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Philippe Marie Jean Joseph Le Jolis de Villiers de Saintignon, known as Philippe de Villiers (French: [filip də vilje]; born 25 March 1949), is a French entrepreneur, politician and novelist. [2] He is the founder of the Puy du Fou theme park in Vendée, which is centred around the history of France. Appointed Secretary of State for Culture in ...
AB de Villiers. Abraham Benjamin de Villiers (born 17 February 1984) is a South African former international cricketer, and a current commentator. AB de Villiers was named as the ICC ODI Player of the Year [2] three times during his 15-year international career and was one of the five Wisden cricketers of the decade at the end of 2019. [3]
- History
- Members of The Family
- Members of The Order of The Garter
Descent
The Villiers family was settled at Brooksby, Leicestershire, from at least 1235. In the early 13th century, the tenant of Brooksby, Gilbert de Seis, married a member of the Villiers family, a line of minor gentry of Norman descent. The estate remained in Villiers hands for the next 500 years. At this time Brooksby consisted of the hall, the nearby Church of St Michael and All Angels, Brooksby, a small number of peasants' houses and a field system with common land. In the 16th century, the fam...
Rise to wealth and influence
In August 1614, the then twenty-one-year-old George Villiers became the favourite of King James I of England, and remained in this position until the king's death in 1625. Under James's patronage, Villers advanced rapidly through the ranks of the nobility. In 1615 he was knighted as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber, and in 1616 elevated to the peerage as Baron Whaddon and Viscount Villiers. He was made Earl of Buckingham in 1617, then Marquess of Buckingham in 1618, and eventually Earl of Covent...
Continuing influence
As a royal favourite during the reigns of James I and Charles I, Buckingham used his enormous political influence to prodigiously enrich his relatives and advance their social positions, which soured public opinion towards him. Under his influence, several members of his immediate family were made knights, baronets and peers. His half-brother Edward († 1626) was knighted in 1616, while his mother was created Countess of Buckingham in her own right in 1618 and his eldest half-brother William (...
Earls of Buckingham
1. Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham(1570–1632)
Villiers baronets
1. Sir William Villiers, 1st Baronet (c.1575–1629) 2. Sir George Villiers, 2nd Baronet (1620–1682) 3. Sir William Villiers, 3rd Baronet(1645–1712)
Viscounts Purbeck
1. John Villiers, 1st Viscount Purbeck(c. 1591–1658)
Several members of the Villiers family have also been knights of the Order of the Garter. The following is a list is of all Villiers members of this order, across all branches of the family, along with their year of investiture. 1. 1616 – George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham 2. 1649 – George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham 3. 1849 – George Vill...
Nov 19, 2021 · De Villiers played in 114 Test matches, 228 one-day internationals and 78 T20s for South Africa. He averaged more than 50 in both Test and ODI cricket, scoring 22 centuries in the former and 25 in ...
Villiers, Northern Free State. The little town of Villiers only just makes it into the Free State, lying as it does practically on the border with Mpumalanga, east of the Vaal Dam. Villiers, named after the farmer Lourens de Villiers on whose farms the town was founded, is built on the banks of the Vaal River, just off the N3 - a major highway ...
Nov 19, 2021 · De Villiers leaves a monumental mark on the game, scoring over 20,000 runs in international cricket, averaging over 50 in both Tests and One Day Internationals. Regarded for his athleticism in the field, and his versatility in taking the wicketkeeping gloves when required, de Villiers also led South Africa as captain to the 2015 Cricket World Cup semi-finals, falling to New Zealand.
Nov 19, 2021 · De Villiers had retired from all international formats in 2018 but was in talks about a return to the limited-overs side for the 2021 Twenty20 World Cup before deciding against playing for the ...
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