Aubrey Beauclerk, 5th Duke of St Albans
- Lord Henry Beauclerk
- Herbert Westfaling
- Henry Seymour Conway
- John Drummond
for Aldborough
1768–1774
- Andrew Wilkinson 1768–1772
- Earl of Lincoln 1772–1774
- Nathaniel Cholmley
- Viscount Villiers
- Charles Wilkinson
- Abel Smith
- Aubrey Beauclerk, 6th Duke of St Albans
- William Beauclerk, 8th Duke of St Albans
- Lady Catherine Burgess
- Lord Amelius Beauclerk
- Lord Frederick Beauclerk
- Lady Caroline Dundas
- Lady Georgiana Beauclerk
- Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere (father)
Aubrey Beauclerk, 5th Duke of St Albans (3 June 1740 – 9 February 1802) was a British landowner, and a collector of antiquities and works of art.[1]
Early life
Aubrey Beauclerk was born in 1740, the son of Admiral Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere (third son of Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans) and Mary Chambers (eldest daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Chambers of Hanworth Park, Middlesex).[2]
Career
From 1761 to 1768, he served as Member of Parliament for Thetford; from 1768 to 1774 he was Member for Aldborough.
In 1778, Beauclerk and his wife went to Rome, following rumours in the press concerning Catherine Beauclerk's relationship with Thomas Brand (junior). Brand accompanied the Beauclerks to Rome, abandoning his own wife and children.
In 1779, Beauclerk financed an excavation with Thomas Jenkins at Centocelle, which produced several ancient sculptures. To celebrate this successful excavation Beauclerk commissioned Franciszek Smuglewicz to paint a portrait of him and his family at the site (the painting is now at Cheltenham Art Gallery). Some of the sculptures were sold to Giovanni Battista Visconti for the Museo Pio-Clementino at the Vatican in Rome, and others to the British collector, Henry Blundell; many were displayed at Beauclerk's house at Hanworth by 1783. While in Italy Beauclerk also bought several paintings.
On the death of his father in 1781, Beauclerk became the 2nd Baron Vere, and in 1787, on the death of his unmarried cousin George, he became the 5th Duke of St Albans.[2] In 1781, he inherited Hanworth. In 1802, five years after inheriting the Dukedom, he sold Hanworth to James Ramsey Cuthbert.
Beauclerk disposed of his collection of antiquities at sales in 1798 and 1801 - which did not deter him from being a major purchaser in 1801 at sales of his father-in-law's collections.
Personal life
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On 4 May 1763 Beauclerk married Lady Catherine Ponsonby (1742–1789), daughter of William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough (who served in both the Irish and the British House of Commons, and held office as a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, Postmaster General of the United Kingdom, a Privy Counsellor, and Chief Secretary for Ireland)[3] and Lady Caroline Cavendish (eldest daughter of William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire).[2] Together, Lady Catherine and Lord Aubrey were the parents of seven children:[2]
- Aubrey Beauclerk, 6th Duke of St Albans (1765–1815)
- William Beauclerk, 8th Duke of St Albans (1766–1825)
- Lady Catherine Elizabeth Beauclerk (c. 1768–1803), who married Rev. James Burgess on 1 September 1802.[2]
- Admiral Lord Amelius Beauclerk (1771–1846), who died unmarried.[2]
- The Reverend Lord Frederick Beauclerk (1773–1850), who married the Hon. Charlotte Dillon (daughter of Charles Dillon, 12th Viscount Dillon).[2]
- Lady Caroline Beauclerk (c. 1775–1838), who married the Hon. Charles Dundas (son of Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas).[2]
- Lady Georgiana Beauclerk (1776–1791), who died unmarried at age 15.[2]
Beauclerk died in 1802, and is buried in St George's Church, Hanworth.[4]
References
- ^ I. Bignamini, Digging And Dealing in Eighteenth-Century Rome (2010), p.236-237
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "St Albans, Duke of (E, 1683/4)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "PONSONBY, William, Visct. Duncannon (c.1704-93)". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "St George's Church - History". St George's Church, Hanworth. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
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Preceded by Lord Henry Beauclerk Herbert Westfaling | Member of Parliament for Thetford 1761–1768 With: Henry Seymour Conway | Succeeded by Henry Seymour Conway John Drummond |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Aldborough 1768–1774 With: Andrew Wilkinson 1768–1772 Earl of Lincoln 1772–1774 | Succeeded by Charles Wilkinson Abel Smith |
Peerage of England | ||
Preceded by | Duke of St Albans 1787–1802 | Succeeded by |
Peerage of Great Britain | ||
Preceded by | Baron Vere 1781–1802 | Succeeded by |
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- Charles, 1st Duke (1684–1726)
- Charles, 2nd Duke (1726–1751)
- George, 3rd Duke (1751–1786)
- George, 4th Duke (1786–1787)
- Aubrey, 5th Duke (1787–1802)
- Aubrey, 6th Duke (1802–1815)
- Aubrey, 7th Duke (1815–1816)
- William, 8th Duke (1816–1825)
- William, 9th Duke (1825–1849)
- William, 10th Duke (1849–1898)
- Charles, 11th Duke (1898–1934)
- Osborne, 12th Duke (1934–1964)
- Charles, 13th Duke (1964–1988)
- Murray, 14th Duke (1988–present)