Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey
- Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey
Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey (February 25, 1753 – July 23, 1821, Cheltenham) was the most notorious of the many mistresses of King George IV of the United Kingdom.
Early life
She was born Frances Twysden, apparently posthumously born daughter of Rev. Philip Twysden, Bishop of Raphoe (1746–1752) (d. 2 November 1752, allegedly shot while attempting to rob a stagecoach in London) [ ] [ ]
She had remained married to George Villiers throughout. In about 1803, her previously undisputed place as senior royal mistress was taken by Lady Hertford. In 1805 her husband died, after a long marriage which had produced ten children.
Lady Jersey died at Cheltenham and was buried at Middleton Stoney.
In fiction
Lady Jersey makes an off-stage appearance in the Aubrey-Maturin novels of Patrick O'Brian. The character of Diana Villiers is often described---disapprovingly---as belonging to "Lady Jersey's set," and, of course, the character's last name is probably an allusion to the Countess of Jersey herself.
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External links
* [http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/tt/twysden1.htm Twysden genealogy] . Retrieved 11 January 2008.
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