Murray Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St Albans
| His Grace The Duke of St Albans FCA | |
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The Duke by Allan Warren | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
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In office 8 October 1988 – 11 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Beauclerk, 13th Duke of St Albans |
| Succeeded by | House of Lords Act 1999 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1939 |
| Spouse(s) |
Rosemary Frances Scoones (m. 1963; div. 1974) Cynthia Theresa Mary née Howard (m. 1974; div. 2001) Gillian Anita née Northam (m. 2002) |
| Children |
Lady Emma Caroline de Vere Beauclerk Charles Beauclerk, Earl of Burford |
| Parents |
Charles Beauclerk, 13th Duke of St Albans Nathalie Chatham née Walker |
Murray de Vere Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St Albans, FCA (born 19 January 1939), styled Earl of Burford from 1964 until 1988, is a British peer of the Realm.
Family
The only child (by his first wife) and eldest son of Charles Beauclerk, 13th Duke of St Albans, the 14th Duke descends from King Charles II and Nell Gwyn by their illegitimate son, Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans.
He is also the senior representative of the De Vere family by descent from Aubrey de Vere I, Chief Tenant of William the Conqueror.
Career
Beauclerk attended Tonbridge School in Kent, before qualifying as a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1962.[1]
Since 1989, he has served as Governor-General of the Royal Stuart Society,[2] and is also a Freeman of the City of London and Liveryman of the Drapers' Company.
Marriages and issue
Murray Beauclerk married Rosemary Frances Scoones on 31 January 1963;[3] they had two children:
- Lady Emma Caroline de Vere Beauclerk (born 22 July 1963), married 1991 David Craig Shaw Smellie
- Charles Beauclerk, Earl of Burford (born 22 February 1965)
They divorced in 1974, and Lady Burford married secondly in 1975,[4] divorcing in 2000, Paul Pellew, 10th Viscount Exmouth and 9th marqués de Olías (born Estoril, 8 October 1940).[5]
Lord Burford married secondly Cynthia Theresa Mary Howard on 29 August 1974; the Duke and Duchess of St Albans were divorced in 2001. Her Grace was born on 23 March 1929 and died 12 May 2002.[6][7]
The Duke married his third and current wife, Gillian Anita Northam, on 14 December 2002 in London.[8]
See also
Ancestry
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Arms
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References
- ↑ Debrett's People of Today
- ↑ Who's Who (2003 edition), London p. 1899
- ↑ Burke's Peerage & Baronetage
- ↑ thepeerage.com
- ↑ Burke's Peerage & Baronetage
- ↑ The Times via WorldRoots
- ↑ Burke's Peerage & Baronetage
- ↑ Burke's Peerage & Baronetage
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Duke of St Albans
- The House of Nell Gwyn: Fortunes of the Beauclerk Family, Donald Adamson (William Kimber, Ldn 1974)
| Peerage of England | ||
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| Preceded by Charles Beauclerk |
Duke of St Albans 1988–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by His Grace The Duke of Beaufort |
Gentlemen Duke of St Albans |
Succeeded by His Grace The Duke of Bedford |
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| Others | ||
* Current title holders, listed by date of creation, from earliest to most recent | ||