George Villiers 1592-1628
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George VILLIERS, 1st Duke of Buckingham 1592-1628
Biographical Note
Courtier and statesman.
Books
Books with his armorial stamp survive. Purchased the oriental manuscripts of Thomas Erpenius (d.1624), which were then given to Cambridge University Library.
Sources
- British Armorial Bindings.
- Lockyer, Roger. "Villiers, George, first duke of Buckingham (1592–1628), royal favourite." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- Oates, J. C. T. Cambridge University Library: a history. Cambridge, 1986, 164-7.