Small windows designed by Alfred Fisher and P. Archer also commemorate the major donors to the Abbey's restoration appeal, many of them from the United States of America.
The Louisiana Windows, donated by Mrs. Linda Noe Laine in loving memory of her parents, Governor James Albert Noe and Mrs. Anna Gray Noe, of the City of Monroe, State of Louisiana, U.S.A Click here for more information about the Louisiana Windows
This chapel is filled by the tomb of George (Villiers), 1st Duke of Buckingham, b. 1592, d. 1628, the favourite of James I and Charles I, fourth son of Sir George Villiers. The effects of his rash and disastrous counsels soon made him as increasingly unpopular with the nation as he was dear to the king. On the eve of leading an expedition for the relief of La Rochelle, he was assassinated (23 August 1628) at Portsmouth by a discontented soldier named John Felton, who believed “he should do God good service if he killed the duke”. Charles I buried his friend in the Chapel of Henry VII, previously reserved for those of royal descent, but the funeral was performed with little ceremony for fear of a popular uproar. The splendid monument, by H. Le Sueur, was erected by the duchess, formerly Lady Katherine Manners, d. 1643, daughter of the Earl of Rutland. She afterwards married the Marquess of Antrim. The small statues, by N. Stone, represent their children.
George Villiers, b.1628, d. 1687, the only surviving son, succeeded his father, as 2nd Duke of Buckingham, but had no issue.