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Audrey Saunders

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Birthplace: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: May 01, 1588 (36-37)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of William Saunders and Dorothy Young
Wife of Sir George Villiers, of Brokesby
Mother of Sir William Villiers, 1st Baronet of Brooksby; Sir Edward Villiers, Kt.; Anne Washington; Elizabeth Boteler and Frances Villiers
Sister of Anne Saunders

Managed by: Carlos F. Bunge
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About Audrey Saunders

 Audrey Saunders was the daughter of William Saunders.1 She married Sir George Villiers, son of William Villiers and Coletta Clarke, before 1588.2 She died on 1 May 1588.2

From before 1588, her married name became Villiers.
Children of Audrey Saunders and Sir George Villiers

1.Frances Villiers2

2.Sir Edward Villiers+2 d. 7 Sep 1626

3.Elizabeth Villiers+1

4.Anne Villiers2

5.Sir William Villiers, 1st Bt.+2 b. c 1575, d. 12 Jun 1629

Citations

1.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 229. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

2.[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2095.
Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Audrey Saunders and Sir George Villiers had four daughters and two sons -
Sir Edward who died in 1626 and
Sir William. He married secondly his cousin Mary, daughter of Anthony Beaumont, and had four children - John, Viscount Purbeck, George 1st Duke of Buckingham, Christopher 1st Earl of Anglesey and Susan who married William Feilding, earl of Denbigh. Mary was created Countess of Buckingham in her own right in 1618 and married secondly Sir William Raynor and thirdly Sir Thomas Compton.

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Audrey Saunders's Timeline

1551
1551
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Brooksby Hall, Leicestershire, England
1585
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Brokesby, Leicestershire, England
1588
May 1, 1588
Age 37
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England
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