Charles Beauclerk (author)
Earl of Burford | |
|---|---|
| Born | Charles Francis Topham de Vere Beauclerk 22 February 1965 |
| Education | Eton College Sherborne School |
| Alma mater | Hertford College, Oxford |
| Occupations | Writer, researcher |
| Organization | Royal Stuart Society |
| Known for | Oxfordian theory advocacy 1999 House of Lords protest |
| Spouse(s) |
Sarah Davenport (m. 2017) |
| Children | 2, including James, Lord Vere |
| Parent | Murray Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St Albans (father) |
| Family | Beauclerk |
Charles Francis Topham de Vere Beauclerk (born 22 February 1965), also styled Earl of Burford by courtesy, is a British aristocrat and heir to the peerage title of Duke of St Albans.
Beauclerk first came to public attention when he attempted to interfere with a debate in the House of Lords, declaring a Bill which would exclude hereditary peers from the House to be treasonable.
A writer and exponent of the Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship, after the House of Lords Act 1999, he is not known by his courtesy title.