predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place children office birth_date term_start spouse image article_title term_end name
the earl of worcester the earl of holland 23 august 1628 brooksby , leicestershire , england portsmouth , hampshire , england mary earl of coventry george villiers , 2nd duke of buckingham stewart francis villiers , 1628 -- 1648 , duchess of richmond charles villiers , master of the horse 28 august 1592 1616 katherine manners , baroness de ros george villiers.jpg george villiers , 1st duke of buckingham
 1628 the duke of buckingham
george villiers , 1st duke of buckingham

george villiers , 1st duke of buckingham -lrb- ; 28 august 1592 -- 23 august 1628 -rrb- was the favourite , claimed by some to be the lover , of king james i of england .
despite a very patchy political and military record , he remained at the height of royal favour for the first three years of the reign of charles i , until he was assassinated by a disgruntled army officer .
