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English Earl (born 1976)
This British surname is
barrelled , being made up of multiple names. It should be written as
Child Villiers , not
Villiers .
The Earl of Jersey
Lord Temporal
as a hereditary peer 9 August 1998 – 11 November 1999Preceded by The 9th Earl of Jersey Succeeded by Seat abolished [ a]
Born George Francis William Child Villiers
(1976-02-05 ) 5 February 1976 (age 48) Nationality British Spouse
Marianne Simonne de Guelle
(
m. 2003)
Children 4 Parents Occupation Film producer, actor, writer
George Francis William Child Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey (born 5 February 1976), known professionally as William Villiers , is a British nobleman and peer of the Villiers family . He is a former film producer, actor and writer.[ 1] He was the Director of Intellectual Property for HandMade Films .[ 2]
Education and career [ edit ]
Jersey is the eldest son of George Child Villiers, Viscount Villiers , and his second wife, Sacha (née Valpy), and was educated at St. Michael's School, Jersey, until the age of 8, then Mount House School, Tavistock , Devon; Canford School , Wimborne, Dorset; Nene College (now Northampton University); and Birmingham School of Speech and Drama .[ 1] On the death of his father on 19 March 1998, he was briefly styled Viscount Grandison (in accordance with the family's tradition whereby heirs apparent are alternately styled Viscount Villiers and Viscount Grandison).[ 1] He succeeded his grandfather as 10th Earl of Jersey in August of that year and took his seat in the House of Lords in 1999, shortly before the reformation of the House .[ 1] [ 3]
In 2007, the Earl of Jersey put up for sale the family home, Radier Manor , along with several properties and around 70 acres (28 ha) of land on Jersey with an asking price of £ 12.5 million.[ 4] However, the property was later withdrawn from the agents' listings.
On 16 August 2003, the Earl of Jersey married Marianne Simonne de Guelle, daughter of Peter and Jeannette de Guelle, in St Martin de Grouville, Jersey.[ 5] They have four children:
Lady Mia Adriana Marie Rose Child Villiers (b. 28 December 2006)[citation needed ]
Lady Amelie Natasha Sophia Child Villiers (b. 14 April 2008)[citation needed ]
Lady Evangeline Antonia Adela Child Villiers (b. 9 February 2011)
George Henry William Child Villiers, Viscount Villiers (b. 1 September 2015).
He is a second cousin of actor Bart Ruspoli .[citation needed ]
Coat of arms of William Child Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey
Coronet
A Coronet of an Earl
Crest
A lion rampant Argent, crowned Or
Escutcheon
Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Argent on a cross Gules five escallops Or (for Villiers); 2nd and 3rd, Gules a chevron engrailed ermine between three eaglets Argent gorged Or (for Child)
Supporters
For both dexter and sinister: A lion Argent, crowned Or, gorged with a collar Gules with three escallops Or.
Motto
Fidei Coticula Crux (Latin for 'The cross is the test of faith')
Ancestors of William Child Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey
^ a b c d Mosley, Charles; editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage , 107th edition, vol. 2, p. 2097.
^ Mosley, Charles , ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 2095. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1 .
^ Hansard of the House of Lords , 24 March 1999.
^ Times Online – The cream of Jersey , July 20, 2007
^ Marriage The 10th Earl of Jersey and Miss M.S. De Guelle The Times , 18 September 2003. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
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