Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans


The Duke of St Albans
Charles Beauclerk circa 1690, on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Born(1670-05-08)8 May 1670
Died10 May 1726(1726-05-10) (aged 56)
Bath, England
BuriedWestminster Abbey
Noble familyBeauclerk
Spouse(s)
(m. 1694)
IssueCharles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans
Lady Diana Beauclerk
Lord William Beauclerk
Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere
Lord Henry Beauclerk
Lord Sidney Beauclerk
Lord George Beauclerk
Lord Seymour Beauclerk
Lord James Beauclerk
Lord Aubrey Beauclerk
Lady Mary Beauclerk
Lady Anne Beauclerk
FatherCharles II of England
MotherNell Gwyn
Arms of Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St. Albans, prior to his marriage to Lady Diana De Vere in 1694, after which he added the De Vere arms as an escutcheon of pretence:[1] Royal arms of King Charles II debruised by a baton sinister gules charged with three roses argent

Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St. Albans, KG (8 May 1670 – 10 May 1726) was an illegitimate son of King Charles II of England by his mistress Nell Gwyn.

  1. ^ Johnson, Andrew (1724). Notitia Anglicana: Shewing the Achievements of all the English Nobility. London: The Strand.

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