Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans ( 1670 - 1726 )

Birth: His mother's house in Lincoln's Inn Fields, England (08 May 1670) Burial: St George's chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire (10 May 1726) Profession: Soldier 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.