Duke of Lennox

This article is about the Dukedom of Lennox. For the 11th and present Duke of Lennox, see Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond.

The title Duke of Lennox has been created several times in the peerage of Scotland, for Clan Stewart of Darnley. The dukedom, named for the district of Lennox in Dumbarton, 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 was also created Duke of Richmond; at the death of the sixth duke, both dukedoms became extinct. The Dukedom of Richmond and one month later that of Lennox were created in 1675 for Charles Lennox, an illegitimate son of Charles II. The Duke of Richmond and Lennox was created Duke of Gordon in 1876. Thus, the duke holds four dukedoms (if including Aubigny-sur-Nère), more than any other person in the realm; or (not counting the putative French title) three, equal since 2022 to Prince William, Duke of Cornwall, of Rothesay and of Cambridge.

Dukedom of Lennox held with Dukedom of Richmond, Dukedom of Gordon
Arms of the Duke of Richmond, Lennox and Gordon
Creation date	1581 (first creation) 1675 (second creation)
Created by	James VI (first creation) Charles II (second creation)
Peerage	Peerage of Scotland
First holder	Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox
Present holder	Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond
Heir apparent	Charles Gordon-Lennox, Earl of March and Kinrara
Remainder to	the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Extinction date	1672 (first creation)
Seat(s)	Goodwood House

Dukes of Lennox (1581)

 

Arms of Esmé Stuart, 1st Duke of Lennox

Created by James VI of Scotland
#	Name	Period	Duchess	Notes	Other titles
1	Esmé Stewart 1542-1583	1581-1583	Catherine de Balsac	Relative and favourite of King James VI	Earl of Lennox
2	Ludovic Stewart 1574-1624	1583-1624	Lady Frances Howard	Son of the preceding	Duke of Richmond Earl of Lennox Earl of Richmond
3	Esmé Stewart 1579-1624	1624	Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton	Brother of the preceding	Earl of Lennox Earl of March
4	James Stewart 1612-1655	1624-1655	Lady Mary Villiers	Son of the preceding	Duke of Richmond Earl of Lennox Earl of March Baron Clifton
5	Esmé Stewart 1649-1660	1655-1660	unmarried	Son of the preceding
6	Charles Stewart 1639-1672	1660-1672	Lady Elizabeth Rogers Lady Margaret Banaster Frances Stewart	Cousin of the preceding	Duke of Richmond Earl of Lennox Earl of March Earl of Lichfield Baron Clifton

Dukes of Lennox (1675)

Created by Charles II of Scotland
#	Name	Period	Duchess	Notes	Other titles
1	Charles Lennox 1672-1723	1675-1723	Lady Anne Brudenell	Extramarital son of Charles II	Duke of Richmond Earl of March Earl of Darnley Baron of Settrington Lord of Torboulton
2	Charles Lennox 1701-1750	1723-1750	Lady Sarah Cadogan	Son of the preceding
3	Charles Lennox 1735-1806	1750-1806	Lady Mary Bruce	Son of the preceding
4	Charles Lennox 1764-1819	1806-1819	Lady Charlotte Gordon	Nephew of the preceding
5	Charles Gordon-Lennox 1791-1860	1819-1860	Lady Caroline Paget	Son of the preceding
6	Charles Gordon-Lennox 1818-1903	1860-1903	Lady Frances Greville	Son of the preceding	Duke of Richmond Duke of Gordon Earl of March Earl of Darnley Earl of Kinrara Baron of Settrington Lord of Torboulton
7	Charles Gordon-Lennox 1845-1928	1903-1928	widowed	Son of the preceding
8	Charles Gordon-Lennox 1870-1935	1928-1935	Hilda Brassey	Son of the preceding
9	Frederick Gordon-Lennox 1904-1989	1935-1989	Elizabeth Hudson	Son of the preceding
10	Charles Gordon-Lennox 1929-2017	1989-2017	Susan Grenville-Grey	Son of the preceding
11	Charles Gordon-Lennox b. 1955	since 2017	Janet Elizabeth Astor	Son of the preceding

The heir apparent is Charles Gordon-Lennox (b. 1994), eldest son of the 11th Duke.

Family Tree

v t e Family tree of the Dukes of: Aubigny, Lennox, Gordon, Richmond; Marquesses of Huntly; Earls of: Aboyne, Enzie, Huntly, Kinrara, Lennox, March, and Richmond; Viscounts: Aboyne and Inverness; and Barons/Lords: Gordon of Badenoch, Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet, Meldrum, Settrington, and Strathaven, Balmore, Auchindoun, Garthie and Kincardine

Mormaer of Lennox (1st creation), 12th century William I (c. 1142–1214) King of Scotland David (1152–1219) Mormaer of Lennox, Earl of Huntingdon Ailín I (d. c. 1200) possibly Mormaer of Lennox Isobel of Huntingdon (1199–1251) Ailín II (d. 1217) Mormaer of Lennox Robert V de Brus (c. 1210–1295) Maol Domhnaich (Maldoven) (d. 1250) Mormaer of Lennox ? Gille Chriosd Robert VI de Brus (1243–1304) Maol Choluim (Malcolm) I (d. 1303) Mormaer of Lennox Amlaibh Clan MacFarlane Robert I (1274–1329) King of Scotland Maol Choluim (Malcolm) II (d. 1333) Mormaer of Lennox ? Marjorie Bruce (1296–1316) Domhnall (Donald) (d. 1365) Mormaer of Lennox ? Edward III (1312–1377) King of England Robert II (1316–1390) King of Scotland Margaret Countess of Lennox (?) Walter of Faslane (also Baltar mac Amlaimh) de facto Mormaer of Lennox Resigned, 1385 Earl of Richmond (5th creation), 1342 John of Gaunt (1340–1399) Earl of Richmond, Duke of Lancaster Robert III (1337–1406) King of Scots Robert Stewart (c. 1340–1420) Duke of Albany Donnchadh (1385–1425) Mormaer of Lennox Earldom of Richmond (5th creation) surrendered, 1372 Henry IV (1367–1413) King of England John Beaufort (1373–1410) Earl of Somerset Murdoch Stewart (1362-1425) Duke of Albany Isabella (d. 1458) Countess of Lennox Earldom of Lennox (1st creation) extinct, 1458 Earl of Richmond (6th creation), 1414 Earl of Huntly, 1445 John of Lancaster (1389–1435) Duke of Bedford, Earl of Richmond John Beaufort (c. 1403–1444) Duke of Somerset Alexander Seton (Gordon) (d. 1470) 1st Earl of Huntly James I (1394–1437) King of Scots Joan Beaufort (c. 1404–1445) James Stewart (c. 1399 – c. 1451) Black Knight of Lorn Earldom of Richmond (6th creation) extinct, 1435 Earl of Richmond (7th creation), 1452 Earl of Lennox (2nd creation), 1488 Edmund Tudor (1430–1456) 1st Earl of Richmond Margaret Beaufort (1443–1509) George Gordon (d. 1501) 2nd Earl of Huntly Annabella of Scotland (c.1433–1509) James II (1430–1460) King of Scots John Stewart (bef. 1430–1495) 1st Earl of Lennox John Stewart (c. 1440–1512) Earl of Atholl Henry Tudor (1457–1509) 2nd Earl of Richmond, Henry VII King of England James III (1451–1488) King of Scots Mary Stewart (1453–1488) Earldom of Richmond (7th creation) merged into the Crown, 1509 Elizabeth Hamilton Matthew Stewart (1460–1513) 2nd Earl of Lennox Henry VIII (1491–1547) King of England Alexander Gordon (d. 1524) 3rd Earl of Huntly James IV (1473–1513) King of Scots Margaret Tudor (1489–1541) Archibald Douglas (1489–1557) Earl of Angus John Stewart (c. 1490–1526) 3rd Earl of Lennox Elizabeth Stewart John Gordon (d. 1517) Lord Gordon Margaret Stewart (b. 1498) Duke of Richmond and Somerset, 1525 Earl of Lennox (4th creation), 1578 Henry Fitzroy (1519–1536) Duke of Richmond and Somerset George Gordon (1514–1562) 4th Earl of Huntly James V (1512–1542) King of Scots Margaret Douglas (1515–1578) Matthew Stewart (1516–1571) 4th Earl of Lennox Robert Stewart (c. 1522–1586) Earl of Lennox, Earl of March John Stewart (d. 1567) 6th Seigneur d'Aubigny Dukedom of Richmond and Somerset extinct, 1536 Earldom of Lennox (2nd creation) merged with crown, 1571 Earldom of Lennox (4th creation) "exchanged" for the Earldom of March, 1580 Earl of Lennox (3rd creation), c. 1571 Earl of Lennox (5th creation), 1580 Duke of Lennox (1st creation), 1581 George Gordon (d. 1576) 5th Earl of Huntly Mary (1542–1587) Queen of Scots Henry Stuart (1545–1567) Lord Darnley Charles Stuart (1557–1576) Earl of Lennox Esmé Stewart (1542–1583) Earl of Lennox, 1st Duke of Lennox, 7th Seigneur d'Aubigny Earldom of Lennox (3rd creation) extinct, 1576 Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Enzie, and Lord Gordon of Badenoch, 1599 Earl of Richmond, Baron Settrington, 1613, Duke of Richmond (1st creation), 1623 George Gordon (1562–1636) 1st Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Enzie, and Lord Gordon of Badenoch, 6th Earl of Huntly James VI & I (1566–1625) King of England and Scotland Ludovic Stewart (1574–1623) 2nd Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, Earl of Richmond, and Baron Settrington Esmé Stewart (1579–1624) 3rd Duke of Lennox, 2nd Earl of Richmond, 3rd Baron Settrington, 1st Earl of March, 7th Seigneur d'Aubigny Dukedom of Richmond, Earldom of Richmond and Settrington Barony extinct, 1623 Viscount Aboyne, 1632 Duke of Richmond (2nd creation), 1641 George Gordon (c. 1592–1649) 2nd Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Enzie, and Lord Gordon of Badenoch, 7th Earl of Huntly, 1st Viscount Aboyne Charles I (1600–1649) King of England and Scotland James Stewart (1612–1655) 4th Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, 2nd Earl of March George Stewart (1619–1642) 9th Seigneur d'Aubigny Duke of Aubigny (France), 1684 Earl of Aboyne and Lord Gordon of Strathaven and Glenlivet, 1660 James Gordon (c. 1620–1649) 2nd Viscount Aboyne Lewis Gordon (c. 1626–1653) 3rd Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Enzie, and Lord Gordon of Badenoch, 8th Earl of Huntly Charles II (1630–1685) King of England and Scotland Louise de Kérousaille (1649–1734) Duchess of Portsmouth, Duchess of Aubigny Charles Gordon (c. 1638–1681) 1st Earl of Aboyne and Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet Esmé Stewart (1649–1660) 5th Duke of Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, 3rd Earl of March Charles Stewart (1639–1672) 6th Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 4th Earl of March, 11th Seigneur d'Aubigny Aboyne Viscountcy extinct, 1649 Dukedoms of Lennox and Richmond and Earl of March extinct, 1672 Duke of Gordon (1st creation), Viscount of Inverness, and Lord Strathaven, Balmore, Auchindoun, Garthie and Kincardine, 1684 Duke of Richmond (3rd creation), 1675, Duke of Lennox (2nd creation), Earl of March (4th creation), Earl of Darnley, Baron Settrington of Settrington in the County of York (2nd creation), and Lord Torbolton, 1675 George Gordon 1st Duke of Gordon, Viscount of Inverness, and Lord Strathaven, Balmore, Auchindoun, Garthie and Kincardine, 4th Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Enzie, and Lord Gordon of Badenoch, 9th Earl of Huntly Charles Lennox (1672–1723) 1st Duke of Richmond, Duke of Lennox, Duke of Aubigny, Earl of March, Earl of Darnley, Baron Settrington, and Lord Torbolton Charles Gordon (c. 1670–1702) 2nd Earl of Aboyne and Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet Alexander Gordon (1720–1752) 2nd Duke of Gordon, Viscount of Inverness, and Lord Strathaven, Balmore, Auchindoun, Garthie and Kincardine, 5th Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Enzie, and Lord Gordon of Badenoch, 10th Earl of Huntly Charles Lennox (1701–1750) 2nd Duke of Richmond, Duke of Lennox, Duke of Aubigny, Earl of March, Earl of Darnley, Baron Settrington, and Lord Torbolton John Gordon (d. 1732) 3rd Earl of Aboyne and Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet Cosmo George Gordon (1720–1752) 3rd Duke of Gordon, Viscount of Inverness, and Lord Strathaven, Balmore, Auchindoun, Garthie and Kincardine, 6th Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Enzie, and Lord Gordon of Badenoch, 11th Earl of Huntly Charles Lennox (1735–1806) 3rd Duke of Richmond, Duke of Lennox, Duke of Aubigny, Earl of March, Earl of Darnley, Baron Settrington, and Lord Torbolton George Lennox (1737–1805) Charles Gordon (c. 1726–1794) 4th Earl of Aboyne and Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet Alexander Gordon (1743–1827) 4th Duke of Gordon, Viscount of Inverness, and Lord Strathaven, Balmore, Auchindoun, Garthie and Kincardine, 7th Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Enzie, and Lord Gordon of Badenoch, 12th Earl of Huntly, 1st Earl of Norwich Baron Meldrum of Morven in the County of Aberdeen, 1815 Marquess of Huntly reverted, 1838 George Duncan Gordon (1770–1836) 5th Duke of Gordon, Viscount of Inverness, and Lord Strathaven, Balmore, Auchindoun, Garthie and Kincardine, 8th Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Enzie, and Lord Gordon of Badenoch, 13th Earl of Huntly, 5th Earl of Enzie, 2nd Earl of Norwich Lady Charlotte Gordon (1768–1842) Charles Lennox (1764–1819) 4th Duke of Richmond, 4th Duke of Lennox, 4th Duke of Aubigny, 4th Earl of March George Gordon (1761–1853) 9th Marquess of Huntly, 14th Earl of Huntly, 5th Earl of Aboyne and Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet, 1st Baron Meldrum Dukedom of Gordon (1st creation), Viscountcy of Inverness, and Lord Strathaven, Balmore, Auchindoun, Garthie and Kincardine, Earldom of Norwich (4th creation), Earldom of Enzie extinct, 1836 Charles Gordon-Lennox (1791–1860) 5th Duke of Richmond, 5th Duke of Lennox, 5th Duke of Aubigny, 5th Earl of March Charles Gordon (1792–1863) 10th Marquess of Huntly, 15th Earl of Huntly, 6th Earl of Aboyne and Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet, 2nd Baron Meldrum Duke of Gordon (2nd creation) and Earl of Kinrara, 1876 Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (1818–1903) 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Gordon and Earl of Kinrara, 6th Duke of Aubigny, 6th Earl of March Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (1845–1928) 7th Duke of Richmond, 7th Duke of Lennox, 2nd Duke of Gordon and Earl of Kinrara, 7th Duke of Aubigny, 7th Earl of March Charles Gordon (1847–1937) 11th Marquess of Huntly, 16th Earl of Huntly, 7th Earl of Aboyne and Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet, 3rd Baron Meldrum Granville Armyne Gordon (1856–1907) Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (1870–1935) 8th Duke of Richmond, 8th Duke of Lennox, 8th Duke of Aubigny, 3rd Duke of Gordon and Earl of Kinrara, 8th Earl of March Granville Cecil Douglas Gordon (1883–1930) Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (1899–1919) Lord Settrington Frederick Charles Gordon-Lennox (1904–1989) 9th Duke of Richmond, 9th Duke of Lennox, 9th Duke of Aubigny, 4th Duke of Gordon and Earl of Kinrara, 9th Earl of March Douglas Charles Lindsey Gordon (1908–1987) 12th Marquess of Huntly, 18th Earl of Huntly, 8th Earl of Aboyne and Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet, 4th Baron Meldrum Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (1929–2017) 10th Duke of Richmond, 10th Duke of Lennox, 10th Duke of Aubigny, 5th Duke of Gordon and Earl of Kinrara, 10th Earl of March Charles Gordon-Lennox (b. 1955) 11th Duke of Richmond, 11th Duke of Lennox, 11th Duke of Aubigny, 6th Duke of Gordon and Earl of Kinrara, 11th Earl of March Granville Charles Gomer Gordon (b. 1944) 13th Marquess of Huntly, 18th Earl of Huntly, 9th Earl of Aboyne and Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet, 5th Baron Meldrum Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (b. 1994) styled Earl of March and Kinrara Alastair Gordon (b. 1973) styled Earl of Aboyne

See also

• Duke of Richmond and Lennox
• Duke of Richmond
• Duke of Gordon
• Duke of Aubigny
• Earl of Lennox
• Stewart of Darnley

References

Further reading

• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lennox" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 419–420.