Background
Born Susan Villiers, she was the youngest daughter of Sir George Villiers and his wife, Mary Beaumont.
Born Susan Villiers, she was the youngest daughter of Sir George Villiers and his wife, Mary Beaumont.
She was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Henrietta Maria. They had five children:
Basil Feilding, 2nd Earl of Denbigh (ca 1608-1675)
George Feilding, 1st Earl of Desmond (ca 1614-1665)
Lady Margaret (1613–1638), married James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton. Lady Anne (died 1636), married Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden
Lady Elizabeth, Countess of Guildford (died 1667), married Lewis Boyle, 1st Viscount Boyle.
The Earl was wounded during an attack on Birmingham and died of his injuries in 1643.
The next year Susan fled to France with Queen Henrietta Marie. The Countess died while in France, in 1652, and was buried in Église Saint-Eustache, Paris.