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Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, 1st Duke of Lennox KG (29 July 1672 – 27 May 1723), of Goodwood House near Chichester in Sussex, was the youngest of the seven illegitimate sons of King Charles II, and was that king's only son by his French-born mistress Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth.
May 23, 2024 · Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond was the son of Charles II of England by his mistress Louise de Kéroualle, duchess of Portsmouth. He was aide-de-camp to William III from 1693 to 1702 and lord of the bedchamber to George I from 1714 to 1723.
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond, 11th Duke of Lennox, 11th Duke of Aubigny, 6th Duke of Gordon, CBE, DL (born 8 January 1955), styled Lord Settrington until 1989 and then Earl of March and Kinrara until 2017, is a British aristocrat and owner of Goodwood Estate in Sussex.
The current dukedom of Richmond was created in 1675 for Charles Lennox, the illegitimate son of King Charles II of England and one of his mistresses, the Breton noblewoman Louise de Penancoët de Kérouaille; Charles Lennox was also made Duke of Lennox a month later.
Aug 22, 2023 · Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, 1st Duke of Lennox was never far from the royal court. He served as an aide-de-camp to King William III between 1693 and 1702, William's death. He was the Lord High Admiral of Scotland from 1701 until 1705.
Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond (1701-1750), became the fourth noble Grand Master of Grand Lodge in 1724. Master of London’s most influential Masonic lodge, the Horn Tavern in New Palace Yard, Westminster (pictured below), and a grandson of Charles II, Richmond set a pro-Hanoverian seal on eighteenth-century Freemasonry.
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond, KG, PC (né Lennox; 3 August 1791 – 21 October 1860), styled the Earl of March from 1806 until 1819, was a British peer, soldier and prominent Conservative politician.
Aug 8, 2022 · Charles [FitzRoy later Lennox], 1st Duke of Richmond, KG PC. illegitimate son of King Charles II and his mistress Louise Renée de Penancoet de Kéroualle, suo jure Duchess of Portsmouth and of Aubigny. born 29 Jul 1672. mar.
Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond and Lennox Charles was the son of King Charles II and Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth. He was born on 29 July 1672, a swift 10 months after his mother was installed as the king’s chief mistress.
Through the influence of his uncle Charles Lennox, 3rd duke of Richmond, he rose rapidly, and on 26 March 1789 became a captain in the Coldstream foot guards. This angered its commander, the duke of York, the king's son, and his criticism of the appointment drew a swift reply.
