Marquess Buckingham

Marquess Buckingham is in Marquessates of England Alphabetically.

Marquess of Buckingham (1st Creation)

In 1618 George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 25) was created 1st Marquess of Buckingham.

On 23 Aug 1628 George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 35) was murdered at Greyhound Pub, Portsmouth by a disgruntled soldier John Felton (age 33). He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son George Villiers 2nd Duke of Buckingham succeeded 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 2nd Marquess of Buckingham, 2nd Earl Buckingham.

Felton was considered a hero by many who blamed Buckingham for the failures of the 1625 Cádiz Expedition and 1627 Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré. Felton was subsequently hanged.

On 16 Apr 1687 George Villiers 2nd Duke of Buckingham (age 59) died. Duke of Buckingham, Marquess of Buckingham, Earl Buckingham extinct.

Marquess Buckingham (2nd Creation)

In Dec 1784 George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham (age 31) was created 1st Marquess Buckingham.

On 11 Feb 1813 George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham (age 59) died. His son Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (age 36) succeeded 2nd Marquess Buckingham, 4th Earl Temple, 3rd Earl Nugent, 5th Viscount Cobham. Anne Elizabeth Brydges Duchess Buckingham and Chandos (age 34) by marriage Marchioness Buckingham.