Duke of Richmond
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The title Duke of Richmond (named after Richmond in North Yorkshire) has been created several times in the Peerage of England. The Dukedom was first created (as Duke of Richmond and Somerset) for the illegitimate son of King Henry VIII, Henry Fitzroy, upon whose death it became extinct. The next creation was for the second Duke of Lennox in 1623; it became extinct upon his death. It was created again for the fourth Duke of Lennox. Upon the death of the sixth Duke of Lennox, both Dukedoms became extinct. The next creation was in August 1675 for Charles Lennox, an illegitimate son of King Charles II, who was further created Duke of Lennox a month later. The Duke of Richmond and Lennox was created Duke of Gordon in 1876. Thus, the Duke holds three dukedoms, more than any other person in the realm.
The subsidiary titles are: Earl of March (created 1675), Earl of Darnley (1675), Earl of Kinrara (1876), Baron Settrington, of Settrington in the County of York (1675), and Lord Torbolton (1675). The titles Earl of March and Baron Settrington were created in the peerage of England along with the Dukedom of Richmond. The titles Earl of Darnley and Lord Torbolton were created in the Peerage of Scotland along with the Dukedom of Lennox. Finally, the title Earl of Kinrara was created in the peerage of the United Kingdom with the Dukedom of Gordon. The eldest son of the Duke uses the courtesy title Earl of March and Kinrara. Before the creation of the Dukedom of Gordon, the courtesy title used was Earl of March.
The Dukes of Richmond, Lennox and Gordon are normally styled Duke of Richmond and Gordon. Before the creation of the Dukedom of Gordon they were styled Duke of Richmond and Lennox.
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Dukes of Richmond and Somerset, First Creation (1525)
Dukes of Richmond, First Creation (1623)
Dukes of Richmond, Second Creation (1641)
- James Stewart, 4th Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond (1612-1655)
- Esme Stewart, 5th Duke of Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond (1649-1660)
- Charles Stewart, 6th Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond (1639-1672)
Dukes of Richmond, Third Creation (1675)
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- Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, 1st Duke of Lennox (1672-1723)
- Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, 2nd Duke of Lennox (1701-1750)
- Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 3rd Duke of Lennox (1734-1806)
- Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, 4th Duke of Lennox (1764-1819)
- Charles Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond, 5th Duke of Lennox (1791-1860)
- Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Gordon (1818-1903)
- Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond, 7th Duke of Lennox, 2nd Duke of Gordon (1845-1928)
- Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond, 8th Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Gordon (1870-1935)
- Frederick Charles Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond, 9th Duke of Lennox, 4th Duke of Gordon (1904-1989)
- Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond, 10th Duke of Lennox, 5th Duke of Gordon (b. 1929)
- The 10th Duke's Heir Apparent: Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, Earl of March and Kinrara (b. January 8 1955)
- Lord March's Heir Apparent: Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, Lord Settrington (b. December 20 1994)