William Child Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey

William Villiers 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.^[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 heirs apparent are alternately styled Viscount Villiers and 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]

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around 70 acres (28 ha) of land on Jersey with an asking price of £12.5 million.^[4] However, the property was later withdrawn from the agents' listings.

On 16 August 2003, the Earl of Jersey married Marianne Simonne De Guelle, daughter of Peter De Guelle, in St Martin de Grouville, Jersey.^[5] They have four children:

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

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