George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
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His Grace The Duke of Buckingham KG PC FRS |
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Portrait by Sir Peter Lely (c. 1675)
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Duke of Buckingham Baron de Ros |
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| Born | 30 January 1628 |
| Died | 16 April 1687 (aged 59) |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Fairfax |
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George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham Katherine Manners, Baroness de Ros |
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 20th Baron de Ros, KG, PC, FRS (30 January 1628 – 16 April 1687) was an English statesman and poet.
George was the son of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, favourite of James I and Charles I, and his wife Katherine Manners. He was only seven months old when his father was assassinated at Portsmouth by the renegade officer John Felton. Subsequently he was brought up in the royal household of Charles I, together with his younger brother Francis and the King's own children, the future Charles II and James II. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he obtained the degree of Master of Arts in 1642. For a time he was taught geometry by Thomas Hobbes. During this time he was also acquainted with George Aglionby, whose influence he later accredited with persuading him to follow the English King in the Civil War.
In the Civil War he fought for the King, and took part in Prince Rupert of the Rhine's attack on Lichfield Close in April 1643.
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