George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
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Order of the Garter
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, GCB
Order of the Bath
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, PC (12 January 1800 – 27 June 1870), was an English diplomat and statesman.
Villiers was born in London
London
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, the son of the Honourable George Villiers
George Villiers (1759 - 1827)
George Villiers , styled The Honourable, was a British courtier and politician. The youngest son of the diplomat Lord Hyde , he was an intimate of Princess Amelia and personal supporter of her father, George III. His favour within the Royal Family and his father's influence brought him a number of...
and Theresa Parker. He went up to Cambridge
Cambridge
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at the early age of sixteen and entered St John's College
St John's College, Cambridge
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on 29 June 1816. In 1820, as the eldest son of an earl's brother with royal descent, he was able to take his M.A.
