Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans

Arms of the 2nd Duke of St Albans

Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans, KG KB (6 April 1696 – 27 July 1751) was the son of Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, and his wife Diana Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans. His paternal grandparents were Charles II of England and Nell Gwynne.^[1] He was styled Earl of Burford until 1726.

On 13 December 1722, he married Lucy Werden ^[2] (the eldest daughter and coheir of Sir John Werden, 2nd Baronet) and they had two children:

George Beauclerk, 3rd Duke of St Albans (1730–1786)
Lady Diana Beauclerk (c. 1746–1766), married the Rev. and Hon. Shute Barrington (a son of the 1st Viscount Barrington).

By his mistress Renee Lennox (1709–1774), illegitimate daughter of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond and his mistress Jacqueline de Mezieres:

Diane Beauclerk-Lennox (1727–?) who became the mistress of Baron Alessandro Mompalalao Cuzkeri.

And by his mistress Marie-Françoise de la Rochefoucauld, daughter of Casimir-Jean Charles, lord of Fontpastour and Chey:

Suzanne Beauclerk, married Jean IX Nolasque, marquess of Noves and count of Mimet.

Beauclerk died in 1751, aged 55 in London and was interred in Westminster Abbey.

References

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Francis Robartes John Legh	Member of Parliament for Bodmin 1718–1722 With: John Legh 1715–1722	Succeeded by Isaac le Heup Richard West
Preceded by Sir Henry Ashurst Samuel Travers	Member of Parliament for Windsor 1722–1726 With: The Earl of Inchiquin 1722–1727	Succeeded by The Earl of Inchiquin Lord Vere Beauclerk
Political offices
Preceded by New office	Master of the Horse to Queen Caroline 1727	Succeeded by The Earl of Pomfret
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Duke of St Albans	Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire 1727–1751	Succeeded by The Duke of St Albans
Preceded by The Earl of Carlisle	Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle 1730–1751	Succeeded by The Earl of Cardigan
Peerage of England
Preceded by Charles Beauclerk	Duke of St Albans 1726–1751	Succeeded by George Beauclerk

Charles, 1st Duke (1684–1726)
Charles, 2nd Duke (1726–1751)
George, 3rd Duke (1751–1786)
George, 4th Duke (1786–1787)
Aubrey, 5th Duke (1787–1802)
Aubrey, 6th Duke (1802–1815)
Aubrey, 7th Duke (1815–1816)
William, 8th Duke (1816–1825)
William, 9th Duke (1825–1849)
William, 10th Duke (1849–1898)
Charles, 11th Duke (1898–1934)
Osborne, 12th Duke (1934–1964)
Charles, 13th Duke (1964–1988)
Murray, 14th Duke (since 1988)

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