Charles Beauclerk, 11th Duke of St Albans
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Charles Victor Albert Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, 11th Duke of St Albans (March 26, 1870 – September 19, 1934) was a British peer and soldier, known as the Earl of Burford before 1898.
Beauclerk was the eldest son of the 10th Duke of St Albans and a godchild of Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince of Wales. He was educated at Eton and afterwards joined the 1st Regiment of Life Guards as a Second Lieutenant in 1893, becoming Captain of the South Nottinghamshire Yeomanry in 1898 and later serving with the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Scots Regiment.
Beauclerk inherited his father's titles in 1898 and died in 1934, aged 64. He was unmarried and childless and his titles passed to his half-brother, Osborne.
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| Preceded by William Beauclerk |
Duke of St Albans 1898–1934 |
Succeeded by Osborne Beauclerk |
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