George Beauclerk, 3rd Duke of St Albans

George Beauclerk, 3rd Duke of St Albans (25 June 1730 – 1 February 1786), styled Earl of Burford until 1751, was a British peer.

The Duke of St Albans
Duke of St Albans
In office 1751–1786
Preceded by	Charles Beauclerk
Succeeded by	George Beauclerk
Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire
In office 1751–1761
Preceded by	The Duke of St Albans
Succeeded by	The Lord Vere
Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire
In office 1771–1786
Preceded by	The Lord Vere
Succeeded by	The Lord Craven
Personal details
Born	25 June 1730
Died	1 February 1786 (aged 55) Brussels
Spouse(s)	Jane Roberts ​ ​ (m. 1752; died 1778)​
Mother	Lucy Werden
Father	Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans

Early life

He was the son of Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans, and his wife, Lucy Werden. His paternal grandfather, Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, was an illegitimate son of King Charles II of England by his mistress Nell Gwynne.

Marriage

Jane Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans (in 1768) by Nathaniel Hone the Elder (1718-1784)

On 23 December 1752[1] at St George's, Hanover Square, in London, Beauclerk married Jane Roberts (d. 16 Dec 1778[2]), daughter and heiress of Sir Walter Roberts, 6th Baronet of Glassenbury (1691–1745), and his wife, Elizabeth Slaughter (only daughter and heiress of William Slaughter, of Rochester, county Kent).[1] Jane Roberts died on 16 December 1778 without issue. On Beauclerk's death in 1786, his titles passed to his second cousin[1] George Beauclerk.

He was High Steward of Windsor in 1751, a Lord of the Bedchamber in the same year, and Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire from 1751 to 1760 and again from 1771 to 1786.[1] He died in Brussels.

References

1. "St Albans, Duke of (E, 1683/4)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
2. "Sir Walter Roberts, 6th Bt". The Peerage. 18 August 2003.