| His Grace The Duke of St Albans PC |
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| The Duke of St Albans by Frederick Sargent. | |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | |
| In office 22 December 1868 – 17 February 1874 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | The Earl Cadogan |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Skelmersdale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 April 1840 |
| Died | 10 May 1898 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Lady Sybil Grey (1848–1871) (2) Grace Bernal-Osborne (d. 1926) |
William Amelius Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St Albans PC (15 April 1840 – 10 May 1898), styled Earl of Burford until 1849, was a British Liberal politician. He served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard under William Gladstone between 1868 and 1874.
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St Albans was the only son of William Beauclerk, 9th Duke of St Albans, and Elizabeth Catherine, daughter of Major-General Joseph Gubbins.[1]
St Albans succeeded his father in the dukedom in 1849, aged nine.[1] He later took his seat on the Liberal in the House of Lords and served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard from 1868[2] to 1874[3] in William Ewart Gladstone's first administration. In 1869 he was sworn of the Privy Council.[4] He never returned to political office but served as Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire between 1880[5] and 1898.[6]
St Albans was twice married. He married, firstly, Lady Sybil Mary Grey (28 November 1848 – 7 September 1871, London), daughter of Lieutenant-General the Honourable Charles Grey and granddaughter of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, on 20 June 1867 in London. They had three children:
After the early death of his first wife, he married, secondly, Grace Bernal-Osborne (d. 18 November 1926, London), on 3 January 1874 in County Tipperary. She was the grand-daughter 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:
The Duke of St Albans died in May 1898, aged 58, and was succeeded in the dukedom by his only son from his first marriage, Charles.[1]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by The Earl Cadogan |
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 1868–1874 |
Succeeded by The Lord Skelmersdale |
| 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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