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 |