William Child Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey

This British surname is barrelled, being made up of multiple names. It should be written as Child Villiers, not Villiers.

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 was the Director of Intellectual Property for HandMade Films.

The Right Honourable The Earl of Jersey
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as a hereditary peer 9 August 1998 – 11 November 1999
Preceded by	The 9th Earl of Jersey
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	George Francis William Child Villiers (1976-02-05) 5 February 1976
Nationality	British
Spouse	Marianne Simonne de Guelle ​ ​ (m. 2003)​
Children	4
Parents	George Child Villiers, Viscount Villiers Sacha Valpy
Occupation	Film producer, actor, writer

Education and career

Jersey is the eldest son of 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 heirs apparent are alternately styled Viscount Villiers and 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.

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. However, the property was later withdrawn from the agents' listings.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. They have four children:

1. Lady Mia Adriana Marie Rose Child Villiers (b. 28 December 2006)
2. Lady Amelie Natasha Sophia Child Villiers (b. 14 April 2008)
3. Lady Evangeline Antonia Adela Child Villiers (b. 9 February 2011)
4. George Henry William Child Villiers, Viscount Villiers (b. 1 September 2015).

He is a second cousin of actor Bart Ruspoli.

Filmography

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

Arms

Coat of arms of William Child-Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey

Crest 1st, A lion rampant argent ducally crowned or; 2nd, On a rock proper, an eagle rising argent ducally gorged or, holding in the beak an adder proper, and charged on the breast, for distinction, with an ermine spot. Escutcheon Quarterly 1st and 4th Argent, on a cross gules five escallops or (Villiers); 2nd and 3rd Gules, a chevron engrailed ermine between three eaglets argent ducally gorged or, and in the chief point for distinction an escallop or (Child). Supporters Two lions argent ducally crowned or and gorged with a plain collar gules charged with three escallops or. Motto Fidei coticula crux (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) 10. Enrico Mottironi 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)

External links

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