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George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (born 1592)

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George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham

English politician (1592–1628)

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham was an English courtier, statesman, and patron of the arts. He was a favourite and self-described "lover" of King James VI and I. Buckingham remained at the height of royal favour for the first three years of the reign of James's son,…
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Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire

Civil post in Buckinghamshire, England

There has been a Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire almost continuously since the position was created by King Henry VIII in 1535. The only exception to this was the English Civil War and English Interregnum between 1643 and 1660 when there was no king to support the…
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