 4th son of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran ), and of Margaret, daughter of George Seton, 7th Lord Seton.
He was awarded the Order of St. George ( 4th class ) for bravery and promoted to the rank of colonel.
* December 14 – George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ( b. 1784 )
* February – George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, represents Britain at the Congress of Chatillon.
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