Mary Villiers | |
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Countess of Buckingham (suo jure) | |
Tenure | 1 July 1618 – 19 April 1632 |
Predecessor | Humphrey (1399) |
Born | Mary Beaumont c. 1570 |
Died | 19 April 1632 |
Noble family | Beaumont |
Spouse(s) | Sir George Villiers Sir William Rayner Sir Thomas Compton |
Issue | John Villiers, 1st Viscount Purbeck George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham Christopher Villiers, 1st Earl of Anglesey Susan Feilding, Countess of Denbigh |
Father | Anthony Beaumont |
Mother | Anne Armstrong |
Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham (née Beaumont; c. 1570 – 19 April 1632) was a British peeress. She is perhaps best known as the mother of the royal favourite George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. She was the daughter of Anthony Beaumont of Glenfield, Leicestershire, a direct descendant of Henry de Beaumont, and his wife Anne Armstrong, daughter of Thomas Armstrong of Corby.