Duke Richmond

Duke Richmond is in Dukedoms of England Alphabetically.

There have been three creations of Duke Richmond:

1st. 1623. Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond. Extinct. 16th February 1624.

2nd. 1641. James Stewart 4th Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond. Extinct. December 1672.

3rd. 9th August 1675. Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond. Extant.

Duke Richmond 1st Creation 1623

Summary

1623. Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond [aged 48] created.

16th February 1624. Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond extinct.

In 1623 Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond [aged 48] was created 1st Duke Richmond, 1st Earl Newcastle upon Tyne by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [aged 56]. Frances Howard Duchess Lennox and Richmond [aged 44] by marriage Duchess Richmond.

On 16th February 1624 Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond [aged 49] died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Duke Richmond and Earl Newcastle upon Tyne extinct. His brother Esmé [aged 45] succeeded 3rd Duke Lennox. Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox [aged 32] by marriage Duchess Lennox.

Duke Richmond 2nd Creation 1641

Summary

1641. James Stewart 4th Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond [aged 28] created.

30th March 1655. Son Esmé Stewart 2nd Duke Richmond 5th Duke Lennox [aged 6] succeeded.

10th August 1660. First Cousin Charles Stewart 6th Duke Lennox 3rd Duke Richmond [aged 21] succeeded.

December 1672. Charles Stewart 6th Duke Lennox 3rd Duke Richmond extinct.

In 1641 James Stewart 4th Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond [aged 28] was created 1st Duke Richmond by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland [aged 40]. Mary Villiers Duchess Lennox Duchess Richmond [aged 19] by marriage Duchess Richmond.

On 30th March 1655 James Stewart 4th Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond [aged 42] died. His son Esmé [aged 6] succeeded 2nd Duke Richmond, 5th Duke Lennox, 3rd Earl March, 4th Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.

Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.

In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.

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On 10th August 1660 Esmé Stewart 2nd Duke Richmond 5th Duke Lennox [aged 11] died of smallpox at Paris [Map]. He was buried in on 04 Sep 1660 in the Richmond Vault, Westminster Abbey. His first cousin Charles [aged 21] succeeded 6th Duke Lennox, 3rd Duke Richmond, 4th Earl March. Elizabeth Rogers Duchess Richmond by marriage Duchess Richmond. His sister Mary [aged 9] succeeded 5th Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.

On 31st March 1662 Charles Stewart 6th Duke Lennox 3rd Duke Richmond [aged 23] and Margaret Banastre Duchess of Richmond were married. She by marriage Duchess Richmond.

In March 1667 Charles Stewart 6th Duke Lennox 3rd Duke Richmond [aged 27] and Frances Teresa Stewart Duchess Lennox and Richmond [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Duchess Lennox, Duchess Richmond.

Duke Richmond 3rd Creation 1675

Summary

9th August 1675. Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond [aged 3] created.

27th May 1723. Son Charles Lennox 2nd Duke Richmond [aged 22] succeeded.

8th August 1750. Son Charles Lennox 3rd Duke Richmond [aged 15] succeeded.

29th December 1806. Nephew Charles Lennox 4th Duke Richmond [aged 42] succeeded.

28th August 1819. Son Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond [aged 28] succeeded.

21st October 1860. Son Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond [aged 42] succeeded.

27th September 1903. Son Charles Gordon-Lennox 7th Duke Richmond [aged 57] succeeded.

18th January 1928. Son Charles Gordon-Lennox 8th Duke Richmond [aged 57] succeeded.

7th May 1935. Son Frederick Charles Gordon-Lennox 9th Duke of Richmond and Lennox 4th Duke of Gordon [aged 31] succeeded.

2nd November 1989. Son Charles Gordon-Lennox 10th Duke of Richmond and Lennox 5th Duke of Gordon [aged 60] succeeded.

1st September 2017. Son Charles Gordon-Lennox 11th Duke of Richmond and Lennox 6th Duke of Gordon [aged 62] succeeded.

On 9th August 1675 Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond [aged 3] was created 1st Duke Richmond, 1st Earl March, 1st Baron Settrington by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 45].

On 8th January 1692 Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond [aged 19] and Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Duchess Richmond. He the illegitmate son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland and Louise Kéroualle 1st Duchess Portsmouth [aged 42].

On 27th May 1723 Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond [aged 50] died. His son Charles [aged 22] succeeded 2nd Duke Richmond, 2nd Earl March, 2nd Baron Settrington. Sarah Cadogan Duchess Richmond [aged 17] by marriage Duchess Richmond.

Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses

Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.

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On 8th August 1750 Charles Lennox 2nd Duke Richmond [aged 49] died. His son Charles [aged 15] succeeded 3rd Duke Richmond, 3rd Earl March, 3rd Baron Settrington.

On 29th December 1806 Charles Lennox 3rd Duke Richmond [aged 71] died at Goodwood West Sussex. He was buried at Chichester Cathedral [Map]. His nephew Charles [aged 42] succeeded 4th Duke Richmond, 4th Earl March, 4th Baron Settrington. Charlotte Gordon Duchess Richmond [aged 38] by marriage Duchess Richmond.

On 28th August 1819 Charles Lennox 4th Duke Richmond [aged 54] died. His son Charles [aged 28] succeeded 5th Duke Richmond, 5th Earl March, 5th Baron Settrington. Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond [aged 23] by marriage Duchess Richmond.

On 21st October 1860 Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond [aged 69] died. His son Charles [aged 42] succeeded 6th Duke Richmond, 6th Earl March, 6th Baron Settrington. Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond [aged 36] by marriage Duchess Richmond.

On 27th September 1903 Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond [aged 85] died. His son Charles [aged 57] succeeded 7th Duke Richmond, 2nd Duke Gordon, 7th Earl March, 7th Baron Settrington.

On 18th January 1928 Charles Gordon-Lennox 7th Duke Richmond [aged 82] died. His son Charles [aged 57] succeeded 8th Duke Richmond, 3rd Duke Gordon, 8th Earl March, 8th Baron Settrington. Hilda Madeline Brassey Duchess Richmond [aged 55] by marriage Duchess Richmond, Duchess Gordon.

On 7th May 1935 Charles Gordon-Lennox 8th Duke Richmond [aged 64] died. His son Frederick [aged 31] succeeded 9th Duke Richmond, 4th Duke Gordon, 9th Earl March, 9th Baron Settrington.

On 2nd November 1989 Frederick Charles Gordon-Lennox 9th Duke of Richmond and Lennox 4th Duke of Gordon [aged 85] died. His son Charles [aged 60] succeeded 10th Duke Richmond, 5th Duke Gordon, 10th Earl March, 10th Baron Settrington.

Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.

In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.

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On 1st September 2017 Charles Gordon-Lennox 10th Duke of Richmond and Lennox 5th Duke of Gordon [aged 87] died. His son Charles [aged 62] succeeded 11th Duke Richmond, 6th Duke Gordon, 11th Earl March, 11th Baron Settrington. Janet Elizabeth Astor Duchess of Richmond and Gordon [aged 55] by marriage Duchess Richmond, Duchess Gordon.