# Edward Villiers

> Sir Edward Villiers was an English nobleman from Leicestershire and member of the Villiers family, whose younger half-brother George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, was a favourite of both James VI and I and his son Charles. Through his influence, Sir Edward gained various positions, including Master of the Mint, Member of Parliament for Westminster and Lord President of Munster. He died in Ireland in September 1626.

*English diplomat, office-holder and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1625.; (1585-1626)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/edward-villiers

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1585
- **Died:** 1626-09-07
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.9 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 3.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 20.1 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 58.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Edward Villiers (Master of the Mint)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Villiers_(Master_of_the_Mint))
- [Вильерс, Эдвард (мастер монетного двора)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%2C_%D0%AD%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_(%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE_%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0))
- [Edward Villiers (knight)](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Villiers_(knight))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5345730)

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