George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham

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English nobleman Restoration figure courtier playwright politician satirist statesman

George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham was a prominent 17th-century English statesman, courtier, and intriguer who played a leading role in the politics and scandals of the Restoration court of Charles II.

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George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham canonical 7
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instanceOf English nobleman ⓘ
Restoration figure ⓘ
courtier ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
politician ⓘ
satirist ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
birthDate 1628-01-30 ⓘ
birthPlace London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
burialPlace Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster ⓘ
surface form: Westminster Abbey
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate 1687-04-16 ⓘ
deathPlace Kirby Moorside ⓘ
education Trinity College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
event exiled during the English Civil War period ⓘ
imprisoned in the Tower of London ⓘ
father George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
fullName George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: George Villiers
genre satire ⓘ
hasNoLegitimateIssue true ⓘ
imprisonedBy Commonwealth government ⓘ
knownFor influence at the court of Charles II ⓘ
political intrigue ⓘ
scandals at the Restoration court ⓘ
wit and libertine lifestyle ⓘ
language English ⓘ
marriageDate 1657 ⓘ
monarchServed Charles I of England ⓘ
Charles II of England ⓘ
mother Katherine Manners, Duchess of Buckingham ⓘ
movement Restoration literature ⓘ
nobleTitle 2nd Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
2nd Earl of Buckingham ⓘ
Earl of Coventry ⓘ
surface form: 2nd Earl of Coventry

Viscount Villiers ⓘ
surface form: 2nd Viscount Villiers

Baron Whaddon ⓘ
notableWork The Rehearsal; or, Bays in Petticoats ⓘ
surface form: The Rehearsal
officeHeld Lord Lieutenant of Yorkshire ⓘ
surface form: Lord Lieutenant of the County of York

Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ
Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ
Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ
Master of the Horse ⓘ
Privy Counsellor ⓘ
parliamentaryRole Member of the House of Lords ⓘ
politicalAlignment Royalist ⓘ
religion Anglican ⓘ
role member of the Cabal ministry ⓘ
spouse Mary Fairfax ⓘ
supported Restoration of the monarchy ⓘ
surface form: the Restoration of Charles II
titleExtinction Dukedom of Buckingham became extinct on his death ⓘ

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George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham → child → George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron → sonInLaw → George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
subject surface form: Thomas Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
Court of Charles II of England → hasMember → George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
Cabal ministry → hasMember → George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
Villiers → hasNotableBearer → George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
Villiers family → notableMember → George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham → fullName → George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: George Villiers