Benjamin Woolley - The King’s Assassin: The Fatal Affair of George Villiers and James I

Anne of Austria

Queen of France, wife of Louis XIII, daughter of Philip III of Spain, sister of the Infanta Maria

Anne of Denmark

Wife of King James, mother of Charles

Aston, Sir Walter

Jamess permanent ambassador in Madrid

Atkins, Dr Henry

President of the College of Physicians, Mayernes deputy as royal physician

Bacon, Francis

Lord Chancellor, Georges mentor

Beaumont, Anthony

Marys father

Beaumont, Henry

Provided a home for Mary in her early teens, Leicestershire MP who had served alongside Sir George Villiers

Beton, Dr David

French physician, one of Jamess doctors during his final illness

Brett, Arthur

Groom of the royal bedchamber who became contender for royal favourite in 1624

Carr, Robert, Earl of Somerset

Jamess favourite from 1607 until his downfall in 1616, following the discovery of the Overbury plot

Chamberlain, John

Letter-writer and commentator

Chambers, Dr James

One of Jamess Scottish physicians

Chevreuse, Duc de

Protestant French duke, Charless proxy at his marriage, Georges host during his visit to collect Henrietta Maria

Chevreuse, Duchesse de

Marie de Rohan, wife of the Duc de Chevreuse, mistress of Henry Rich, lady-in-waiting to Anne of Austria

Coke, Edward

Lawyer, MP and Francis Bacons rival

Coloma, Carlos

Spanish ambassador extraordinary, 162224

Compton, Sir Thomas

Marys third husband, Georges stepfather

Conway, Sir Edward

Royal secretary

Cottington, Sir Francis

Charles and Georges companion during the Madrid escapade

Craig, Dr John

One of Jamess Scottish physicians

Cranfield, Lionel

Disgraced Lord Treasurer, and member of the pro-Spanish clique

DEwes, Simonds

Lawyer and diarist

DEffiat, Marquis

Antoine Coffier de Ruz dEffiat, French ambassador

Digby, John, Earl of Bristol

Jamess special ambassador in Madrid, responsible for the Spanish match negotiations

Eglisham, George

Jamess Scottish physician, friend of James Hamilton, and author of The Forerunner of Revenge alleging Georges poisoning of Hamilton and King James

Eliot, Sir John

Cornish MP, Vice Admiral of Devon, and latterly Georges fiercest critic

Elisabeth of France

Queen of Spain, wife of Philip IV, daughter of Marie de Medici

Elizabeth

Jamess daughter, wife of Frederick, Count Palatine; known as the Winter Queen following her short reign as Queen of Bohemia

Elizabeth I

Final Tudor monarch of England and Jamess predecessor; died in 1603

Erskine, Thomas

Lord Fenton (or Fentoun), Earl of Kellie, Jamess loyal Scottish servant, received the Order of the Garter in 1615, with Georges support

Ferdinand II

Holy Roman Emperor, member of the Habsburg dynasty

Frances

Daughter of Lady Hatton and Edward Coke, wife of John, Georges brother

Francesco, Don

Franois de Carondelet, Spanish envoy recruited in 1624 to deal with George

Frederick, Count Palatine

Husband of Elizabeth, Jamess daughter; Protestant ruler of German provinces around the Rhine and bordering the modern Czech Republic collectively known as the Palatinate, briefly King of Bohemia

George

George Villiers, first Duke of Buckingham

Gondomar, Conde de

Diego Sarmiento de Acua, Spanish ambassador in London 161318, 162022, 1624; known, thanks to his closeness to James, as one of the Two Diegos

Goring, Sir George

One of the Master Fools who helped introduce George to court in 1615, later an MP and proxy for George in the House of Commons

Graham, Sir John

Georges first champion, introduced him to James

Graham, Sir Richard

Georges Master of the Horse and bodyguard during Madrid escapade

Gresley, Walsingham

Steward to John Digby, Jamess ambassador in Madrid

Hamilton, James

George Eglishams childhood friend, Marquis of Hamilton, allegedly poisoned by George

Harvey, Dr William

One of Jamess English physicians, later Charless personal doctor and medical pioneer

Hatton, Lady

Elizabeth, wife of Edward Coke, mother of Frances, wife of John, Georges brother

Henrietta Maria

Sister of Louis XIII of France and wife of Charles

Henry, Prince of Wales

Jamess son and heir, who died in 1612

Herbert, Philip

Earl of Montgomery, brother of William, Jamess hunting companion and Baynards Castle conspirator

Herbert, William

Earl of Pembroke, Baynards Castle conspirator, introduced George to court in 1615

Hinojosa, Marquis de

Juan de Mendoza, Spanish ambassador 162324

James

James VI of Scotland and I of England, member of Stuart dynasty; son of Mary, Queen of Scots

Kate

Kate Villiers, ne Manners, Georges wife, daughter of the Earl of Rutland

Lister, Dr Matthew

Royal physician and censor of the College of Physicians

Louis XIII

King of France

Maestro, Father

Friar Diego Lafuente, Spanish agent in London, 162324

Mansfeld, Count

German mercenary hired to retake the Palatinate

Maria, Infanta of Spain

Charless proposed bride, daughter of Philip III of Spain, sister of Philip IV of Spain and of Anne of Austria

Mary

Georges mother, daughter of Anthony Beaumont, second wife of Sir George Villiers, became Countess of Buckingham in 1618

Mayerne, Sir Theodore

Jamess chief physician

Medici, Marie de

Mother of Louis XIII, King of France

Moore, Dr John

Physician, said to be a Catholic, who attended Jamess final illness