Beauclerk or Beauclerc (pronounced ''boh-clair'') is an English surname, from
Anglo-Norman Anglo-Norman may refer to:
*Anglo-Normans, the medieval ruling class in England following the Norman conquest of 1066
* Anglo-Norman language
**Anglo-Norman literature
* Anglo-Norman England, or Norman England, the period in English history from 10 ...
meaning "fine scholar". It is also the family name of the
Duke of St Albans
Duke of St Albans is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1684 for Charles Beauclerk, 1st Earl of Burford, then 14 years old. King Charles II had accepted that Burford was his illegitimate son by Nell Gwyn, an actress, and awa ...
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Notable people with the surname include:
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Henry I of England (–1135), called "Beauclerc" for his scholarly interests
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Lord Amelius Beauclerk (1771–1846), Royal Navy officer
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Aubrey Beauclerk (disambiguation)
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Beatrix Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans
Beatrix Frances Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans, Marchioness of Waterford, GBE, DGStJ (25 March 1877 – 5 August 1953), born Lady Beatrix Frances Fitzmaurice, was a member of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy, both by birth and through her two marri ...
(1877–1953)
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Charles Beauclerk (disambiguation)
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Diana Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans
Diana Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans (c. 1679–15 January 1742), born Lady Diana de Vere, was a British courtier. She was Mistress of the Robes to Caroline, Princess of Wales from 1714 to 1717.
She was one of the Hampton Court Beauties o ...
(–1742), British courtier
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Lady Diana Beauclerk
Lady Diana Beauclerk (''née'' Lady Diana Spencer; other married name Diana St John, Viscountess Bolingbroke; 24 March 1734 – 1 August 1808) was an English noblewoman and artist.
Early life
Beauclerk was born into the Spencer family as the da ...
(1734–1808), English artist
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Lord Frederick Beauclerk
The Reverend Lord Frederick de Vere Beauclerk (8 May 1773 – 22 April 1850), a 19th-century Anglican priest, was an outstanding but controversial English first-class cricketer, the leading "amateur" player of the Napoleonic period.
Lord Frede ...
(1773–1850), Anglican clergyman, President of Marylebone Cricket Club
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George Beauclerk (disambiguation)
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Lord James Beauclerk (–1787), Anglican clergyman, Bishop of Hereford
*Jane Beauclerk, pen-name of
M. J. Engh (born 1933), American science fiction author and independent Roman scholar
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Marie Bethell Beauclerc (1845–1897), English pioneer of shorthand, reporter and teacher
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Murray Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St Albans
Murray de Vere Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St Albans, (born 19 January 1939), styled Earl of Burford from 1964 until 1988, is an English duke.
Family
The only child (by his first wife) and eldest son of Charles Beauclerk, 13th Duke of St Albans, t ...
(born 1939),
FCA
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Osborne Beauclerk, 12th Duke of St Albans (1874–1964), British Army officer
*Ralph Beauclerk,
Marqués de Valero de Urría (1917-2007), Captain in the British Army
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Lord Sidney Beauclerk
Lord Sidney Beauclerk (27 February 170323 November 1744) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1733 to 1744. He acquired a reputation as a fortune hunter.
Early life
Beauclerk was the fifth son of the 1st Duke of St ...
(1703–1744), Member of Parliament and of the British Privy Council, fortune hunter
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Topham Beauclerk
Topham Beauclerk ( ; 22 December 1739 – 11 March 1780) was a celebrated wit and a friend of Dr Johnson and Horace Walpole.
Life
Topham Beauclerk was born on 22 December 1739, the only son of Lord Sidney Beauclerk and a great-grandson of King ...
(1739–1780), English wit, friend of Dr Johnson and Horace Walpole
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Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere
Admiral Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere (14 July 1699 – 21 October 1781), known as Lord Vere Beauclerk until 1750, was a Royal Navy officer, British peer and politician who sat in the House of Commons for 24 years from 1726 to 1750. After s ...
(1699–1781), Royal Navy officer and Member of Parliament
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William Beauclerk (disambiguation)
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