Duke of Lennox
{{Short description|Title created several times in the peerage of Scotland}}
{{about|the Dukedom of Lennox|the 11th and present Duke of Lennox|Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond}}
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{{Infobox nobility title
| name = Dukedom of Lennox
held with
Dukedom of Richmond, Dukedom of Gordon
| image = File:Coronet of a British Duke.svg180px
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| alt =
| caption = Arms of the Duke of Richmond, Lennox and Gordon
| creation_date = 1581 (first creation)
1675 (second creation)
| creation =
| monarch = James VI (first creation)
Charles II (second creation)
| peerage = Peerage of Scotland
| baronetage =
| first_holder = Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox
| last_holder =
| present_holder = Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond
| heir_apparent = Charles Gordon-Lennox, Earl of March and Kinrara
| heir_presumptive =
| remainder_to = the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
| subsidiary_titles =
| status =
| extinction_date = 1672 (first creation)
| family_seat = Goodwood House
| former_seat =
| motto =
| footnotes =
}}
The title Duke of Lennox has been created several times in the peerage of Scotland, for Clan Stewart of Darnley. The dukedom, named for the district of Lennox in Dumbarton, was first created in 1581, and had formerly been the Earldom of Lennox. The second duke was made Duke of Richmond; at his death, the dukedom of Richmond became extinct. The fourth duke was also created Duke of Richmond; at the death of the sixth duke, both dukedoms became extinct. The Dukedom of Richmond and one month later that of Lennox were created in 1675 for Charles Lennox, an illegitimate son of Charles II. The Duke of Richmond and Lennox was created Duke of Gordon in 1876. Thus, the duke holds four dukedoms (if including Aubigny-sur-Nère), more than any other person in the realm; or (not counting the putative French title) three, equal since 2022 to Prince William, Duke of Cornwall, of Rothesay and of Cambridge.
Dukes of Lennox (1581)
File:Blason Esmé Stuart (1542-1583) 1er Duc de Lennox.svg]]
Dukes of Lennox (1675)
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! colspan="7" style="background-color: #cbe" |Created by Charles II of Scotland | |||||
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1
| Charles Lennox | 1675-1723 | Extramarital son of Charles II |rowspan="5"| Duke of Richmond | |||||
2
| Charles Lennox | 1723-1750 | Son of the preceding | |||||
3
| Charles Lennox | 1750-1806 | Lady Mary Bruce | Son of the preceding | |||||
4
| Charles Lennox | 1806-1819 | Nephew of the preceding | |||||
5
| Charles Gordon-Lennox | 1819-1860 | Lady Caroline Paget | Son of the preceding | |||||
6
| Charles Gordon-Lennox | 1860-1903 | Lady Frances Greville | Son of the preceding |rowspan="6"| Duke of Richmond | |||||
7
| Charles Gordon-Lennox | 1903-1928 | widowed | Son of the preceding | |||||
8
| Charles Gordon-Lennox | 1928-1935 | Son of the preceding | |||||
9
| Frederick Gordon-Lennox | 1935-1989 | Elizabeth Hudson | Son of the preceding | |||||
10
| Charles Gordon-Lennox | 1989-2017 | Susan Grenville-Grey | Son of the preceding | |||||
11
| Charles Gordon-Lennox | since 2017 | Janet Elizabeth Astor | Son of the preceding |
The heir apparent is Charles Gordon-Lennox (b. 1994), eldest son of the 11th Duke.
Family tree
{{Dukes of Lennox, Richmond, and Gordon family tree}}
See also
References
{{Reflist|2}}
Further reading
- {{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Lennox |volume=16 |pages=419–420}}
{{Extant British dukedoms}}
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Category:Dukedoms in the Peerage of Scotland
Category:Noble titles created in 1675
Category:Noble titles created in 1581