Duchess of St Albans is a title given to the wife of the Duke of St Albans, an extant title in the Peerage of England, created in 1684 by King Charles II and given to his illegitimate child with Nell Gwynn, Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans.Burke's Peerage & Baronetage.
List of Duchesses of St Albans #PortraitNameBirthMarriageBecame Duchess of St AlbansSpouseCeased to be Duchess of St AlbansDeathReason ceased being Duchess1Lady Diana de Vere167917 April 1694 Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans11 May 172615 January 1742Husband's death2Lucy Werden6 July 170713 December 172211 May 1726Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans 27 July 1751Died3Jane Roberts173123 December 1752George Beauclerk, 3rd Duke of St Albans16 December 17784Lady Catherine Ponsonby14 October 174210 February 1787Aubrey Beauclerk, 5th Duke of St Albans 4 September 17895Lady Louisa Manners 4 December 177715 August 1802Aubrey Beauclerk, 6th Duke of St Albans 12 August 181519 February 1816Husband's death6Maria Nelthorpe1779 4 March 179919 February 1816William Beauclerk, 8th Duke of St Albans17 January 1822Died7Harriet Mellon11 November 177716 June 1827William Beauclerk, 9th Duke of St Albans6 August 18378Elizabeth Gubbins181829 May 183927 May 1849 2 December 1893Husband's death9Lady Sybil Grey28 November 184820 June 1867William Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St Albans 7 September 1871Died10Grace Bernal-Osborne26 July 18483 January 187410 May 189818 November 1926Husband's death11Lady Beatrix Petty-FitzMaurice25 March 187719 August 191819 September 1934Osborne Beauclerk, 12th Duke of St Albans5 August 1953Died12Suzanne Fesq4 May 1921 19 March 19472 March 1964Charles Beauclerk, 13th Duke of St Albans8 October 198812 February 2010Husband's death13Cynthia Howard192929 August 1974Crooks, John & Green, Alison, editors, Debrett's People of Today 2001, Fourteenth Annual Edition, Debrett's Peerage Ltd., London, p. 1720.8 October 1988Murray Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St Albans2001The Times via WorldRoots Burke's Peerage & Baronetage.12 May 2002Divorce14Gillian NorthamApril 193914 December 2002Burke's Peerage & Baronetage.22 April 2026LivingHusband's death15Sarah DavenportFebruary 1983June 201722 April 2026Charles Beauclerk, 15th Duke of St AlbansCurrentLivingN/A
Wives that did not become Duchess of St Albans
Jane Mary Moses married Aubrey Beauclerk (later the 6th Duke) in 1788 but died in 1800. Aubrey became the Duke in 1802 and, therefore, Jane never became Duchess. Charlotte Thelwell married William (later the 8th Duke) in 1791. She died in 1797, however never became Duchess, as William only became the Duke in 1816.England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538–1975 Nathalie Walker married Charles (later the 13th Duke). They divorced in 1947, and Nathalie never became Duchess, as Charles only became the Duke in 1964. Rosemary Frances Scoones married Murray (later the 14th Duke). They divorced in 1974, and Rosemary never became Duchess, as Murray only became the Duke in 1988.Crooks, John & Green, Alison, editors, Debrett's People of Today 2001, Fourteenth Annual Edition, Debrett's Peerage Ltd., London, p. 1720.
Unmarried Dukes of St Albans
George Beauclerk, 4th Duke of St Albans died unmarried and childless in 1787, therefore there was no Duchess consort during this period. The title passed to his cousin Aubrey Beauclerk, 5th Duke of St Albans. The 7th Duke, Aubrey, died in childhood, and therefore never got married or had any issue. Charles Beauclerk, 11th Duke of St Albans, died unmarried and childless in 1934, and was succeeded by his half-brother, Osborne, who became the 12th Duke.
See also Duke of St Albans
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