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Hace 2 días · Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond Patronage and Promotion : The Duke of Richmond was a significant patron of cricket in the early 18th century. He organized matches on his estate and promoted the sport among the aristocracy.
Hace 4 días · During a part of 1754–5 Lady Catherine Pelham was at the house, (fn. n7) and the ratebook shows that from Michaelmas, 1755, to 1759 it was let furnished to "Miss Shepard." The ratebooks after 1762, contain no entries for Whitehall Yard, so that it is possible that Robinson remained there during 1763, but in 1764 he agreed to a reversionary ...
Hace 2 días · The story of Henry Fox's elopement with the Duke of Richmond's daughter, Lady Georgiana Caroline Lennox, is thus told in the "Old Court Suburb:"—"The duke was a grandson of Charles II., and both he and the duchess had declined to favour the suit of Mr. Fox, the son of the equivocal Sir Stephen.
Hace 4 días · 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.
Hace 3 días · The house was acquired in 1967 by Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond. South and North wings were added later on, with some suggesting that five more wings were to be added, resulting in an octagonal layout. This, however, has never been proven.
Hace 4 días · In August, 1637, Mary, daughter of the 1st Duke of Buckingham, and widow (at the age of 11) of Charles, Lord Herbert, was married to James Stuart, 4th Duke of Lennox and 1st Duke of Richmond. The wedding dinner was held at York House. where there were said to be "more cooks than guests."
Hace 3 días · She is a descendant of King Charles II of England via three of his illegitimate children: Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond; James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth; and Anne Lennard, Countess of Sussex.
