Viscount Villiers

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Viscount Villiers is a British noble title historically associated with the powerful Villiers family, notably held by George Villiers before his elevation to Duke of Buckingham under King James I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf noble title ⓘ
associatedWith George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
courtConnection Stuart court ⓘ
linked to: Stuart
era early 17th century ⓘ
genderRestriction typically male-preference succession ⓘ
historicalSignificance associated with the rise of George Villiers at the court of James I ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
laterTitleOfHolder Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
linkedDynasty House of Stuart ⓘ
linkedTitle Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
monarchAtCreation James I of England ⓘ
linked to: James VI and I
namedAfterFamily Villiers ⓘ
nobleFamily Villiers family ⓘ
notableBearer George Villiers, favourite of King James I ⓘ
peerage Peerage of England ⓘ
politicalRoleOfBearers royal favourites and high officers of state ⓘ
precedenceAbove barony ⓘ
precedenceBelow earldom ⓘ
rank viscountcy ⓘ
socialStatus high aristocracy ⓘ
styleOfAddress The Right Honourable the Viscount Villiers ⓘ
titleHolderBeforeElevation George Villiers ⓘ
usedAsCourtesyTitle Villiers family heirs (in some periods) ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Villiers → hasNotableBearer → John Villiers, 1st Viscount Purbeck ⓘ
linked to: Viscount Villiers
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham → nobleTitle → 2nd Viscount Villiers ⓘ
linked to: Viscount Villiers
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham → nobleTitle → Viscount Villiers ⓘ
subject linked to: 1st Duke of Buckingham
Earl of Jersey → hasSubsidiaryTitle → Viscount Villiers ⓘ
Earl of Jersey → hasHeirApparentStyle → Viscount Villiers ⓘ