Buckingham, George Villiers, Duke of, favourite of James I. and Charles I., born in Leicestershire; rose under favour of the former to the highest offices and dignities of the State; provoked by his conduct wars with Spain and France; fell into disfavour with the people; was assassinated at Portsmouth by Lieutenant Felton, on the eve of his embarking for Rochelle (1592‒1628).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Buchon * Buckingham, George Villiers, Duke of