Birth of George Villiers1592
Birth of George Villiers, 4th son of Sir George Villiers
Historical person
George Villiers Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for George Villiers, based on 18 World History Database records associated with England.
18 records1592–168716 events7 places
Chronological biography
1592
1616
Peerage1616
Created Duke of Buckingham
1619
Lord High Admiral1619
Appointed Lord High Admiral
1623
Marriage1623
Fails in scheme to marry Charles I to the infanta Maria of Spain
1625
Invasion of Palatinate1625
Fails to provide support for the Bohemian Protestants in the Palatinate
Siege of Cadiz1625
Leads a siege on Cadiz, but defeated. Fails to succesfully besiege Cadiz
1627
Parliament1627
Avoids impeachment when Parliament is dissolved by Charles I
Trial1627
Avoids impeachment when Parliament is dissolved by Charles I
Siege of La Rochelle10 July 1627
The English fleet under George Villiers reached La Rochelle, France, a Huguenot stronghold
1628
Burial1628
Charles I buries the Buckingham in the Chapel of Henry VII, reserved for royalty
Birth of George Villiers10 January 1628
Birth of George Villiers, son of the 1st Duke of Buckingham
Assassination of George Villiers23 August 1628
On the eve of an expedition for the relief of La Rochelle by a discontented soldier
Death of George Villiers23 August 1628
Death of George Villiers, assassinated
1650
Privy Council1650
Appointed Member of Privy Council
1651
Escape from Worcester3 September 1651
Villiers escapes from Worcester with Charles II after Parliamentarian forces overwhelm the Royalist army.
1667
CABAL1667
A group of ministers of King Charles II of England (Sir Thomas Clifford, Lord Arlington, the Duke of Buckingham, Lord Ashley, and Lord Lauderdale), whose initial letters coincidentally spelled CABAL, and who were the signers of the public Treaty of Dover
1674
Dismissal1674
Dismissed from all offices
1687
Death of George Villiers16 April 1687
Death of George Villiers
Titles and roles
Duke · Duke · Lord High Admiral · Duke · Member of CABAL · Duke · Member of Privy Council
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.