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	LENNOX - LoveToKnow Article on LENNOX
		The old earl of Lennox, now grandfather of his sovereign, obtained the regency in 1570, but in the next year was killedin the attack made on the parliament at Stirling, being the third earl in succession to meet with a violent death.
		On the same day the earidom of Lennox was given to Esme Stewart, first cousin of the king and grandson of the 3rd earl, be being son of John Stewart (adopted heir of the marchal dAubigny) and his French wife, Annede la Queulle.
		The wife of the last, Lady Charlotte Gordon, as heir of her brother brought the ancient estates of her family to the Lennoxes; the additional name of Gordon being taker by the 5th duke of Richmond and of Lennox on the death of his uncle, the 5th duke of Gordon.
	38.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LE/LENNOX.htm (1414 words)

	STUART, LUDOVICK, 2D DUKE OF LENNOX AND DUKE OF RICHMOND. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		1574–1624, Scottish nobleman; son of Esmé Stuart, 1st duke of Lennox, and cousin of James VI of Scotland (James I of England).
		He succeeded to the dukedom of Lennox in 1583 and soon gained the favor of the king.
		Lennox accompanied James to England in 1603 and was appointed to the English privy council.
	www.bartleby.com /aol/65/st/StuartL.html (157 words)

	Duke of Lennox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Dukedom, named for the district of Lennox in Stirling, was first created in 1581, and had formerly been the Earldom of Lennox.
		The second Duke was made Duke of Richmond; at his death, the dukedom of Richmond became extinct.
		The fourth Duke of Lennox was also created Duke of Richmond; at the death of the sixth Duke, both the dukedoms became extinct.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Duke_of_Lennox (382 words)

	EARLS AND DUKES OF RICHMOND - LoveToKnow Article on EARLS AND DUKES OF RICHMOND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		His son Charles, 2nd duke (1701-1750), addec~to the titles he inherited from his father that of duke of Aubigny in France, to which he succeeded in 1734 on the death of his grandmother the duchess of Portsmouth; and all these honors are stifi held by his descendant the present duke of Richmond.
		Charles, 3rd duke of Richmond (1733-1806), was one of the most remarkable men of the i8th century, being chiefly famous for his advanced views on the question of parliamentary reform.
		The 4th duke (1764-1819) and his wife Charlotte, daughter of the 4th duke of Gordon, were the givers of the famous ball at Brussels on the night before the battle of Quatre Bras, immortalized in Byron's Childe Harold.
	71.1911encyclopedia.org /R/RI/RICHMOND_EARLS_AND_DUKES_OF.htm (1434 words)

	Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Most Noble Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond and 1st Duke of Lennox (29 July 1672 - 27 May 1723), was the illegitimate son of Charles II of England and his mistress Louise de Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth.
		Lennox was created Duke of Richmond, Earl of March and Baron Settrington in the Peerage of England on 9 August 1675 and Duke of Lennox, Earl of Darnley and Lord Torbolton in the Peerage of Scotland on 9 September 1675, and was invested as a Knight of the Garter in 1681.
		Charles Lennox, Earl of March, later 2nd Duke of Richmond and 2nd Duke of Lennox
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles_Lennox,_1st_Duke_of_Richmond (208 words)

	Charles_Lennox,_3rd_Duke_of_Richmond
		Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox (1733 - December 1806), was one of the most remarkable men of the 18th century, being chiefly famous for his advanced views on the question of parliamentary reform.
		He was appointed British ambassador extraordinary in Paris in 1765, and in the following year he became a secretary of state in the Rockingham administration, resigning office on the accession to power of the Earl of Chatham.
		In 1779 the duke brought forward a motion for retrenchment of the civil list; and in 1780 he embodied in a bill his proposals for parliamentary reform, which included manhood suffrage, annual parliaments and equal electoral areas.
	www.apawn.com /search.php?title=Charles_Lennox,_3rd_Duke_of_Richmond (314 words)

	MARCH (TOWN) - LoveToKnow Article on MARCH (TOWN) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		On the death without issue of Charles, 6th duke of Lennox and 3rd duke of Richmond, in 1672, his titles devolved upon King Charles II.
		In 1675 Charles conferred the titles of duke of Richmond and Lennox and earl of March on Charles Lennox, his natural son by Louise de Keroualle, duchess of Portsmouth, from whom the earldom of March has descended to its present holder the duke of Richmond and Gordon.
		Dying unmarried in i8io, the several titles of the duke passed to different branches of the house of Douglas.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MA/MARCH_TOWN_.htm (995 words)

	Clan LENNOX (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The 1st Earl of Lennox is thought to have been a 4th generation descendant of Ecgfrith of Northumbria whose son Arkil came north to the court of Malcolm III in the late 11th century.
		The Lennox lands were left with Albany's widow, as his nearest heir, and the king's hatred of the Albanys extended to the widow who spent the rest of her life in virtual exile on an island in Loch Lomond.
		The honours of Lennox were elevated to a dukedom in 1581, but on the death of the 6th Duke they reverted to Charles II, who later bestowed them on a 'natural' son.
	www.electricscotland.com /webclans/htol/lennox2.html (327 words)

	LENORMANT, FRANCOIS - LoveToKnow Article on LENORMANT, FRANCOIS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		LENNOX, CHARLOTTE (1720I 804), British writer, daughte :ii Colonel James Ramsay, lieutenant-governor of New York was born in 1720.
		LENNOX, MARGARET, COUNTESS OF (15151578), daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th earl of Angus, and Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII.
		The famous Lennox jewel, made for Lady Lennox as a memento of her husband, was bought by Queen Victoria in 1842.
	42.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LE/LENORMANT_FRANCOIS.htm (1701 words)

	MyClan.com : Clan Lennox : Clan History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		By the end of the thirteenth century the Earls of Lennox were among the most powerful nobles in the realm, and Malcolm, the fifth Earl, was one of the nominees supporting the Bruce claim to the crown of Scotland.
		From Margaret Lennox descended the Menteiths of Rusky, and from Elizabeth, the Stewarts, later Lords Darnley.
		In the nineteenth century the Lennoxes of Woodhead, later of Lennox Castle near Glasgow, claimed the right to succeed to the title and honours of the ancient Earls of Lennox, and although their claim to the peerage was never established, they were recognised as chief family of the name.
	www.myclan.com /clans/Lennox_64/default.php (1022 words)

	James VI
		Lennox had now been banished to France, where he died of a broken heart; Stuart was created earl of Arran on the ruins of the Hamilton family, and became almost solo counsellor to the young monarch.
		The duke expressed his opinion of the improbability of the tale, and some suspicion of Ruthven’s purpose; upon which the king desired him to follow when he and Ruthven should leave the hall—an order which he repeated after his arrival in the earl of Gowrie’s house.
		Lennox and Mar, who had also heard the report of the king’s departure, asked the porter, as they were passing the gate, whetner the king were indeed forth.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/other/james6.htm (8759 words)

	Redoubt Fortress Museum - Royal Sussex Regiment Personalities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Lennox was accused by the Frederick Duke of York, the second son of King George III of "..
		The Duke of Richmond was to have had the command of the Reserve if it had been formed." The Regiment in fact formed part of the 4th Division of II Corps stationed at Hal - the only Allied troops to defend Brussels should Napoleon have broken through.
		Despite Wellington reminding the Duke that, as the father of such a large family, he should not expose himself to the dangers of the battlefield, Lennox observed at least half of the Battle of Waterloo.
	www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk /redoubt/rsxpers.htm (796 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 531
		Bernard Stuart was the son of Esmé Stuart, 3rd Duke of Lennox and Katherine Clifton, Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold.
		Frances Stewart was the daughter of Esmé Stuart, 3rd Duke of Lennox and Katherine Clifton, Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold.
		Margaret Stewart was the daughter of Esmé Stuart, 3rd Duke of Lennox and Katherine Clifton, Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold.
	www.thepeerage.com /p531.htm (1019 words)

	Scots Members of the French Nobility
		The duke argued that the clause of the treaty of 1814 created an exception to that law in his favor, and that the courts were incompetent to interpret or alter an international treaty.
		It appears that the dukes of Hamilton made their claim to the title of duke of Châtellerault as of the early 19th c., although they were neither heirs general nor heirs male.
		Moreover, the Conseil d'État accepted the argument that the title was not recreated in abstracto in the Hamilton family, and it cannot be argued that the 1864 decree implied remainders to the heirs of the 1st duke of Hamilton or to the heirs of the 2nd earl of Arran.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/france/scotfr.htm (6246 words)

	Cobham Hall Kent
		In 1613 the manor of Cobham was presented by James I to Luodvic Stuart, 2nd Duke of Lennox.
		Lennox was created Duke of Richmond in 1623 and Cobham Hall became the principal residence of the Dukes of Richmond and Lennox.
		This was rebuilt by the 6th Duke of Lennox and was given its present neo-classical decoration by George Repton in 1817.
	www.touruk.co.uk /houses/housekent_cob.htm (753 words)

	Duke of Lennox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The second Duke was made Duke of Richmond ; at his death, the dukedom became extinct.
		The fourth Dukeof Lennox was also created Duke of Richmond; at the death of the sixth Duke, both the dukedoms became extinct.
		TheDukedoms of Richmond and Lennox were created together 1675 for Charles Lennox, an illegitimate son of Charles II.
	www.therfcc.org /duke-of-lennox-256180.html (312 words)

	Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3rd duke of, 3rd duke of Lennox, duc d'Aubigny, earl of March, earl of Darnley, baron of ...
		Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3rd duke of, 3rd duke of Lennox, duc d'Aubigny, earl of March, earl of Darnley, baron of Settrington, lord of Torboultoun -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3rd duke of, 3rd duke of Lennox, duc d'Aubigny, earl of March, earl of Darnley, baron of Settrington, lord of Torboultoun...
		"Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3rd duke of, 3rd duke of Lennox, duc d'Aubigny, earl of March, earl of Darnley, baron of Settrington, lord of Torboultoun." Encyclopædia Britannica.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9063599 (1045 words)

	Stuart, Ludovick, 2d duke of Lennox and duke of Richmond on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Stuart, Ludovick, 2d duke of Lennox and duke of Richmond on Encyclopedia.com
		1574-1624, Scottish nobleman; son of Esmé Stuart, 1st duke of Lennox, and cousin of James VI of Scotland (James I of England).
		Pictures and Maps for: Stuart, Ludovick, 2d duke of Lennox and duke of Richmond
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/S/StuartL1.asp (204 words)

	Historical Geography of the Clans of Scotland - Roll of the Landislordis and Baillies, 1587
		Ludovick, second Duke of Lennox, son of Esme Stuart, Lord of Aubigny in France.
		Awlay, afterwards Sir Awlay Macawlay of Ardincaple, one of the principal vassals of the Duke of Lennox.
		He possessed lands in the earldoms of Menteith and Lennox, and likewise at Ardownane (or Ardeonaig), on the south side of Loch Tay, in virtue of his descent from Elizabeth, daughter of Murdoch Menteth, and sister and one of the co-heiresses of Patrick Menteth of Rusky.
	www.electricscotland.com /webclans/geog/chapter1.htm (1641 words)

	Earl of Lennox - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Earl of Lennox was elevated to Duke of Lennox in 1581.
		Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond (1574–1623)
		Esme Stewart, 5th Duke of Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond (1649–1660)
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Earl_of_Lennox (210 words)

	Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Sir Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond and Lennox and 2nd Duke of Gordon, KG, GCVO (27 December 1845 - 18 January 1928) was a Scottish politician and peer.
		He was the son of Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond and Frances Harriett Greville.
		On 27 September 1903, Gordon-Lennox succeeded his father as 7th Duke of Richmond and 2nd Duke of Lennox (2nd creation).
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/charles_henry_gordon_lennox__7th_duke_of_richmond.html (285 words)

	LENNOX - Online Information article about LENNOX
		The Lennox dukedom, being to heirs male, now devolved upon Charles II., who bestowed it with the titles of earl of Darnley and Lord Tarbolton upon one of his bastards, Charles Lennox, son of the celebrated duchess of See also:
		Portsmouth, he having previously been created duke of Richmond, earl of March and Lord Settrington in the peerage of England.
		family to the Lennoxes; the additional name of Gordon being taken by the 5th duke of Richmond and of Lennox on the death of his uncle, the 5th duke of Gordon.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /LAP_LEO/LENNOX.html (1277 words)

	Duke of Richmond
		Charles Lennox, the son of the Duke of Richmond, was born on 22nd February, 1735.
		Lennox served in several expeditions and distinguished himself in the Battle of Minden.
		In 1760 the Duke of Richmond was was appointed a lord of the bedchamber, but shortly afterwards quarreled with George III and resigned from office.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /PRrichmond.htm (817 words)

	Encyclopedia: Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Charles Henry Gordon_Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox and 1st Duke of Gordon (February 27, 1818 - September 27, 1903) was a British politician.
		He was the son of Charles Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lennox and Lady Caroline Paget.
		He had been styled Earl of March, before inheriting the title of Duke of Richmond from his father in 1860.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Charles-Gordon_Lennox%2C-6th-Duke-of-Richmond (174 words)

	Duke of Richmond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Dukedom was first created (as ''Duke of Richmond and Somerset'') for the illegitimate son of Henry VIII of EnglandKing 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.
		The Dukes of Richmond, Lennox and Gordon are normally styled ''Duke of Richmond and Gordon''.
	www.infothis.com /find/Duke_of_Richmond (885 words)

	Duke of Richmond and Lennox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The correspondence of the Dukes of Richmond and Newcastle, 1724-1750 (Sussex Record Society)
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	www.freeglossary.com /Duke_of_Richmond%2C_Lennox_and_Gordon (302 words)

	NSW Lennox Head (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A resort town on the north coast, Lennox Head is situated at the southern end of Seven Mile Beach in an area where headlands, bays and beaches make stunning coastal scenery.
		Lennox Head headland was first sighted by Captain Henry Rous in 1828, but it took until the turn of the century for the first settlers to arrive and until 1922 for a village to be established.
		Name origin: Named by Captain Rous in the 1830s, in honour of Charles, Duke of Lennox and Richmond, who was a prominent politician during that era.
	www.allsydney.com /nsw/LennoxHe.htm (147 words)

	Domestic Annals of Scotland - Reign of James VI. 1578 - 1585
		The Duke of Lennox was forced to withdraw to France, where, to the great grief of the king, he soon after contracted a sickness, and died.
		It is Sunday, and James is residing with the Duke of Lennox at Dalkeith Castle.
		The Duke [of Lennox, who was lodged in the High Street, and looked out and saw], was astonished and more affrayed at that sight than at anything that ever he had seen before in Scotland, and rave his beard for anger.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/domestic/vol1ch6.htm (9454 words)

	Regency Collection's Guide to AN INFAMOUS ARMY - People (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		With whom the Duke of Wellington dances at the fête thrown in honour of the King and Queen of the Netherland's and held at the Hôtel de Ville.
		Married to Lord Fitzroy Somerset and niece of the Duke of Wellington, daughter of the Duke's eldest brother, Richard, the Earl of Mornington.
		Caroline, sister of the Duke of Brunswick and married to the Prince Regent, the Prince of Wales.
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