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.[1] She was Mistress of the Robes to Caroline, Princess of Wales from 1714 to 1717. She was one of the Hampton Court Beauties of Mary II of England.

Diana Beauclerk
Duchess of St Albans
Bornc. 1679
Died(1742-01-15)15 January 1742
Windsor Castle, Windsor, England
Noble familyDe Vere (by birth)
Beauclerk (by marriage)
Spouse(s)
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m. 1694; died 1726)
FatherAubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford
MotherDiana Kirke

Family

She was the daughter of Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford, and Diana Kirke. On 17 April 1694, she married Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, an illegitimate son of King Charles II and his mistress Nell Gwynne, whereupon Diana became Duchess of St Albans. Together Beauclerk and Diana had 12 children:

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References
  1. "Lady Diana de Vere". thepeerage.com.
Court offices
Preceded by
—		 Mistress of the Robes to
Caroline, Princess of Wales
1714–1717		 Succeeded by
Elizabeth Sackville, Duchess of Dorset


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