John Villiers 1st Viscount Purbeck 1591-1658

Before 1587 [his father] George Villiers of Brokesby [aged 42] and Audrey Saunders [aged 35] were married.

After 1590 [his father] George Villiers of Brokesby [aged 46] and Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham [aged 20] were married. Some sources describe their relationship as being half-first cousin? His mother Collette Clarke was first married to her uncle Richard Beaumont so there is no relationship between George Villiers of Brokesby and Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham. The difference in their ages was 26 years.

Around 1591 John Villiers 1st Viscount Purbeck was born to George Villiers of Brokesby [aged 47] and Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham [aged 21].

In 1606 [his brother-in-law] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [aged 19] and [his sister] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of [his father] George Villiers of Brokesby [aged 62] and [his mother] Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham [aged 36].

After 1606 Thomas Compton and [his mother] Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham [aged 36] were married. He the son of Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton and Anne Spencer Countess Dorset. They were half fifth cousin once removed.

On 4th January 1606 [his father] George Villiers of Brokesby [aged 62] died. He was buried at the Chapel of St Nicholas, Westminster Abbey [Map].

Before 1608 Francis Anderson [aged 26] and [his niece] Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester were married.

On 31st July 1617 Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester [aged 19] and [his niece] Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester were married.

On 29th September 1617 John Villiers 1st Viscount Purbeck [aged 26] and Frances Coke Viscountess Purbeck [aged 15] were married at Hampton Court Palace, Richmond [Map]. King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [aged 51] gave away the bride. He the son of George Villiers of Brokesby and Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham [aged 47].

After 1618 James Ley 1st Earl of Marlborough [aged 66] and [his niece] Jane Boteler Countess Marlborough were married.

Diary of Anne Clifford. 28th June 1619. The 28th my Lady Walton borrowed my Lord's [aged 30] coach and went to London, for altogether, as I think for Jemima, she came not to avoid the King's importunity for the passing of Purbeck whereof her son-in-law [aged 28] was made Viscount.

On 19th July 1619 John Villiers 1st Viscount Purbeck [aged 28] was created 1st Viscount Purbeck. [his wife] Frances Coke Viscountess Purbeck [aged 16] by marriage Viscountess Purbeck.

On 16th May 1620 [his brother] George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham [aged 27] and [his sister-in-law] Katherine Manners Duchess Buckingham [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Countess Buckingham. She the daughter of Francis Manners 6th Earl of Rutland [aged 42] and Frances Knyvet Lady Bevill. He the son of [his father] George Villiers of Brokesby and [his mother] Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham [aged 50].

In 1621 [his wife] Frances Coke Viscountess Purbeck [aged 18] deserted her husband John Villiers 1st Viscount Purbeck [aged 30] and went to live with Robert Howard [aged 37] with whom she had a son.

On 27th March 1622 Edward Wray and Elizabeth Norreys 3rd Baroness Norreys Rycote [aged 19] were married at Church of St Mary Aldermary. Christopher Villiers [aged 29], brother of George, Duke of Buckingham [aged 29], had, with Royal encouragement, sought her hand. To avoid being forced into a marriage with him she eloped with Edward Wray. She the daughter of Francis Norreys 1st Earl Berkshire and Bridget Vere Baroness Norreys Rycote [aged 37].

On 16th June 1622 James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton [aged 15] and [his niece] Margaret aka Mary Feilding [aged 9] were married. She the daughter of [his brother-in-law] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [aged 35] and [his sister] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh [aged 39]. He the son of James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton [aged 33] and Ann Cunningham Marchioness Hamilton [aged 37].

Before 18th April 1623 [his brother] Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey [aged 30] and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey [aged 15] were married. He the son of [his father] George Villiers of Brokesby and [his mother] Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham [aged 53].

On 19th October 1624 Robert Wright aka Villiers aka Danvers was born illegitimately to Robert Howard [aged 40] and [his wife] Frances Coke Viscountess Purbeck [aged 22] in Cripplegate Ward. Illegitimate. His father probably Robert Howard with whom his mother was having a long term affair. His mother was married to John Villiers 1st Viscount Purbeck [aged 33]. He was baptised Robert Wright.

On 7th February 1626 Mountjoy Blount 1st Earl Newport [aged 29] and [his niece] Anne Boteler Countess Newport and Portland [aged 26] were married. He the illegitmate son of Charles Blount 1st Earl Devonshire and Penelope Devereux Countess Devonshire.

In January 1631 Frederick Cornwallis 1st Baron Cornwallis [aged 19] and Elizabeth Ashburnham [aged 18] were married. After the wedding King Charles I [aged 30], Henrietta Maria [aged 21] and [his sister] Susan Feilding, Countess of Denbigh [aged 48] wrote to congratulate his mother Jane, Baroness Cornwallis Bacon [aged 50], and ask her to forgive him for his disobedience and return him to her favour. Denbigh said Ashburnham was her cousin "though her family be unfortunate".

On 19th April 1632 [his mother] Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham [aged 62] died. She was buried at the Chapel of St Nicholas, Westminster Abbey [Map] with her husband. Their monument comprises an altar-tomb surmounted with effigies. Earl Buckingham extinct.

On 8th January 1634 Charles Herbert [aged 15] and [his niece] Mary Villiers Duchess of Lennox and Richmond [aged 12] were married. The marriage was short-lived with his dying a year later. She re-married in Aug 1637 to James Stewart 4th Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond [aged 21]. She the daughter of [his brother] George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham and [his former sister-in-law] Katherine Manners Duchess Buckingham [aged 31]. He the son of Philip Herbert 4th Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Montgomery [aged 49] and Susan Vere Countess Montgomery.

In 1635 Randall MacDonnell 1st Marquess Antrim [aged 25] and [his former sister-in-law] Katherine Manners Duchess Buckingham [aged 32] were married. She the daughter of Francis Manners 6th Earl of Rutland and Frances Knyvet Lady Bevill. He the son of Randal "Arranach" Macdonnell 1st Earl Antrim and Alice O'Neill Countess Antrim.

Before 10th March 1635 [his nephew] Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh [aged 27] and Anne Weston were married. She the daughter of Richard Weston 1st Earl of Portland [aged 58] and Frances Waldegrave Countess Portland [aged 58]. He the son of [his brother-in-law] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [aged 48] and [his sister] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh [aged 52].

On 3rd August 1637 James Stewart 4th Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond [aged 25] and [his niece] Mary Villiers Duchess of Lennox and Richmond [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Duchess Lennox. She the daughter of [his brother] George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham and [his former sister-in-law] Katherine Manners Duchess Buckingham [aged 35]. He the son of Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox [aged 45]. They were half fifth cousin once removed.

On 12th August 1639 [his nephew] Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh [aged 31] and Barbara Lamb were married. He the son of [his brother-in-law] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [aged 52] and [his sister] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh [aged 56].

On 26th December 1639 Lewis Boyle 1st Viscount Boyle [aged 20] and [his niece] Elizabeth Feilding Countess Guildford were married at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall Palace. She the daughter of [his brother-in-law] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [aged 52] and [his sister] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh [aged 56]. He the son of Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork [aged 73] and Catherine Fenton Countess Cork.

After November 1640 Thomas Savile 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 50] and [his niece] Anne Villiers Countess Sussex were married. She the daughter of [his brother] Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey and [his former sister-in-law] Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey [aged 32].

Before 29th December 1640 [his nephew] George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond [aged 26] and Bridget Stanhope Countess Desmond [aged 25] were married. He the son of [his brother-in-law] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [aged 53] and [his sister] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh [aged 57].

On 8th July 1641 [his nephew] Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh [aged 33] and Elizabeth Bourchier Countess Denbigh [aged 15] were married three months after the death of his second wife Barbara Lamb. She the daughter of Edward Bourchier 4th Earl Bath and Dorothy St John Countess Bath. He the son of [his brother-in-law] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [aged 54] and [his sister] Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh [aged 58].

On 5th August 1641 Benjamin Weston and [his former sister-in-law] Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey [aged 33] were married.

In or before 1642 Chichester Fortescue [aged 25] and [his future wife] Elizabeth Slingsby were married.

After 20th September 1643 [his nephew] Charles Villiers 2nd Earl Anglesey and Mary Bayning Countess Anglesey [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Anglesey. He a cousin of her first husband. He the son of [his brother] Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey and [his former sister-in-law] Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey [aged 35].

On 4th June 1645 [his wife] Frances Coke Viscountess Purbeck [aged 42] died at Oxford, Oxfordshire [Map]. She was buried at the Church of St Mary the Virgin.

On 15th September 1657 [his nephew] George Villiers 2nd Duke of Buckingham [aged 29] and Mary Fairfax Duchess Buckingham [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Duchess of Buckingham. He the son of [his brother] George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham and [his former sister-in-law] Katherine Manners Duchess Buckingham. They were half fifth cousins.

Before 18th February 1658 John Villiers 1st Viscount Purbeck [aged 67] and Elizabeth Slingsby were married. He the son of George Villiers of Brokesby and Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham.

On 18th February 1658 John Villiers 1st Viscount Purbeck [aged 67] died without issue. Viscount Purbeck extinct although Robert Wright aka Villiers aka Danvers [aged 33], illegitimate son of his wife Frances Coke Viscountess Purbeck and Robert Howard attempted to claim the title.

In 1695 [his former wife] Elizabeth Slingsby died.