George Villiers, 4th Viscount Grandison

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = The Viscount Grandison

| birth_date = {{birth date|1618|7|21|df=y}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|1699|12|16|1618|7|21|df=y}}

| image = Portrait of George Villiers, 4th Viscount Grandison of Limerick (by Peter Lely).jpg

| caption = Villiers by Peter Lely

| birth_name = George Villiers

| spouse = Mary Leigh

| parents = Edward Villiers, Barbara St. John

| children = Audrey Harrison, Edward FitzGerald-Villiers, Mary Byde

| office = Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard

| termstart = 1662

| termend = 1689

| monarch = Charles II
James II
William III

| preceded = The Earl of Norwich

| succeeded = Viscount Mandeville

}}

{{Short description|Anglo-Irish peer}}

George Villiers, 4th Viscount Grandison (21 July 1618 – 16 December 1699) was an Anglo-Irish peer from the Villiers family. He is known for being the maternal great-grandfather of Pitt the elder, prime minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768. He was also the uncle of two royal mistresses, Barbara Villiers (mistress of Charles II of England), and Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney (presumed mistress of William III of England).{{Cite web |title=PORTRAIT OF GEORGE VILLIERS, 4TH VISCOUNT GRANDISON OF LIMERICK « antiquesandartireland.com |url=https://antiquesandartireland.com/2020/11/portrait-of-george-villiers-4th-viscount-grandison-of-limerick/ |access-date=2023-05-22 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2020-09-12 |title=George Villiers (4th Viscount Grandison) (The Diary of Samuel Pepys) |url=https://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclopedia/11589/#discussion |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=The Diary of Samuel Pepys |language=en-gb}}

He inherited the title Viscount Grandison upon the death of John Villiers, 3rd Viscount Grandison. His son, Edward FitzGerald-Villiers died in 1693, so the title went to his grandson, John Villiers, 1st Earl Grandison. He married Lady Mary Leigh, the daughter of Francis Leigh, 1st Earl of Chichester.{{Cite web |last=pixeltocode.uk |first=PixelToCode |title=Villiers Family |url=https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/villiers-family |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=Westminster Abbey |language=en}} His second wife was Mary Garford, daughter of Richard Garford.{{Cite web |title=George Villiers, 4th Viscount Grandison C.1675, By Sir Peter Lely. {{!}} 756930 {{!}} www.royprecious.co.uk |url=https://www.royprecious.co.uk/756930/george-villiers-4th-viscount-grandison-c1675-by-sir-peter-lely/ |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=www.royprecious.co.uk}}{{Cite web |title=European Heraldry :: House of Villiers |url=https://europeanheraldry.org/united-kingdom/families/families-s-z/house-villiers/ |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=europeanheraldry.org}}

Villiers was knighted in 1644, most likely because he supported the royalist cause. In 1662, He was appointed Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, and remained in that position until 1689, when he was removed from it by King William III. As captain, he was one of the most senior figures in the Royal household, which resulted in him walking immediately behind James II of England, during his coronation procession in 1685.