Duke of St Albans

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The Duke of St Albans is a hereditary title in the Peerage of England, traditionally associated with descendants of King Charles II and recognized as one of the historic English dukedoms.

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Label Occurrences
Duke of St Albans canonical 6
1st Duke of St Albans 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English nobleman
duchy
hereditary title
subsidiary title
associatedFamilyName Beauclerk
associatedHouse House of Stuart (illegitimate line)
linked to: House of Stuart
associatedWithMonarch King Charles II of England
category Dukedoms in the Peerage of England
Noble titles created in 1684
Titles created for illegitimate children of British monarchs
ceremonialPrecedence above Duke of Portland (when extant)
below Duke of Norfolk
coatOfArmsFeature royal arms of Charles II with a baton sinister
country Kingdom of England
createdFor Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans
creationDate 1684
creationPeerage Peerage of England
creationYear 1684
father King Charles II of England
firstHolder Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans
hasGender male-preference primogeniture
heirApparentTitle Earl of Burford
historicalSignificance one of the royal dukedoms created for illegitimate sons of Charles II
inheritance heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
jurisdiction England
languageOfTitle English
monarchWhoCreatedTitle King William III of England
mother Nell Gwyn
namedAfter St Albans
city of St Albans in Hertfordshire
nobleRankInUK highest rank below royal dukes
partOf Peerage of England
rank duke
relatedTitle Duke of Cleveland
Duke of Grafton
linked to: The Duke of Grafton

Duke of Richmond
status extant
style His Grace
subclassOf Duke in the British peerage
subsidiaryOf Duke of St Albans
Duke of St Albans
subsidiaryTitle Baron Heddington
Earl of Burford
traditionalAssociation descendants of King Charles II
typeOfNobility English nobility

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans ordinalOfTitle 1st Duke of St Albans
linked to: Duke of St Albans
Earl of Burford subsidiaryOf Duke of St Albans
subject linked to: Duke of St Albans
Baron Heddington subsidiaryOf Duke of St Albans
subject linked to: Duke of St Albans
Baron Heddington subsidiaryTitleOf Duke of St Albans
Earl of Burford associatedWith Duke of St Albans
Earl of Burford linkedTitle Duke of St Albans