Family
Villiers married Barbara St John, eldest daughter of Sir John St John and niece of Oliver St John, 1st Viscount Grandison; his viscountcy was specially entailed on his niece's issue. Consequently her eldest son by Sir Edward Villiers, William, succeeded St John as 2nd Viscount Grandison in 1630; he was father of Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland. Sir Edward's second and third sons, George and John, succeeded as 3rd Viscount Grandison and 4th Viscount Grandison; the fourth son, Sir Edward (1620–1689), was father of Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey.
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