Charles Beauclerk, 13th Duke of St Albans
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Charles Frederick Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, 13th Duke of St Albans OBE (August 16, 1915 – October 8, 1988) was the son of Aubrey Topham Beauclerk and Gwendolen Loftus Beauclerk nee Hughes. He was the great-grandson of William Beauclerk, 8th Duke of St Albans. Beauclerk gained notoriety in the 1970s through various financial scandals, as the head of Grendon Trust, for which he was sued for tax evasion. As a result he settled in the South of France.
He married, firstly, Nathalie Chatham Walker, on 21 March 1938 and they were divorced in 1947. They had one child:
He married, secondly, Suzanne Marie Adele Fesq, who was a writer and wrote the book Mango and Mimosa on 19 March 1947. They had four children:
- Lord Peter Charles de Vere Beauclerk (b. 13 January 1948)
- Lord James Charles Fesq de Vere Beauclerk (b. 6 February 1949)
- Lord John William Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk (b. 10 February 1950)
- Lady Caroline Ann de Vere Beauclerk (b. 19 July 1951)
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| Peerage of England | ||
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| Preceded by Osborne Beauclerk |
Duke of St Albans 1964–1988 |
Succeeded by Murray Beauclerk |
