The Duke of Richmond and Lennox | |
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 Portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller | |
| Tenure | 9 August 1675 – 27 May 1723 |
| Successor | Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond |
| Other titles | 1st Duke of Lennox (Scotland) 1st Earl of March (England) 1st Earl of Darnley (Scotland) 1st Baron Settrington (England) 1st Lord Torbolton (Scotland) 1st Duke of Aubigny (France) |
| Born | 29 July 1672 London, England |
| Died | 27 May 1723 (aged 50) Sussex, England |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Brudenell |
| Issue | Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond Louisa Lennox, Countess of Berkeley Anne Lennox, Countess of Albemarle |
| Parents | King Charles II of England Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth (mistress) |
Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, 1st Duke of Lennox KG (29 July 1672 – 27 May 1723), of Goodwood House near Chichester in Sussex, was the youngest of the seven illegitimate sons of King Charles II, and was that king's only son by his French-born mistress Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth. He was appointed Hereditary Constable of Inverness Castle.
On his mother's side, he was descended from the Seigneurs of the Château de Kéroual, a castle built in the 16th century in Kerouat-Bihan, Guilers, Finistère, Brittany, France,[1][2] as well as the House of Plœuc and Kergorlay noble family of Brittany.
- ^ "Château de Kéroual". Spotting History. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Manoir de Keroual". Wiki-Brest. Retrieved 1 November 2023.