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Frances Stewart ( née Howard ), Duchess of Lennox and Richmond, Countess of Hertford (27 July 1578 – 8 October 1639) [1] was the daughter of a younger son of the Duke of Norfolk. An orphan of small fortune, she rose to be the only duchess at the court of James I of England.
Parent (s) Walter Stewart. Sophia Carew. Relatives. Sophia Bulkeley (sister) Frances Teresa Stewart, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox (8 July 1647 [1] – 15 October 1702) was a prominent member of the Court of the Restoration and famous for refusing to become a mistress of Charles II of England.
The Duchess of Lennox and Richmond, "the double Duchess" as she was dubbed by court observers, was all but inconsolable, insisting that she would never marry again - unless, she added, the King of England himself were to ask her. Frances Howard was clearly a woman who liked to keep her options open.
Artist. Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger 1561/2-1636. Title. Frances Howard, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox (1578–1639) Date. About 1621. Medium. Oil on wood panel. Dimensions. 57.5 x 44.5cm. Reference. CVCSC:0216.B. Collection. British Portraits. Status. On Display. License this work. Details.
Frances Howard, Duchess of Lennox and Richmond. portraits painted in 1611, 1615, and c.1620. The Complete Peerage vol.VI, p.584.note d. Born at Lychet, Dorset, on 27 Jul 1578, between nine and ten at night, the only child of Mabel Burton, the third wife of Thomas, first Viscount Howard of Bindon.
The Duchess of Richmond is the wife of the Duke of Richmond, an extant title in the Peerage of England that has been created four times, originally in 1525.
The Duchess of Lennox and Richmond, 'the double duchess' as she was dubbed by court observers, was all but inconsolable, insisting that she would never marry again – unless, she added, the King of England himself were to ask her. Frances Howard was clearly a woman who liked to keep her options open.
