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Hace 1 día · Charles Lennox (1672–1723), created Duke of Richmond (1675) in England and Duke of Lennox (1675) in Scotland. By Mary 'Moll' Davis , courtesan and actress of repute: [152] Lady Mary Tudor (1673–1726), married Edward Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Derwentwater ; after Edward's death, she married Henry Graham (of Levens) , and upon his death she married James Rooke.
- 29 May 1660 –, 6 February 1685
- Henrietta Maria of France
Hace 1 día · In 1683, the colony of New York was divided into ten counties. As part of this process, Staten Island, as well as several minor neighboring islands, was designated as Richmond County. The name derives from the title of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, an illegitimate son of King Charles II.
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- New York
- Richmond (coterminous)
Hace 3 días · Charles Lennox, the 1st Duke of Richmond, was born on 29 July 1672 and died, aged 50, on 27 May 1723. He was an illegitimate son of Charles II and his mistress Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth. Lennox was created Duke of Richmond on 9 August 1675 and was invested as a Knight of the Garter in 1681.
Hace 1 día · When the English took over, they dubbed the island Richmond County, for the illegitimate son of Charles II, Charles Lennox Duke of Richmond.
14 de may. de 2024 · The ‘HerStory: Women of Goodwood’ exhibition will place a spotlight on the women connected with the estate and the Gordon Lennox family, whose stories tell of passion, power, patronage, society, family, charitable work, and sporting interests.
Hace 4 días · Charles II did not retain it long. He gave it in 1675 to his illegitimate son Charles Lennox, whom he created at the same time Duke of Richmond, and from him it has descended in the direct male line to the present Duke of Richmond and Gordon.
8 de may. de 2024 · Her son by the king, Charles (1672–1723) was created Duke of Richmond in 1675. A 1683 painting of Louise de Kéroualle by Simon Du Bois. At about that time, Portsmouth was instrumental in bringing to Charles II's attention a young Frenchman who proposed a solution to the longitude problem.
