Sir Alexander Mortimer, The 8th Duke of Dorchester

Sir Alexander Mortimer, The 8th Duke of Dorchester and the current Premier Duke in the peerage of Wessex, ranking just behind the male-line members of the House of Beaumont. Alexander Mortimer was one of the Dukes who just signed the First Triumphtive

Alexander was born to The 7th Duke of Dorchester and his wife Lady Anne Mortimer, The Duchess of Dorchester. Through his mother, Alexander was a great-grandson of George I of Wessex in the female-line, as his mother was the daughter of Prince Richard of Wessex, The 1st Duke of Chelsea.

Alexander was the Master of the Horse to King Henry III of Wessex and King Henry IV of Wessex_