Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond

The Duke of Richmond
A portrait by Sir Peter Lely
Lord Lieutenant of Kent
In office
1668–1672
Preceded byThe Earl of Winchilsea
The Earl of Southampton
Succeeded byThe Earl of Winchilsea
Personal details
Born(1639-03-07)7 March 1639
England
DiedDecember 1672(1672-12-00) (aged 33)
Helsingør, Denmark-Norway
Spouses
Elizabeth Rogers
(m. 1659, died)
Margaret Banaster Lewis
(m. 1662; died 1666)
(m. 1667)
Parent(s)George Stewart, 9th Seigneur d'Aubigny
Lady Katherine Howard
RelativesTheophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk (grandfather)
Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox (grandfather)
ResidenceRichmond House

Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond KG (7 March 1639 – December 1672) was an English peer who was the fourth cousin of Charles II of England, being both descended in the male line from John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox.[1][2]

  1. ^ John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox was the paternal grandfather of Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, father of King James I of England, grandfather of King Charles II
  2. ^ Callow, John (2004). "Stuart, Charles, sixth duke of Lennox and third duke of Richmond (1639–1672), courtier and ambassador". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/26696. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 21 May 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)