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Frances Villiers (Howard)

Also Known As: "Lady Frances Villiers (Howard)", "Viscountess Grandison & Lady of Suffolk"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Walton, Suffolk, England
Death: circa November 27, 1677 (39-48)
Place of Burial: City of Westminster, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Sir Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk and Lady Elizabeth Howard
Wife of Sir Edward Villiers, Knight Marshal of the Household
Mother of Katherine Villiers; Anne Bentinck (Villiers), Countess of Portland; Barbara Berkeley; Elizabeth Hamilton (Villiers), Countess of Orkney; Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey and 3 others
Sister of James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk; Elizabeth Percy; Lady Katherine Stewart-Livingston; Thomas Howard, Lord of Suffolk; Lady Margaret Boyle, Countess of Cork & Orrey and 3 others

Occupation: Governess to Princesses Mary and Anne of York (Mary II of England; Anne of Great Britain), Letzte
Managed by: Heather (Fachet) Bond
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About Frances Villiers

From Darryl Lundy's Peerage page on Frances Howard:

http://www.thepeerage.com/p2635.htm#i26348

Lady Frances Howard was the daughter of Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk and Elizabeth Home.[1]

She married Sir Edward Villiers, son of Sir Edward Villiers and Barbara St. John.[1]

She died circa November 1677.[2] She was buried on 27 November 1677 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.[2]

Her married name became Villiers.

Children of Lady Frances Howard and Sir Edward Villiers

  • 1.Anne Villiers+ d. 30 Nov 1688 [2]
  • 2.Elizabeth Villiers+ d. 19 Apr 1733 [2]
  • 3.Katherine Villiers [2]
  • 4.Colonel Henry Villiers+ d. 18 Aug 1707 [2]
  • 5.Barbara Villiers+ d. 19 Sep 1708 [2]
  • 6.Henrietta Villiers+ d. 1 Feb 1719/20 [1]
  • 7.Mary Villiers+ d. 17 Apr 1753 [2]
  • 8.Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of the Island of Jersey+ b. c 1656, d. 25 Aug 1711 [2]

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 293. 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 2096. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
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Frances Villiers's Timeline

1633
1633
Walton, Suffolk, England
1651
1651
Brooksby, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
1651
Saint Paul Covent Garden, Westminster, London, England (United Kingdom)
1654
1654
1655
1655
Probably Richmond, Surrey, England
1656
1656
Richmond, Surrey, England
1670
1670
Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, England
1677
November 27, 1677
Age 44
November 27, 1677
Age 44
Westminster Abbey, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
1677
London, Middlesex, England