George Francis William Child Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey (born 5 February 1976), known professionally as William Villiers, is a British nobleman and peer of the

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. He is a former film producer, actor and writer.Mosley, Charles; editor, ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage'', 107th edition, vol.2, p. 2097. He is currently Director of Intellectual Property for

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Education and career

Jersey is the eldest son of guitarist

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, and his second wife, Sacha (née Valpy), and was educated at St. Michael's School, Jersey, until the age of 8, then

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, Devon;

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, Wimborne, Dorset; Nene College (now Northampton University); and

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. On the death of his father on 19 March 1998, he was briefly styled

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(in accordance with the family's tradition whereby each heir is alternately styled Viscount Villiers and then Viscount Grandison). He succeeded his grandfather as 10th Earl of Jersey in August of that year and took his seat in the

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in 1999, shortly before the reformation of the House.

Family seat

In 2007, the Earl of Jersey put up for sale the family home, Radier Manor, along with several properties and around of land on

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with an asking price of £12.5 million. However, the property was later withdrawn from the agents' listings.

Marriage and issue

On 16 August 2003, the Earl of Jersey married Marianne Simonne de Guelle, daughter of Peter and Jeannette de Guelle, in St Martin de Grouville, Jersey.Marriage The 10th Earl of Jersey and Miss M.S. De Guelle
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'', 18 September 2003. Retrieved 5 September 2009. They have four children: # Lady Mia Adriana Marie Rose Child Villiers (b. 28 December 2006) # Lady Amelie Natasha Sophia Child Villiers (b. 14 April 2008) # Lady Evangeline Antonia Adela Child Villiers (b. 9 February 2011) # George Henry William Child Villiers, Viscount Villiers (b. 1 September 2015). He is a second cousin of actor

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Filmography

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'' (2008) Executive Producer (completed) *'' London: The Greatest City'' (2004) (TV) .... Ben Johnsson *''

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'' (2002) (TV) .... Brett and also Writer and Television producer *'' The Long Night'' (2002) ( V) .... Geoffrey and also Executive Producer

Ancestry

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William Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey George Francis William Child Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey (born 5 February 1976), known professionally as William Villiers, is a British nobleman and peer of the Villiers family. He is a former film producer, actor and writer.Mosley, Charles; e ...

British male television actors Earls in the Jacobite peerage Viscounts Grandison People educated at Mount House School, Tavistock Hereditary peers removed under the House of Lords Act 1999