Beauclerk coat of arms
Rafael Charles (Ralph) Beauclerk (1917–2007), 6th Marquis de Valero de Urría, was in remainder to the dukedom of Saint Albans.[1]
Both parents of Captain Rafael Beauclerk were of aristocratic descent. His father was engineer William Topham Sidney Beauclerk (1864–1950), whose great-grandfather was Topham Beauclerk, who was in turn a grandson of the 1st Duke of St Albans.[2] His mother was Lola, Countess de Peñalver (died 19 November 1972), only surviving child of Enrique, 6th Marquis de Arcos.[2]
Educated at Downside School and then in France,[2] Captain Beauclerk served as a military intelligence officer during World War II.[3]
After distinguished military service, he became a merchant banker overseas including in Hong Kong and Shanghai. In 1989, he inherited one of his Spanish family's marquessates, that of Valero de Urría; a relation of his is Esther Koplowitz, now 8th Marquesa de Casa Peñalver.
Personal life[]
On 24 August 1957 at Saigon, Vietnam, he married Noirine Mary Bowen (died 20 January 1997), daughter of James Bowen, of Bowen's Cross, County Cork;[2] they had two children:
- Dolores Mary Beauclerk (born 11 Jul 1958), married Dr Richard Makower and has three children.
- William Rafael Beauclerk (born 14 Aug 1961), ex Lieutenant in the Royal Navy serving on HMY Britannia,[2] now 7th Marquis de Valero de Urría. His wife, since 1986, is Margaret Eleanor Mountjoy; they have a daughter and two sons:
- Charlotte Mary Beauclerk (born 24 July 1987), heir apparent to the marquessate.
- Alexander Charles Beauclerk (born 11 February 1990).
- Cameron William Beauclerk (born 25 March 1993).[2]
Honours and decorations[]
The 6th Marquis de Valero de Urría was awarded :
: Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) ;
: Légion d'honneur ;
: Croix de guerre ;- : Knight of Malta (SMOM).
See also[]
- Dukedom of Saint Albans
- Marquesado de Valero de Urría
References[]
- ↑ www.thepeerage.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Burke's Peerage & Baronetage. – 106th Ed. – Crans: Burke's Peerage Ltd., 1999. – ISBN 2-940085-02-1. – P. 2495.
- ↑ www.specialforcesroh.com
External links[]
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