JERSEY, EARLS OF

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JERSEY, EARLS OF . Sir Edward Villiers (c. 1656-1711), son of Sir Edward Villiers (162o-1689), of Richmond, Surrey, was created Baron Villiers and Viscount Villiers in 1691 and

earl

EARL

Jersey

JERSEY
JERSEY, EARLS OF

in 1697. His grandfather, Sir Edward Villiers (c. 1585-1626), master of the mint and president of Munster, was half-brother of George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham, and of Christopher Villiers, 1st

earl

EARL

of Anglesey; his sister was Elizabeth Villiers, the mistress of William III., and after-wards countess of Orkney. Villiers was knight-marshal of the royal household in succession to his father; master of theof Ryswick; he was

ambassador

AMBASSADOR (also EMBASSADOR, the form sometimes still used in America; from the Fr. ambassadeur, with which compare Ital. ambasciatore and Span. embajador, all variants of the Med. Lat. ambassiator, ambassiator, ambasator, &c., derived from Med. Lat. amba

at the Hague, and after becoming an earl was

ambassador

AMBASSADOR (also EMBASSADOR, the form sometimes still used in America; from the Fr. ambassadeur, with which compare Ital. ambasciatore and Span. embajador, all variants of the Med. Lat. ambassiator, ambassiator, ambasator, &c., derived from Med. Lat. amba

in Paris. In 1699 he was made secretary of state for the southern department, and on three occasions he was one of the lords justices of England. In 1704 he was dismissed from office by Anne, and after this event he was concerned in some of the Jacobite schemes. He died on the 25th of August 1711. The 2nd earl was his son William (c. 1682-1721), an adherent of the exiled

house

HOUSE
HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in
Gothic
- GOTHIC
it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

of Stuart, and the 3rd earl was the latter's son William (d. 1769), who succeeded his kinsman John Fitzgerald (c. 1692-1766) as 6th Viscount Grandison. The 3rd earl's son, George Bussy, the 4th earl (1735-1805), held several positions at the court of George III., and on account of his courtly manners was called the " prince of Maccaronies." The 4th earl's son, George, 5th earl of

Jersey

JERSEY
JERSEY, EARLS OF

(1973-1859), one of the most celebrated fox-hunters of his time and a successful owner of racehorses, married Sarah

Sophia

SOPHIA (1630-1714)

(1785-1867), daughter of John Fane, loth earl of Westmorland, and granddaughter of Robert Child, the banker. She inherited her grandfather's great wealth, including his

interest

INTEREST

in Child's bank, and with her husband took the name of Child-Villiers. Since this time the connexions of the earls of Jersey with Child's bank has been maintained.

Victor

Albert George Child-Villiers (b. 1845) succeeded his father George

Augustus

AUGUSTUS (a name 1 derived from Lat. augeo, increase, i.e. venerable, majestic, Gr. Ee0avr6s)

(1808-1859), 6th earl, who had only held the title for three weeks, as 7th earl of Jersey in 1859. This nobleman was

governor

GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

of New South Wales from 1890 to 1893.

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