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George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 19th Baron de Ros, KG, PC, FRS (30 January 1628 – 16 April 1687) was an English statesman and poet who exerted considerable political power during the reign of Charles II of England. A Royalist during the English Civil War, in 1651 he joined Charles II's court-in-exile in France.
George Villiers, 2nd duke of Buckingham was an English politician, a leading member of King Charles II’s inner circle of ministers known as the Cabal. Although he was brilliant and colourful, Buckingham’s pleasure-seeking, capricious personality prevented him from exercising a decisive influence in.
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May 21, 2018 · Buckingham, George Villiers, 2nd Duke of (1628–87) English courtier and political figure, son of the 1st Duke of Buckingham. He was educated with Charles I's sons and supported the Royalists in the Civil War (1642–48).
Sep 14, 2023 · His Grace George Villiers. 2nd Duke of Buckingham (2nd creation), 2nd Earl of Coventry (1st creation), 20th Baron de Ros of Helmsley, KG, PC, FRS (10 January 1628 – 16 April 1687) was an English statesman and poet. Upbringing and education.
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham. George 2nd Duke of Buckingham, courtier and writer, was born 30th January 1628 and brought up with the royal children after his father's death. He fought at the battle of Worcester and escaped to Holland during the Civil War.
Jan 17, 2022 · George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 1628-87. Son of the 1st Duke of Buckingham who was murdered in 1628, he and his younger brother Francis were taken in by King Charles I and brought up with the royal children. After gaining his degree at Trinity College, Cambridge, Buckingham joined the Royalist army in 1642.
BUCKINGHAM'S career was frequently compared by contemporaries to the progress of a comet across the sky. Their comparison was justified. In the period between 1614 and 1628, he travelled from obscurity to become the most powerful, and the most hated, man of his time.
