| Authorised form of name | Beauclerk; Charles (1670 - 1726); 1st Duke of St Albans |
| Dates | 1670 - 1726 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | His mother's house in Lincoln's Inn Fields, England |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
St George's chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire (10 May 1726) |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Activity | Career:
Chief Ranger of Enfield Chase (1684); Keeper of the Hawks (1685); Colonel of Princess Anne of Denmark's Regiment of Horse (1687); served in the Imperial Army against the Turks and was present at the taking of Belgrade (1688); served in the Low Countries (1698); Captain of the Band of Gentleman Pensioners (1693-1712, 1714-1726); Lord of the Bedchamber (1697-1702); Ambassador Extraordinary to France (1697-1698); was attacked by footpads on Hounslow Heath but escaped (1698); Register of the Court of Chancery (1698); Lord of the Bedchamber (1697-1702); was with William II when he received Peter the Great of Russia at Utrecht, 1 September 1697, and at the Treaty of Rijswik 20 September 1697. Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (1714-1726)
Freemason, member of Lodge No 28 formed 1724 and erased 1736 which met at Queen's Head, Cheap Street Bath with with four other FRS, John Russell 4th Duke of Bedford, Joseph Andrews, edward harrington and William Bristow.
Honours:
Created 27 December 1676 Baron Heddington and Earl of Burford 1676; Duke of St Albans 10 January 1684; KG 1718 |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 01/11/1722 |
| Relationships | Son of Charles II (FRS 1665) and Eleanor (Nell) Gwynne; inherited a large estate on the death of his mother (1687); married Diana, only daughter of Aubrey de Vere, 20th and last Earl of Oxford, and his second wife, Diana, daughter of George Kirke, Groom of the Bedchamber to Charles II |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; GEC
Freemasons and the Royal Society: Alphabetical List of Fellows of the Royal Society who were Masons' Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 2010 page 8-9 |
| Code | NA6714 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MS/390/209 | Bond of Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 30 November 1723 |