Draft:James, Lord Beauclerk (b.1671)

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Draft:James, Lord Beauclerk (b.1671)

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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
[[File:James, Lord Beauclerk, b.1671 Painting.webp|thumb|Portrait painting of Beauclerk, c. 1675]]
[[File:James, Lord Beauclerk, b.1671 Painting.webp|thumb|Portrait painting of Beauclerk, c. 1675]]
Beauclerk was born James Beauclerk in [[London]] on [[Christmas|Christmas day]] 1671, to Charles II of England and actress Nell Gwyn, as an illegitimate child. Little is known about his upbringing. He was raised in the private residence's of Nell Gwyn, alongside his older brother, [[Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans|Charles Beauclerk]]. {{Cite book |last=Melville |first=Lewis |title=Nell Gwyn: The Story of Her Life |date=1900 |publisher=Hutchinson |year=1900 |location=London |publication-date=1900}} On January 17th, 1676, he was given the courtesy style "Lord Beauclerk", a subsidiary title of his brothers [[peerage]], the [[Duke of St Albans|Duke of St. Albans]], which was awarded on the same day.{{Cite book |last=Weir |first=Alison |title=Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy |date=1999 |publisher=The Bodley Head |year=1999 |location=London |publication-date=1999 |page=257.}} As a recognized son of the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|King]], he likely would've been created his own title, had he lived into adulthood. Not long after, at around age 6,{{Cite book |last=Beauclerk |first=Charles |title=Nell Gwyn: Royal Mistress |date=2005 |publisher=Macmillan |year=2005 |location=London |publication-date=2005}} Beauclerk was sent to Paris to receive an aristocratic education. Nothing is known about his time spent in [[Kingdom of France|France]]. He died between September 1680 - 1681, whilst still attending schooling in the city. His burial details are unknown.
Beauclerk was born James Beauclerk in [[London]] on [[Christmas|Christmas Day]] 1671, to Charles II of England and actress Nell Gwyn, as an illegitimate child. Little is known about his upbringing. He was raised in the private residence's of Nell Gwyn, alongside his older brother, [[Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans|Charles Beauclerk]]. {{Cite book |last=Melville |first=Lewis |title=Nell Gwyn: The Story of Her Life |date=1900 |publisher=Hutchinson |year=1900 |location=London |publication-date=1900}} On January 17th, 1676, he was given the courtesy style "Lord Beauclerk", a subsidiary title of his brothers [[peerage]], the [[Duke of St Albans|Duke of St. Albans]], which was awarded on the same day.{{Cite book |last=Weir |first=Alison |title=Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy |date=1999 |publisher=The Bodley Head |year=1999 |location=London |publication-date=1999 |page=257.}} As a recognized son of the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|King]], he likely would've been created his own title, had he lived into adulthood. Not long after, at around age 6,{{Cite book |last=Beauclerk |first=Charles |title=Nell Gwyn: Royal Mistress |date=2005 |publisher=Macmillan |year=2005 |location=London |publication-date=2005}} Beauclerk was sent to Paris to receive an aristocratic education. Nothing is known about his time spent in [[Kingdom of France|France]]. He died between September 1680 - 1681, whilst still attending schooling in the city. His burial details are unknown.


== Ancestry ==
== Ancestry ==
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