Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans
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Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans KG
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(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. He was styled Earl of Burford until 1726.
On 13 December 1722, he married Lucy Werden (the eldest daughter and coheir of Sir John Werden, 2nd Baronet) and they had two children:
By his mistress Renee Lennox (1709–1774), illegitimate daughter of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond
and his mistress Jacqueline de Mezieres:
Beauclerk died in 1751, aged 55 in London
and was interred in Westminster Abbey
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(6 April 1696 – 27 July 1751) was the son of Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans
Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans
Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, KG was an illegitimate son of King Charles II of England by his mistress Nell Gwynne.-Life:...
and his wife Diana Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans
Diana Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans
Diana Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans was born Lady Diana de Vere, was a British courtier. She was Mistress of the Robes to Caroline, Princess of Wales from 1714 to 1717....
. His paternal grandparents were Charles II of England
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
and Nell Gwynne. He was styled Earl of Burford until 1726.
On 13 December 1722, he married Lucy Werden (the eldest daughter and coheir of Sir John Werden, 2nd Baronet) and they had two children:
- George Beauclerk, 3rd Duke of St AlbansGeorge Beauclerk, 3rd Duke of St AlbansGeorge Beauclerk, 3rd Duke of St Albans was a son of Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans and his wife Lucy Werden...
(1730–1786) - Lady Diana Beauclerk (c. 1746–1766), married Rev. Hon. Shute BarringtonShute BarringtonShute Barrington was an English churchman, Bishop of Llandaff in Wales, as well as Bishop of Salisbury and Bishop of Durham in England.-Life:...
(a son of the 1st Viscount BarringtonJohn Shute Barrington, 1st Viscount BarringtonJohn Shute Barrington, 1st Viscount Barrington was an English lawyer and theologian-Background and education:Born at Theobalds House, near Cheshunt in Hertfordshire, he was the son of the merchant, Benjamin Shute...
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By his mistress Renee Lennox (1709–1774), illegitimate daughter of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond
Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond
Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, 1st Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Aubigny was the illegitimate son of Charles II of England and his mistress Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth....
and his mistress Jacqueline de Mezieres:
- Diane Beauclerk-Lennox (1727–?) who became the mistress of Baron Alessandro Mompalalao Cuzkeri.
Beauclerk died in 1751, aged 55 in London
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and was interred in Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
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