Duke of St. Albans
Duke of Saint Albans is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of England .
Former family residences of the Dukes were Bestwood Lodge in Nottinghamshire and Upper Gatton Park in Surrey .
Award
The title was created on January 10, 1684 for Charles Beauclerk, 1st Earl of Burford . He was an illegitimate son of King Charles II with Nell Gwyn , one of his mistresses .
The house Beauclerk it one of the " bastard lines " of the British royal family Stuart , as well as the equally illegitimate sons of Charles II. Derived families Scott ( Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry ), FitzRoy ( Duke of Grafton ) and Lennox ( Duke of Richmond and Gordon ) as well as the Catholic Fitz-James (Dukes of Berwick, Duke of Alba, etc.) , who were descended from James II , the brother and successor of Charles II .
Subordinate title
As early as 1676, the later 1st Duke had been given the titles Earl of Burford , in the County of Oxford and Baron Heddington , of Heddington in the County of Oxford. Both belong to the Peerage of England and are listed as subordinate titles to the Dukes.
The 5th Duke, who succeeded his nephew as Duke in 1787 , had inherited the title Baron Vere , of Hanworth in the County of Middlesex , awarded to him in 1750 in the Peerage of Great Britain , from his father, Vere Beauclerk (1699–1781) .
The respective title heir ( heir apparent ) of the Dukes carries the courtesy title Earl of Burford , whose heir the courtesy title Lord Vere . The former family home of the Dukes in Bestwood near Nottingham and Upper Gatton in Surrey were sold several generations ago.
List of the Duke of St. Albans (1684)
- Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St. Albans (1670–1726)
- Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St. Albans (1696–1751)
- George Beauclerk, 3rd Duke of St. Albans (1720–1786)
- George Beauclerk, 4th Duke of St. Albans (1758–1787)
- Aubrey Beauclerk, 5th Duke of St. Albans (1740-1802)
- Aubrey Beauclerk, 6th Duke of St. Albans (1765–1815)
- Aubrey Beauclerk, 7th Duke of St. Albans (1815-1816)
- William Beauclerk, 8th Duke of St. Albans (1766–1825)
- William Beauclerk, 9th Duke of St. Albans (1801–1849)
- William Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St. Albans (1840–1898)
- Charles Beauclerk, 11th Duke of St. Albans (1870–1934)
- Osborne Beauclerk, 12th Duke of St. Albans (1874–1964)
- Charles Beauclerk, 13th Duke of St. Albans (1915–1988)
- Murray Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St. Albans (* 1939)
Heir to the title is the son of the current title holder, Charles Beauclerk, Earl of Burford (* 1965).
His title heir is his son, James Beauclerk, Lord Vere (* 1995).
See also
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page (English)
- St Albans, Duke of (E, 1683/4) at Cracroft's Peerage (English)