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Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey (née Twysden; 25 February 1753 – 23 July 1821) was a British courtier and Lady of the Bedchamber, one of the more notorious of the many mistresses of King George IV when he was Prince of Wales, "a scintillating society woman, a heady mix of charm, beauty, and sarcasm".
Frances died at Cheltenham on July 25, 1821 and was buried in the Villiers family vault at Middleton Stoney, Oxfordshire. Following her death the executor of her will, Lord Clarendon was instructed to burn her papers, including a large number of letters from George IV.
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Jul 21, 2016 · A LEADING light of high society in late 18th- century England, Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey, left a reputation so awful that, until now, no one has challenged it in the 200 years...
Apr 15, 2013 · Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey (25 February 1753 - 25 July 1821), was an influential member of Georgian society and a mistress of George IV. An Irish beauty Frances Twysden was born on 25 February 1753 in Raphoe, Donegal, in Ireland, the posthumous daughter of Philip Twysden, the bankrupt Bishop of Raphoe, and his second wife, Frances.
Her husband's mother, Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey (also Lady Jersey), was one of the more notorious mistresses of King George IV when he was Prince of Wales. Her own affairs, though conducted discreetly, were said to be numerous: Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, was thought to be one of her lovers.
Frances Villiers (née Twysden), Countess of Jersey. (1753-1821), Mistress of George IV and courtier. Sitter associated with 8 portraits. Like. List Thumbnail. Sort by. Frances Villiers (née Twysden), Countess of Jersey. by Thomas Watson, after Daniel Gardner. mezzotint, published 1774. NPG D3174. Find out more > Buy a print. Buy as a greetings card
Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey (1656–1711), Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney (1657-1733) Mary (1670-1753), who married William O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Inchiquin, and had children; Henry (1677-1707) Henrietta (died 1720), who married John Campbell, 2nd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, and had children
