Sir Alexander Mortimer, The 4th Duke of Dorchester

Sir Alexander Mortimer is the current Duke of Dorchester. He is the eldest son of Sir Oscar Mortimer, The Duke of Dorchester and Lady Ada Mortimer, The Duchess of Dorchester. He is a great-grandson of _ Mortimer, The 1st Duke of Dorchester and of Camilla Gore, The Duchess of Easthampton, through her eldest daughter The Lady Mary.

Alexander begame Duke on his father's death when he was only a baby. He currently lives between his ancestral home of Audley House and his aunt's estate at Bretherton Castle.

Early Life
Sir Alexander Mortimer was born the second child and first son of Sir Oscar Mortimer, The 3rd Duke of Dorchester and his wife Lady Ada Mortimer, The Duchess of Dorchester. His mother was the eldest child and only daughter of The Earl of Northhampton, and his father was a descendant of Camilla Gore, The Duchess of Easthampton. He was born at Audley House, in the presence of both his parents and his grandfather, The Earl of Northampton and his maternal uncles Sir _ Percy and Sir _ PErcy.

Alexander's father died when he was only a baby. His mother, who was pregnant at the time with twins, was devastated. The family held a private funeral with only close family friends in attendance. Alexander automatically became known as The Duke of Dorchester as his father's heir.

For a period of Alexander's young life we was sent with his older sister to live at Bretherton Castle, the home his his paternal aunt Lady Anna Beaufort, The Duchess of Beverly. Alexander's uncle, The Duke of Beverly was executed at Bell Castle just a few months before his birth, leaving all of his estates to his wife. Thus Alexander was the potential heir to the Beverly Estates, as long as his aunt remained unmarried.