Biography of Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh 1583-1652

Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh was appointed Lady of the Bedchamber to Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England.

In 1583 Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh was born to George Villiers of Brokesby (age 39) and Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham (age 13).

Before 1587 [her father] George Villiers of Brokesby (age 42) and [her step-mother] Audrey Saunders (age 35) were married.

After 1590 [her father] George Villiers of Brokesby (age 46) and [her mother] Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham (age 20) were married. Some sources describe their relationship as being half-first cousin? His mother [her grandmother] Collette Clarke was first married to her uncle Richard Beaumont so there is no relationship between George Villiers of Brokesby and Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham. The difference in their ages was 26 years.

In 1606 William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 19) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 23) were married. She the daughter of George Villiers of Brokesby (age 62) and Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham (age 36).

After 1606 Thomas Compton and [her mother] Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham (age 36) were married. He the son of Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton and Anne Spencer Countess Dorset. They were half fifth cousin once removed.

On 4th January 1606 [her father] George Villiers of Brokesby (age 62) died. He was buried at the Chapel of St Nicholas, Westminster Abbey [Map].

Around 1608 [her son] Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh was born to [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 21) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 25).

In 1613 [her daughter] Margaret aka Mary Feilding was born to [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 26) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 30).

Around 1614 [her son] George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond was born to [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 27) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 31).

Before 1619 William Larkin (age 36); possibly a follower. Portrait of Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 35).

On 30th December 1620 [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 33) was created 1st Viscount Feilding, 1st Baron Feilding of Newnham Paddocks in Warwickshire. Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 37) by marriage Viscountess Feilding.

On 16th June 1622 [her son-in-law] James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton (age 15) and [her daughter] Margaret aka Mary Feilding (age 9) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 35) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 39). He the son of James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton (age 33) and Ann Cunningham Marchioness Hamilton (age 37).

On 14th September 1622 [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 35) was created 1st Earl Denbigh. Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 39) by marriage Countess Denbigh.

In January 1631 Frederick Cornwallis 1st Baron Cornwallis (age 19) and Elizabeth Ashburnham (age 18) were married. After the wedding King Charles I (age 30), Henrietta Maria (age 21) and Susan Feilding, Countess of Denbigh (age 48) wrote to congratulate his mother Jane, Baroness Cornwallis Bacon (age 50), and ask her to forgive him for his disobedience and return him to her favour. Denbigh said Ashburnham was her cousin "though her family be unfortunate".

On 19th April 1632 [her mother] Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham (age 62) died. She was buried at the Chapel of St Nicholas, Westminster Abbey [Map] with her husband. Their monument comprises an altar-tomb surmounted with effigies. Earl Buckingham extinct.

On 25th December 1632 [her son-in-law] Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden (age 21) and [her daughter] Anne Feilding were married. She the daughter of [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 45) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 49).

Before 10th March 1635 [her son] Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh (age 27) and [her daughter-in-law] Anne Weston were married. She the daughter of Richard Weston 1st Earl of Portland (age 58) and Frances Waldegrave Countess Portland (age 58). He the son of [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 48) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 52).

In 1636 [her daughter] Anne Feilding died.

Before 10th May 1638 [her daughter] Margaret aka Mary Feilding (age 25) died.

On 12th August 1639 [her son] Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh (age 31) and [her daughter-in-law] Barbara Lamb were married. He the son of [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 52) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 56).

On 26th December 1639 [her son-in-law] Lewis Boyle 1st Viscount Boyle (age 20) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Feilding Countess Guildford were married at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall Palace. She the daughter of [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 52) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 56). He the son of Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 73) and Catherine Fenton Countess Cork.

Before 29th December 1640 [her son] George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond (age 26) and [her daughter-in-law] Bridget Stanhope Countess Desmond (age 25) were married. He the son of [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 53) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 57).

On 8th July 1641 [her son] Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh (age 33) and [her daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Bourchier Countess Denbigh (age 15) were married three months after the death of his second wife [her former daughter-in-law] Barbara Lamb. She the daughter of Edward Bourchier 4th Earl Bath and Dorothy St John Countess Bath. He the son of [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 54) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 58).

In 1652 Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 69) died.

[her daughter] Anne Feilding, [her daughter] Elizabeth Feilding Countess Guildford and [her daughter] Henrietta Marie Feilding were born to William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh.