1st Duke of Buckingham

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The 1st Duke of Buckingham, George Villiers, was a powerful early 17th-century English courtier and royal favorite of King James I whose political influence and patronage made him one of the most prominent figures of the Stuart court.

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1st Duke of Buckingham canonical 1
Duke of Buckingham 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English courtier ⓘ
duke ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
peer of England ⓘ
royal favourite ⓘ
activeIn early 17th century ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of England ⓘ
associatedWith Stuart court ⓘ
linked to: Stuart
birthCountry Kingdom of England ⓘ
birthDate 1592-08-28 ⓘ
birthPlace Brooksby, Leicestershire ⓘ
burialPlace Westminster Abbey ⓘ
causeOfDeath assassination ⓘ
child George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
Mary Villiers, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathCountry Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate 1628-08-23 ⓘ
deathPlace Portsmouth, Hampshire ⓘ
linked to: Portsmouth, England
education Trinity College, Cambridge (honorary MA) ⓘ
era Stuart period ⓘ
familyName Villiers ⓘ
father Sir George Villiers ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
house Villiers family ⓘ
killedBy John Felton ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mannerOfDeath homicide ⓘ
monarchServed Charles I of England ⓘ
James I of England ⓘ
linked to: James VI and I
mother Mary Beaumont ⓘ
nobleTitle Baron Whaddon ⓘ
Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
Earl of Buckingham ⓘ
Marquess of Buckingham ⓘ
Viscount Villiers ⓘ
notableFor favourite of King James I ⓘ
influence at the Stuart court ⓘ
involvement in the Duke of Buckingham’s expedition to La Rochelle ⓘ
involvement in the failed Cádiz expedition ⓘ
leadership in naval expeditions ⓘ
patronage of arts and literature ⓘ
role in foreign policy under James I and Charles I ⓘ
positionHeld Lord High Admiral of England ⓘ
Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports ⓘ
Master of the Horse ⓘ
Privy Councillor ⓘ
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
spouse Katherine Manners, Duchess of Buckingham ⓘ
style His Grace ⓘ

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George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham → nobleTitle → 1st Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
William Winde → employerOrPatron → Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
linked to: 1st Duke of Buckingham