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

| image_size =

| 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]]

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! colspan="6" style="background-color: #cbe" |Created by James VI of Scotland

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1

| Esmé Stewart{{Cite web |title=Esmé Stuart, 1st Duke of Lennox – Mary Queen of Scots |url=https://www.maryqueenofscots.net/peoplelist/esme-stuart-1st-duke-of-lennox/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=www.maryqueenofscots.net |language=en-GB}}
1542-1583

| 1581-1583

| Catherine de Balsac

| Relative and favourite of King James VI

| Earl of Lennox

2

| Ludovic Stewart{{Cite web |title=The Duke of Lennox, a preternatural political talent |url=https://news.ku.edu/news/article/2022/03/21/duke-lennox-preternatural-political-talent |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=KU News |language=en}}
1574-1624

| 1583-1624

| Lady Frances Howard

| Son of the preceding

| Duke of Richmond
Earl of Lennox
Earl of Richmond

3

| Esmé Stewart
1579-1624

| 1624

| Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton

| Brother of the preceding

| Earl of Lennox
Earl of March

4

| James Stewart
1612-1655

| 1624-1655

| Lady Mary Villiers

| Son of the preceding

|rowspan="2"| Duke of Richmond
Earl of Lennox
Earl of March
Baron Clifton

5

| Esmé Stewart
1649-1660

| 1655-1660

| unmarried

| Son of the preceding

6

| Charles Stewart
1639-1672

| 1660-1672

| Lady Elizabeth Rogers
Lady Margaret Banaster
Frances Stewart

| Cousin of the preceding

| Duke of Richmond
Earl of Lennox
Earl of March
Earl of Lichfield
Baron Clifton

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
1672-1723

| 1675-1723

| Lady Anne Brudenell

| Extramarital son of Charles II

|rowspan="5"| Duke of Richmond
Earl of March
Earl of Darnley
Baron of Settrington
Lord of Torboulton

2

| Charles Lennox
1701-1750

| 1723-1750

| Lady Sarah Cadogan

| Son of the preceding

3

| Charles Lennox
1735-1806

| 1750-1806

| Lady Mary Bruce

| Son of the preceding

4

| Charles Lennox
1764-1819

| 1806-1819

| Lady Charlotte Gordon

| Nephew of the preceding

5

| Charles Gordon-Lennox
1791-1860

| 1819-1860

| Lady Caroline Paget

| Son of the preceding

6

| Charles Gordon-Lennox
1818-1903

| 1860-1903

| Lady Frances Greville

| Son of the preceding

|rowspan="6"| Duke of Richmond
Duke of Gordon
Earl of March
Earl of Darnley
Earl of Kinrara
Baron of Settrington
Lord of Torboulton

7

| Charles Gordon-Lennox
1845-1928

| 1903-1928

| widowed

| Son of the preceding

8

| Charles Gordon-Lennox
1870-1935

| 1928-1935

| Hilda Brassey

| Son of the preceding

9

| Frederick Gordon-Lennox
1904-1989

| 1935-1989

| Elizabeth Hudson

| Son of the preceding

10

| Charles Gordon-Lennox
1929-2017

| 1989-2017

| Susan Grenville-Grey

| Son of the preceding

11

| Charles Gordon-Lennox
b. 1955

| 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

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Further reading