Earl Burford is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
21st December 1676. Charles Beauclerk 1st Duke St Albans [aged 6] created.
10th May 1726. Son Charles Beauclerk 2nd Duke St Albans [aged 30] succeeded.
27th July 1751. Son George Beauclerk 3rd Duke St Albans [aged 21] succeeded.
1st February 1786. First Cousin Once Removed George Beauclerk 4th Duke St Albans [aged 27] succeeded.
10th February 1787. First Cousin Once Removed Aubrey Beauclerk 5th Duke St Albans [aged 46] succeeded.
9th February 1802. Son Aubrey Beauclerk 6th Duke St Albans [aged 36] succeeded.
12th August 1815. Son Aubrey Beauclerk 7th Duke St Albans succeeded.
19th February 1816. Uncle William Beauclerk 8th Duke St Albans [aged 49] succeeded.
17th July 1825. Son William Beauclerk 9th Duke St Albans [aged 24] succeeded.
27th May 1849. Son William Amelius Aubrey Beauclerk 10th Duke St Albans [aged 9] succeeded.
10th May 1898. Son Charles De Vere Beauclerk 11th Duke St Albans [aged 28] succeeded.
19th September 1934. Half Brother Osborne De Vere Beauclerk 12th Duke St Albans [aged 59] succeeded.
2nd March 1964. Second Cousin Charles Beauclerk 13th Duke St Albans [aged 48] succeeded.
8th October 1988. Son Murray Beauclerk 14th Duke St Albans [aged 49] succeeded.
On 21st December 1676 Charles Beauclerk 1st Duke St Albans [aged 6] was created 1st Earl Burford, 1st Baron Heddington by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 46].
On 10th May 1726 Charles Beauclerk 1st Duke St Albans [aged 56] died at Bath, Somerset [Map]. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son Charles [aged 30] succeeded 2nd Duke St Albans, 2nd Earl Burford, 2nd Baron Heddington. Lucy Werden Duchess St Albans [aged 27] by marriage Duchess St Albans.
On 27th July 1751 Charles Beauclerk 2nd Duke St Albans [aged 55] died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son George [aged 21] succeeded 3rd Duke St Albans, 3rd Earl Burford, 3rd Baron Heddington.
On 1st February 1786 George Beauclerk 3rd Duke St Albans [aged 55] died at Brussels [Map]. His first cousin once removed George [aged 27] succeeded 4th Duke St Albans, 4th Earl Burford, 4th Baron Heddington.
On 10th February 1787 George Beauclerk 4th Duke St Albans [aged 28] died unmarried and without issue. His first cousin once removed Aubrey [aged 46] succeeded 5th Duke St Albans, 5th Earl Burford, 5th Baron Heddington. Catherine Ponsonby Duchess St Albans [aged 44] by marriage Duchess St Albans.
On 9th February 1802 Aubrey Beauclerk 5th Duke St Albans [aged 61] died. He was buried at Hanworth. His son Aubrey [aged 36] succeeded 6th Duke St Albans, 6th Earl Burford, 6th Baron Heddington, 3rd Baron Vere of Hanworth in Middlesex.
On 12th August 1815 Aubrey Beauclerk 6th Duke St Albans [aged 49] died. His son Aubrey succeeded 7th Duke St Albans, 7th Earl Burford, 7th Baron Heddington, 4th Baron Vere of Hanworth in Middlesex. He was four months old.
On 19th February 1816 Louisa Grace Manners Duchess St Albans [aged 39] died. The same day her son Aubrey Beauclerk 7th Duke St Albans died. His uncle William [aged 49] succeeded 8th Duke St Albans, 8th Earl Burford, 8th Baron Heddington, 5th Baron Vere of Hanworth in Middlesex. Maria Janetta Nelthorpe Duchess St Albans by marriage Duchess St Albans. Both at the home of her sister Laura Manners Countess Stair and her husband John Dalrymple 7th Earl of Stair [aged 31] at Portman Square Marylebone.
On 17th July 1825 William Beauclerk 8th Duke St Albans [aged 58] died. His son William [aged 24] succeeded 9th Duke St Albans, 9th Earl Burford, 9th Baron Heddington, 6th Baron Vere of Hanworth in Middlesex.
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On 27th May 1849 William Beauclerk 9th Duke St Albans [aged 48] died. His son William [aged 9] succeeded 10th Duke St Albans, 10th Earl Burford, 10th Baron Heddington, 7th Baron Vere of Hanworth in Middlesex.
On 10th May 1898 William Amelius Aubrey Beauclerk 10th Duke St Albans [aged 58] died. On His son Charles [aged 28] succeeded 11th Duke St Albans, 11th Earl Burford, 11th Baron Heddington, 8th Baron Vere of Hanworth in Middlesex.
On 19th September 1934 Charles De Vere Beauclerk 11th Duke St Albans [aged 64] died. His half brother Osborne [aged 59] succeeded 12th Duke St Albans, 12th Earl Burford, 12th Baron Heddington, 9th Baron Vere of Hanworth in Middlesex. Beatrix Petty-Fitzmaurice Duchess St Albans [aged 57] by marriage Duchess St Albans.
On 2nd March 1964 Osborne De Vere Beauclerk 12th Duke St Albans [aged 89] died. His second cousin Charles [aged 48] succeeded 13th Duke St Albans, 13th Earl Burford, 13th Baron Heddington, 10th Baron Vere of Hanworth in Middlesex. Suzanne Marie Fesq Duchess St Albans [aged 42] by marriage Duchess St Albans.
On 8th October 1988 Charles Beauclerk 13th Duke St Albans [aged 73] died. His son Murray [aged 49] succeeded 14th Duke St Albans, 14th Earl Burford, 14th Baron Heddington, 11th Baron Vere of Hanworth in Middlesex.