Duke of Richmond
Title in the Peerage of England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Duke of Richmond is a title in the Peerage of England that has been created four times in British history. It has been held by members of the royal Tudor and Stuart families.
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Dukedom of Richmond held with Dukedom of Lennox and Dukedom of Gordon | |
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Creation date | 1675 |
Created by | Charles II |
Peerage | Peerage of England |
First holder | Charles Lennox |
Present holder | Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond |
Heir apparent | Charles Gordon-Lennox, Earl of March and Kinrara |
Remainder to | the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
Subsidiary titles | Earl of March Earl of Darnley Earl of Kinrara Baron Settrington Lord Torbolton Duke of Aubigny |
Seat(s) | Goodwood House |
Former seat(s) | Gordon Castle |
The current dukedom of Richmond was created in 1675[lower-alpha 1] 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. The Duke of Richmond and Lennox was furthermore created Duke of Gordon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1876, meaning that the Duke holds three dukedoms—plus, in pretence, the French Duchy of Aubigny-sur-Nère.