Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey

The Countess of Jersey
Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey. A mezzotint engraving by Thomas Watson (1743–1781), published in 1774 after the original portrait by Daniel Gardner.
Personal details
Born
Frances Twysden

(1753-02-25)25 February 1753
London, England
Died23 July 1821(1821-07-23) (aged 68)
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Spouse
Children
Parent(s)Philip Twysden
Frances Carter
Known forMistress of George IV

Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey (née Twysden; 25 February 1753 – 23 July 1821) was a British courtier and Lady of the Bedchamber, one of the more notorious of the many mistresses of King George IV when he was Prince of Wales, "a scintillating society woman, a heady mix of charm, beauty, and sarcasm".[1]

  1. ^ Martin J. Levy, 'Villiers , Frances, countess of Jersey (1753–1821)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2008