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. He is currently Director of Intellectual
Property for HandMade Films.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. 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). 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.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. However, the property was later withdrawn from the
agents' listings.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. They have four children:
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. He is currently Director of Intellectual
Property for HandMade Films.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. 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). 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.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. However, the property was later withdrawn from the
agents' listings.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. They have four children:
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