William Child Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey

English Earl (born 1976)

The Right Honourable The Earl of Jersey

Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Hereditary peerage 9 August 1998 – 11 November 1999
Preceded by	The 9th Earl of Jersey
Succeeded by	Seat abolished^[a]

Personal details
Born	George Francis William Child Villiers (1976-02-05) 5 February 1976 (age 48)
Nationality	British
Occupation	Film producer, actor, writer

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.^[1] He was the Director of Intellectual Property for HandMade Films.^[2]

Education and career

Jersey is the eldest son of guitarist George Child Villiers, Viscount Villiers, and his second wife, Sacha (née Valpy), and was educated at St. Michael's School, Jersey, until the age of 8, then Mount House School, Tavistock, Devon; Canford School, Wimborne, Dorset; Nene College (now Northampton University); and Birmingham School of Speech and Drama.^[1] On the death of his father on 19 March 1998, he was briefly styled Viscount Grandison (in accordance with the family's tradition whereby each heir is alternately styled Viscount Villiers and then Viscount Grandison).^[1] He succeeded his grandfather as 10th Earl of Jersey in August of that year and took his seat in the House of Lords in 1999, shortly before the reformation of the House.^[1]^[3]

Family seat

In 2007, the Earl of Jersey put up for sale the family home, Radier Manor, along with several properties and around 70 acres (28 ha) of land on Jersey with an asking price of £12.5 million.^[4] However, the property was later withdrawn from the agents' listings.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.^[5] They have four children:

Lady Mia Adriana Marie Rose Child Villiers (b. 28 December 2006)^{[citation needed]}
Lady Amelie Natasha Sophia Child Villiers (b. 14 April 2008)^{[citation needed]}
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 Bart Ruspoli.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Jack Says (2008) Executive Producer (completed)
London: The Greatest City (2004) (TV) .... Ben Johnsson
Four (2002) (TV) .... Brett and also Writer and Television producer
The Long Night (2002) (V) .... Geoffrey and also Executive Producer

Arms

Coat of arms of William Child Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey
	Coronet A Coronet of an Earl Crest A lion rampant Argent, crowned Or Escutcheon Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Argent on a cross Gules five escallops Or (for Villiers); 2nd and 3rd, Gules a chevron engrailed ermine between three eaglets Argent gorged Or (for Child) Supporters For both dexter and sinister: A lion Argent, crowned Or, gorged with a collar Gules with three escallops Or. Motto Fidei Coticula Crux (Latin for 'The cross is the test of faith')

Ancestry

Ancestors of William Child Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey

8. George Child Villiers, 8th Earl of Jersey (1873–1923)

4. George Child Villiers, 9th Earl of Jersey (1910–1998)

9. Lady Cynthia Needham (1889–1947)

2. George Child Villiers, Viscount Villiers (1948–1998)

5. Bianca Maria Luciana Adriana Mottironi (1922–2005)

1. William Child Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey

12. John Hooper Valpy (1874–1959)

6. Peter Andrew Hooper Valpy (1915–1998)

13. Sophie Marguerite Fauvel (1881–1970)

3. Sandra Jane "Sacha" Hooper Valpy (1955–)

14. Edmund John Le Seelleur (1893–1990)

7. Dorothy Iris Le Seelleur (1918–2018)

15. Harriet Eliza Fawkes (1894–1981)

Notes

^ Under the House of Lords Act 1999.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Mosley, Charles; editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, vol.2, p. 2097.
^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 2095. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
^ Hansard of the House of Lords, 24 March 1999.
^ Times Online – The cream of Jersey, July 20, 2007
^ Marriage The 10th Earl of Jersey and Miss M.S. De Guelle The Times, 18 September 2003. Retrieved 5 September 2009.

External links

William Villiers at IMDb
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Jersey

Peerage of England
Preceded by George Child Villiers	Earl of Jersey 1998–present Member of the House of Lords (1998–1999)	Incumbent Heir apparent: George Child Villiers, Viscount Villiers
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by The Earl of Coventry	Gentlemen The Earl of Jersey	Succeeded by The Earl of Crawford

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