William Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St Albans
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William Amelius Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St Albans (April 15, 1840 – May 10, 1898) was the son of William Beauclerk, 9th Duke of St Albans.
He married, firstly, Lady Sybil Mary Grey, granddaughter of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, on 20 June 1867. They had three children:
- Lady Louise de Vere Beauclerk (1869–1958), married Gerald Loder, 1st Baron Wakehurst and had issue.
- Charles Victor Albert Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, 11th Duke of St Albans (1870–1934)
- Lady Sybil Evelyn de Vere Beauclerk (1871–1910), married Major William Lascelles, great-grandson of Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood and had issue.
He married, secondly, Grace Bernal-Osborne, on 3 January 1874. Grace was the granddaughter of London Sephardic Jewish Shakespearian actor turned parliamentarian Ralph Bernal. Her father Ralph Bernal Jr., later Ralph Bernal Osborne, was Secretary of the Admiralty and a parliamentarian. Grace's mother was an Osborne, an Anglo-Irish landed family. They had five children:
- Osborne de Vere Beauclerk, 12th Duke of St Albans (1874–1964)
- Lady Moyra de Vere Beauclerk (1876–1942), married Lord Richard Cavendish, grandson of William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire and had issue.
- Lady Katherine de Vere Beauclerk (1877–1958), married, firstly, Henry Somerset, grandson of Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort and secondly, Maj-Gen Sir William Lambton, son of George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham.
- Lady Alexandra de Vere Beauclerk (1878–1935), died unmarried.
- Lord William Huddlestone de Vere Beauclerk (1883–1954), died unmarried.
| Honorary Titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Lord Belper |
Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire 1880–1898 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Portland |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by William Beauclerk |
Duke of St Albans 1849–1898 |
Succeeded by Charles Beauclerk |
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