The Countess of Jersey | |
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![]() Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey. A mezzotint engraving by Thomas Watson (1743–1781), published in 1774 after the original portrait by Daniel Gardner. | |
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Born | Frances Twysden 25 February 1753 London, England |
Died | 23 July 1821 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England | (aged 68)
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Parent(s) | Philip Twysden Frances Carter |
Known for | Mistress 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]