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Earl of Lennox

February 09, 2023

The Earl or Mormaer of Lennox was the ruler of the region of the Lennox in western Scotland. It was first created in the 12th century for David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon and later held by the Stewart dynasty.

Earldom of Lennox
Arms of Lennox: Argent, a saltire between four roses gules
Creation date12th century
PeeragePeerage of Scotland
First holderDavid of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon (first known)
Former seat(s)Balloch Castle

Ancient earls

 
Loch Lomond, the heart of the Lennox
 
Map of Scotland showing the Lennox

The first earl recorded is Ailin I, sometimes called 'Alwin'. He is traditionally said to have been created Earl of Lennox by King Malcolm IV in 1154, but this is likely too early a date. [Note: Other sources say Arkil (Arkyll) was the first mormaer. He fled Northumberland for Scotland about 1070 and was made Mormaer of Levenax by Malcolm. That title was in the 12th century changed to earl of Lennox.] The earldom may in fact have been created in the late twelfth century by King William the Lion for his brother David, and after David gained the higher title Earl of Huntingdon, he resigned the Earldom of Lennox and it passed to Ailin.

Earl Ailin's parentage and background is unknown. His line continued as Earls of Lennox until the time of Earl Duncan in the fifteenth century. Duncan's daughter Isabella married Murdoch, son of Robert, Duke of Albany. Duncan hoped this marriage would improve the family's prospects, but it would in fact be their downfall. Duke Robert had infamously murdered David, the heir to the throne, and when David's brother James became king, he wreaked his vengeance: almost the entire family were executed, including Earl Duncan, despite the fact he had had no part in the murder.

Isabella was imprisoned in Tantallon Castle, but she escaped execution, and succeeded her father as Countess of Lennox. All four of her sons died in her lifetime: two from King James's retribution, and two from natural causes. She had several grandsons, but none of them were legitimate, and the earldom therefore died with her around the year 1457.

Stewart earls

 
Arms of Stewart of Darnley, Earls of Lennox: Or, a fess chequy argent and azure

In 1473 the earldom was reclaimed by Sir John Stewart of Darnley, who was the grandson of Elizabeth Lennox, daughter to Earl Duncan and sister to Countess Isabella. In 1565 his great-great-great-grandson Henry, Lord Darnley married Mary, Queen of Scots. He would be murdered at Kirk o' Field in 1567, and therefore on the death of his father Earl Matthew, the earldom of Lennox passed to James, the son of Henry and Mary. James would accede as King of Scots a few months later, and the title consequently merged with the Crown.

In 1572, the earldom was conferred upon King James's uncle Charles. He did not long enjoy the title, for he died four years later at the age of twenty-one. It was next granted to the king's great-uncle Robert in 1578. This Robert, described as being "symple and of lyttle action or accomte", was persuaded to exchange the earldom of Lennox for the earldom of March, so that the king could give the former title to his friend and cousin Esmé. In 1581, Esmé's earldom was raised to a dukedom, and his line continued as Dukes of Lennox until the time of his great-grandson Charles, who died childless in 1672 after drowning at Elsinore while on a diplomatic mission to the Danish government.

In 1675, the Dukedom of Lennox was conferred upon Charles, bastard son of King Charles II, along with the English Dukedom of Richmond and several other titles. However, he would later sell his lands in the Lennox to the Duke of Montrose, meaning he became Duke of Lennox in name alone. This line survives today, and is currently headed by another Charles. Despite being Stewarts, they used "Lennox" as their surname, which was changed to "Gordon-Lennox" in the 19th century after the fourth Duke married Lady Charlotte Gordon, sister and heiress to George, Duke of Gordon.

List of earls and dukes of Lennox

Earls of Lennox (12th century)

The title became extinct c. 1459, as all four sons of Countess Isabella died without legitimate issue.

Earls of Lennox (2nd creation) (1488)

 
Quartered arms of Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, displaying an inescutcheon of Lennox

Earls of Lennox, third creation (c. 1571)

Earls of Lennox, fourth creation (1578)

Earls of Lennox, fifth creation (1580)

Dukes of Lennox, first creation (1581)

Dukes of Lennox, second creation (1675)

Stewart family

 
Arms of Stewart, Dukes of Richmond and Lennox and Seigneurs d'Aubigny: Quarterly of 4, 1&4: Royal arms of King Charles VII of France within a bordure gules charged with eight buckles or; 2&3: Stewart of Darnley within a bordure engrailed gules for difference; overall an inescutcheon of Lennox[1]
 
The Château d'Aubigny-sur-Nère, paternal home of Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, 1st Earl of Lennox. Built by Sir Robert Stewart, 4th Seigneur d'Aubigny (c. 1470 – 1544) and known to the French today as le château des Stuarts

Ludovic Stewart, 1st Duke of Richmond, 2nd Duke of Lennox

Ludovic Stewart, 1st Duke of Richmond, 2nd Duke of Lennox (1574–1624), was the eldest son and heir of Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, 1st Earl of Lennox (1542–1583), a Roman Catholic French nobleman of Scottish ancestry who on his move to Scotland at the age of 37 became a favorite of the 13-year-old King James VI of Scotland (later James I of England), of whose father, Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, he was a first cousin. In 1579/80 Esmé Stewart was created Earl of Lennox, Lord Darnley, Aubigny and Dalkeith and in 1581 he was created Duke of Lennox, Earl of Darnley, Lord Aubigny, Dalkeith, Torboltoun and Aberdour.[2]

The founder of the French branch of the Stewart family of Darnley in Renfrewshire, Scotland, was Sir John Stewart of Darnley (c. 1380 – 1429), 1st Seigneur de Concressault, 1st Seigneur d'Aubigny, 1st Comte d'Évreux, a famous warrior who commanded the Scottish army in France assisting the French King Charles VII to expel the invading English forces under King Henry V during the Hundred Years War. He was much appreciated by the French king who showered him with honours and landed estates and granted him the "glorious privilege of quartering the royal arms of France with his paternal arms".[1] The residence of the Stewart family in France was the Château d'Aubigny, Aubigny-sur-Nère, in the ancient county of Berry.

King James I regarded all Esmé's family with great affection, and instructed his son King Charles I to do well by them. Charles faithfully fulfilled this obligation, and as a result the Lennox family had considerable influence at the Scottish and English Courts over the next two generations. In 1603 as well as being granted the reversion of Cobham Hall, he was also granted the possession of Temple Newsam Hall in Yorkshire, the birthplace of Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, father of King James I and first cousin of Ludovic's father. In 1613 Ludovic Stewart was created Baron of Settrington (of Yorkshire) and Earl of Richmond (of Yorkshire) and in 1623 Earl of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and Duke of Richmond.[3] He married three times but died on 16 February 1623/4, aged 50, without legitimate issue,[4] when all his titles, excepting those inherited from his father, became extinct. He was buried in Westminster Abbey, in the Richmond Vault[5] in the Henry VII Chapel (that king formerly having been Earl of Richmond) above which survives his magnificent black marble monument by Hubert Le Sueur with gilt-bronze recumbent effigies of himself and his wife.

Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox

Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox (1579–1624), younger brother and heir, who had succeeded his father as 7th Seigneur d'Aubigny (which French title was able to be passed directly to a younger son). He died on 30 July 1624 of spotted fever, just 5 months after his elder brother. He married Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton (c. 1592 – 1637) of Leighton Bromswold, Huntingdonshire, as a consequence of which in 1619 he was created Baron Stuart of Leighton Bromswold and Earl of March. He was buried in Westminster Abbey.

James Stewart, 1st Duke of Richmond, 4th Duke of Lennox

James Stewart, 1st Duke of Richmond, 4th Duke of Lennox (1612–1655), son and heir, a third cousin of King Charles I. In 1624 King James I created the 12-year-old newly-fatherless James Stewart as Duke of Richmond and in 1628, following the death of Frances Howard (Lady Cobham), he gained vacant possession of Cobham Hall, which became his main residence. He was a key member of Royalist party in the English Civil War and in 1641–42 he served as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, which office was administered from nearby Dover Castle in Kent. He married Mary Villiers, daughter of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham.

Esmé Stuart, 2nd Duke of Richmond, 5th Duke of Lennox

Esmé Stuart, 2nd Duke of Richmond, 5th Duke of Lennox (1649–1660) was the infant son the 1st Duke. On his father's death when he was aged 6, and following the defeat of the royalist faction in the Civil War, he and his mother went into exile in France, where he died of the smallpox aged 10 in 1660 (the year of the Restoration of the Monarchy), when his titles passed to his first cousin Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox. He was buried in Westminster Abbey, where survives his monument, a black obelisk surmounted by an urn containing his heart.[5]

Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox

Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox (1639–1672) was the only son of George Stewart, 9th Seigneur d'Aubigny (1618–1642) (a younger brother of the 1st & 4th Duke), by his wife Katherine Howard, a daughter of Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk. He was appointed joint Lord Lieutenant of Kent and Vice-Admiral of Kent. With the Civil War over and the Stuart monarchy restored, he re-built the central block at Cobham Hall, between 1662 and 1672, to the design of the architect Peter Mills.[6] His "Gilt Hall" of 1672 (with marble wall decorations added in the 18th c. by James Wyatt) was considered by King George IV to be the finest room in England.[6] He married three times but died childless.

Family tree

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Cust, Lady Elizabeth, Some Account of the Stuarts of Aubigny, in France, London, 1891, pp.12-14 [1]
  2. ^ G. E. Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, n.s., vol. VII, 1929, p.603
  3. ^ G. E. Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, n.s., vol.7, p.606
  4. ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1911
  5. ^ a b "Ludovic, Frances & Esme Stuart". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b British Listed Buildings. "Cobham Hall (Including Kitchen and Stable Court), Cobham, Kent". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  • Anderson, John, "The Celtic Earls of Lennox" in Sir James Paul (ed.) The Scots Peerage Vol. 5, (Edinburgh, 1909), pp. 324–343
  • Steuart, A., "Stewart, Duke of Lennox" in Sir James Paul (ed.) The Scots Peerage Vol. 5, (Edinburgh, 1909), pp. 344–362
  • Grant, Francis, "Lennox, Duke of Lennox" in Sir James Paul (ed.) The Scots Peerage Vol. 5, (Edinburgh, 1909), pp. 363–371
  • Brown, Michael, "Earldom and Kindred: The Lennox and Its Earls, 1200–1458" in Steve Boardman and Alasdair Ross (eds.) The Exercise of Power in Medieval Scotland, c.1200–1500, (Dublin/Portland, 2003), pp. 201–224
  • Neville, Cynthia J., Native Lordship in Medieval Scotland: The Earldoms of Strathearn and Lennox, c. 1140–1365, (Portland & Dublin, 2005)

Further reading

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

February 09, 2023
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The Earl or Mormaer of Lennox was the ruler of the region of the Lennox in western Scotland It was first created in the 12th century for David of Scotland Earl of Huntingdon and later held by the Stewart dynasty Earldom of LennoxArms of Lennox Argent a saltire between four roses gulesCreation date12th centuryPeeragePeerage of ScotlandFirst holderDavid of Scotland Earl of Huntingdon first known Former seat s Balloch Castle Contents 1 Ancient earls 2 Stewart earls 3 List of earls and dukes of Lennox 3 1 Earls of Lennox 12th century 3 2 Earls of Lennox 2nd creation 1488 3 3 Earls of Lennox third creation c 1571 3 4 Earls of Lennox fourth creation 1578 3 5 Earls of Lennox fifth creation 1580 3 6 Dukes of Lennox first creation 1581 3 7 Dukes of Lennox second creation 1675 4 Stewart family 4 1 Ludovic Stewart 1st Duke of Richmond 2nd Duke of Lennox 4 2 Esme Stewart 3rd Duke of Lennox 4 3 James Stewart 1st Duke of Richmond 4th Duke of Lennox 4 4 Esme Stuart 2nd Duke of Richmond 5th Duke of Lennox 4 5 Charles Stewart 3rd Duke of Richmond 6th Duke of Lennox 5 Family tree 6 See also 7 References 8 Further readingAncient earls Edit Loch Lomond the heart of the Lennox Map of Scotland showing the Lennox The first earl recorded is Ailin I sometimes called Alwin He is traditionally said to have been created Earl of Lennox by King Malcolm IV in 1154 but this is likely too early a date Note Other sources say Arkil Arkyll was the first mormaer He fled Northumberland for Scotland about 1070 and was made Mormaer of Levenax by Malcolm That title was in the 12th century changed to earl of Lennox The earldom may in fact have been created in the late twelfth century by King William the Lion for his brother David and after David gained the higher title Earl of Huntingdon he resigned the Earldom of Lennox and it passed to Ailin Earl Ailin s parentage and background is unknown His line continued as Earls of Lennox until the time of Earl Duncan in the fifteenth century Duncan s daughter Isabella married Murdoch son of Robert Duke of Albany Duncan hoped this marriage would improve the family s prospects but it would in fact be their downfall Duke Robert had infamously murdered David the heir to the throne and when David s brother James became king he wreaked his vengeance almost the entire family were executed including Earl Duncan despite the fact he had had no part in the murder Isabella was imprisoned in Tantallon Castle but she escaped execution and succeeded her father as Countess of Lennox All four of her sons died in her lifetime two from King James s retribution and two from natural causes She had several grandsons but none of them were legitimate and the earldom therefore died with her around the year 1457 Stewart earls Edit Arms of Stewart of Darnley Earls of Lennox Or a fess chequy argent and azure In 1473 the earldom was reclaimed by Sir John Stewart of Darnley who was the grandson of Elizabeth Lennox daughter to Earl Duncan and sister to Countess Isabella In 1565 his great great great grandson Henry Lord Darnley married Mary Queen of Scots He would be murdered at Kirk o Field in 1567 and therefore on the death of his father Earl Matthew the earldom of Lennox passed to James the son of Henry and Mary James would accede as King of Scots a few months later and the title consequently merged with the Crown In 1572 the earldom was conferred upon King James s uncle Charles He did not long enjoy the title for he died four years later at the age of twenty one It was next granted to the king s great uncle Robert in 1578 This Robert described as being symple and of lyttle action or accomte was persuaded to exchange the earldom of Lennox for the earldom of March so that the king could give the former title to his friend and cousin Esme In 1581 Esme s earldom was raised to a dukedom and his line continued as Dukes of Lennox until the time of his great grandson Charles who died childless in 1672 after drowning at Elsinore while on a diplomatic mission to the Danish government In 1675 the Dukedom of Lennox was conferred upon Charles bastard son of King Charles II along with the English Dukedom of Richmond and several other titles However he would later sell his lands in the Lennox to the Duke of Montrose meaning he became Duke of Lennox in name alone This line survives today and is currently headed by another Charles Despite being Stewarts they used Lennox as their surname which was changed to Gordon Lennox in the 19th century after the fourth Duke married Lady Charlotte Gordon sister and heiress to George Duke of Gordon List of earls and dukes of Lennox EditEarls of Lennox 12th century Edit David Earl of Huntingdon died 1219 first known holder Ailin I Earl of Lennox d c 1200 Ailin II Earl of Lennox d 1217 Maldouen Earl of Lennox d 1250 Malcolm I Earl of Lennox d 1303 Malcolm II Earl of Lennox d 1333 Donald Earl of Lennox d 1365 Margaret Countess of Lennox resigned 1385 m Walter of Faslane descendant of the second Earl Duncan Earl of Lennox d 1425 Isabella Countess of Lennox d 1458 m Murdoch Stewart Duke of AlbanyThe title became extinct c 1459 as all four sons of Countess Isabella died without legitimate issue Earls of Lennox 2nd creation 1488 Edit Quartered arms of Matthew Stewart 4th Earl of Lennox displaying an inescutcheon of Lennox John Stewart 1st Earl of Lennox d 1495 Matthew Stewart 2nd Earl of Lennox 1488 1513 killed at the Battle of Flodden John Stewart 3rd Earl of Lennox d 1526 Matthew Stewart 4th Earl of Lennox 1516 1571 Henry Stewart Lord Darnley 1545 1567 eldest son and heir apparent to the earldom who predeceased his father He married his half first cousin Mary Queen of Scots daughter and heiress of King James V of Scotland by whom he was the father of King James VI of Scotland and I of England lived 1566 1625 who inherited the earldom on the death of his grandfather the 4th Earl whereupon it merged with the Crown but was re created by the king for his uncle Earls of Lennox third creation c 1571 Edit Charles Stewart Earl of Lennox 1555 1576 second son of the 4th Earl of the second creation Earls of Lennox fourth creation 1578 Edit Robert Stewart Earl of Lennox exchanged for the Earldom of March in 1580 second son of the third Earl of the second creation Earls of Lennox fifth creation 1580 Edit Esme Stewart Earl of Lennox 1542 1583 grandson of the third Earl of the second creation through his third son John Dukes of Lennox first creation 1581 Edit Esme Stewart Duke of Lennox 1542 1583 Ludovic Stewart Duke of Lennox and Richmond 1574 1623 Esme Stewart Duke of Lennox 1579 1624 James Stewart Duke of Lennox and Richmond 1612 1655 Esme Stewart Duke of Lennox and Richmond 1649 1660 Charles Stewart Duke of Lennox and Richmond 1639 1672 extinct Dukes of Lennox second creation 1675 Edit Charles Lennox Duke of Lennox and Richmond 1672 1723 Charles Lennox Duke of Lennox and Richmond 1701 1750 Charles Lennox Duke of Lennox and Richmond 1736 1806 Charles Lennox Duke of Lennox and Richmond 1764 1819 Charles Gordon Lennox Duke of Lennox and Richmond 1791 1860 Charles Gordon Lennox Duke of Lennox Richmond and Gordon 1818 1903 Charles Gordon Lennox Duke of Lennox Richmond and Gordon 1845 1928 Charles Gordon Lennox Duke of Lennox Richmond and Gordon 1870 1935 Frederick Gordon Lennox Duke of Lennox Richmond and Gordon 1904 1989 Charles Gordon Lennox Duke of Lennox Richmond and Gordon 1929 2017 Charles Gordon Lennox Duke of Lennox Richmond and Gordon b 1955 Stewart family Edit Arms of Stewart Dukes of Richmond and Lennox and Seigneurs d Aubigny Quarterly of 4 1 amp 4 Royal arms of King Charles VII of France within a bordure gules charged with eight buckles or 2 amp 3 Stewart of Darnley within a bordure engrailed gules for difference overall an inescutcheon of Lennox 1 The Chateau d Aubigny sur Nere paternal home of Esme Stewart 1st Duke of Lennox 1st Earl of Lennox Built by Sir Robert Stewart 4th Seigneur d Aubigny c 1470 1544 and known to the French today as le chateau des Stuarts Ludovic Stewart 1st Duke of Richmond 2nd Duke of Lennox Edit Ludovic Stewart 1st Duke of Richmond 2nd Duke of Lennox 1574 1624 was the eldest son and heir of Esme Stewart 1st Duke of Lennox 1st Earl of Lennox 1542 1583 a Roman Catholic French nobleman of Scottish ancestry who on his move to Scotland at the age of 37 became a favorite of the 13 year old King James VI of Scotland later James I of England of whose father Henry Stewart Lord Darnley he was a first cousin In 1579 80 Esme Stewart was created Earl of Lennox Lord Darnley Aubigny and Dalkeith and in 1581 he was created Duke of Lennox Earl of Darnley Lord Aubigny Dalkeith Torboltoun and Aberdour 2 The founder of the French branch of the Stewart family of Darnley in Renfrewshire Scotland was Sir John Stewart of Darnley c 1380 1429 1st Seigneur de Concressault 1st Seigneur d Aubigny 1st Comte d Evreux a famous warrior who commanded the Scottish army in France assisting the French King Charles VII to expel the invading English forces under King Henry V during the Hundred Years War He was much appreciated by the French king who showered him with honours and landed estates and granted him the glorious privilege of quartering the royal arms of France with his paternal arms 1 The residence of the Stewart family in France was the Chateau d Aubigny Aubigny sur Nere in the ancient county of Berry King James I regarded all Esme s family with great affection and instructed his son King Charles I to do well by them Charles faithfully fulfilled this obligation and as a result the Lennox family had considerable influence at the Scottish and English Courts over the next two generations In 1603 as well as being granted the reversion of Cobham Hall he was also granted the possession of Temple Newsam Hall in Yorkshire the birthplace of Henry Stewart Lord Darnley father of King James I and first cousin of Ludovic s father In 1613 Ludovic Stewart was created Baron of Settrington of Yorkshire and Earl of Richmond of Yorkshire and in 1623 Earl of Newcastle Upon Tyne and Duke of Richmond 3 He married three times but died on 16 February 1623 4 aged 50 without legitimate issue 4 when all his titles excepting those inherited from his father became extinct He was buried in Westminster Abbey in the Richmond Vault 5 in the Henry VII Chapel that king formerly having been Earl of Richmond above which survives his magnificent black marble monument by Hubert Le Sueur with gilt bronze recumbent effigies of himself and his wife Esme Stewart 3rd Duke of Lennox Edit Esme Stewart 3rd Duke of Lennox 1579 1624 younger brother and heir who had succeeded his father as 7th Seigneur d Aubigny which French title was able to be passed directly to a younger son He died on 30 July 1624 of spotted fever just 5 months after his elder brother He married Katherine Clifton 2nd Baroness Clifton c 1592 1637 of Leighton Bromswold Huntingdonshire as a consequence of which in 1619 he was created Baron Stuart of Leighton Bromswold and Earl of March He was buried in Westminster Abbey James Stewart 1st Duke of Richmond 4th Duke of Lennox Edit James Stewart 1st Duke of Richmond 4th Duke of Lennox 1612 1655 son and heir a third cousin of King Charles I In 1624 King James I created the 12 year old newly fatherless James Stewart as Duke of Richmond and in 1628 following the death of Frances Howard Lady Cobham he gained vacant possession of Cobham Hall which became his main residence He was a key member of Royalist party in the English Civil War and in 1641 42 he served as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports which office was administered from nearby Dover Castle in Kent He married Mary Villiers daughter of George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham Esme Stuart 2nd Duke of Richmond 5th Duke of Lennox Edit Esme Stuart 2nd Duke of Richmond 5th Duke of Lennox 1649 1660 was the infant son the 1st Duke On his father s death when he was aged 6 and following the defeat of the royalist faction in the Civil War he and his mother went into exile in France where he died of the smallpox aged 10 in 1660 the year of the Restoration of the Monarchy when his titles passed to his first cousin Charles Stewart 3rd Duke of Richmond 6th Duke of Lennox He was buried in Westminster Abbey where survives his monument a black obelisk surmounted by an urn containing his heart 5 Charles Stewart 3rd Duke of Richmond 6th Duke of Lennox Edit Charles Stewart 3rd Duke of Richmond 6th Duke of Lennox 1639 1672 was the only son of George Stewart 9th Seigneur d Aubigny 1618 1642 a younger brother of the 1st amp 4th Duke by his wife Katherine Howard a daughter of Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl of Suffolk He was appointed joint Lord Lieutenant of Kent and Vice Admiral of Kent With the Civil War over and the Stuart monarchy restored he re built the central block at Cobham Hall between 1662 and 1672 to the design of the architect Peter Mills 6 His Gilt Hall of 1672 with marble wall decorations added in the 18th c by James Wyatt was considered by King George IV to be the finest room in England 6 He married three times but died childless Family tree EditvteEarls Marquesses and Dukes of Richmond Lennox Gordon and HuntlyMORMAER EARL OF LENNOX 1st creation 12th centuryWilliam I King of Scotland c 1142 1214 DavidMormaer of LennoxEarl of Huntingdon 1152 1219 Ailin Ipossibly Mormaer of Lennox d c 1200 Isobel of Huntingdon 1199 1251 Ailin IIMormaer of Lennox d 1217 Robert V de Brus c 1210 1295 Maol Domhnaich Maldoven Mormaer of Lennox d 1250 Robert VI de Brus 1243 1304 Maol Choluim Malcolm IMormaer of Lennox d 1303 Robert I King of Scotland 1274 1329 Maol Choluim Malcolm IIMormaer of Lennox d 1333 Marjorie Bruce 1296 1316 Domhnall Donald Mormaer of Lennox d 1365 King Edward III 1312 1377 Robert II King of Scotland 1316 1390 MargaretCountess of Lennox Walter of Faslanede facto Mormaer of Lennox Great grandson of Mormaer Ailin II through the male line Resigned 1385EARL OF RICHMOND 5th creation 1342John of GauntEarl of RichmondDuke of Lancaster 1340 1399 Robert III King of Scots 1337 1406 Robert Stewart Duke of Albany c 1340 1420 DonnchadhMormaer of Lennox 1385 1425 Earldom of Richmond surrendered 1372John Beaufort Earl of Somerset 1373 1410 Murdoch Stewart Duke of Albany 1362 1425 IsabellaCountess of Lennox d 1458 Earldom of Lennox extinct 1458EARL OF HUNTLY 1445John Beaufort Duke of Somerset c 1403 1444 Alexander Seton Gordon 1st Earl of Huntly d 1470 King James I of Scots 1394 1437 Joan Beaufort c 1404 1445 James Stewart the Black Knight of Lorn c 1399 c 1451 EARL OF RICHMOND 7th creation 1452EARL OF LENNOX 2nd creation 1488Edmund Tudor1st Earl of Richmond 1430 1456 Lady Margaret Beaufort 1443 1509 George Gordon2nd Earl of Huntly d 1501 Annabella of Scotland c 1433 1509 King James II of Scotland 1430 1460 John Stewart1st Earl of Lennox bef 1430 1495 John Stewart Earl of Atholl c 1440 1512 Henry Tudor2nd Earl of RichmondKing Henry VII 1457 1509 King James III of Scotland 1451 1488 Mary Stewart 1453 1488 Earldom of Richmond merged into the Crown 1509Elizabeth HamiltonMatthew Stewart2nd Earl of Lennox 1460 1513 King Henry VIII 1491 1547 Alexander Gordon3rd Earl of Huntly d 1524 King James IV of Scots 1473 1513 Margaret Tudor 1489 1541 Archibald Douglas Earl of Angus 1489 1557 John Stewart3rd Earl of Lennox c 1490 1526 Elizabeth StewartillegitimateillegitimateJohn Gordon Lord Gordon d 1517 Margaret Stewart b 1498 DUKE OF RICHMOND amp SOMERSET 1525EARL OF LENNOX 4th creation 1578Henry FitzroyDuke of Richmond and Somerset 1519 1536 George Gordon4th Earl of Huntly 1514 1562 King James V of Scotland 1512 1542 Margaret Douglas 1515 1578 Matthew Stewart4th Earl of Lennox 1516 1571 Robert StewartEarl of LennoxEarl of March c 1522 1586 John Stewart Seigneur d Aubigny d 1567 Dukedom of Richmond and Somerset extinct 1536Earldom of Lennox merged with crown 1571Earldom of Lennox exchanged for the Earldom of March 1580EARL OF LENNOX 3rd creation c 1571EARL OF LENNOX 5th creation 1580DUKE OF LENNOX 1st creation 1581George Gordon5th Earl of Huntly d 1576 Mary Queen of Scots 1542 1587 Henry Stuart Lord Darnley 1545 1567 Charles StuartEarl of Lennox 1557 1576 Esme StewartEarl of Lennox 1st Duke of Lennox 1542 1583 DUKE OF RICHMOND 1st creation 1623George Gordon6th Earl of Huntly1st Marquess of Huntly 1562 1636 King James VI amp I 1566 1625 Ludovic Stewart2nd Duke of Lennox 1st Duke of Richmond 1574 1623 Esme Stewart3rd Duke of Lennox 1579 1624 DUKE OF RICHMOND 2nd creation 1641George Gordon2nd Marquess of Huntly c 1592 1649 Charles I 1600 1649 James Stewart4th Duke of Lennox 1st Duke of Richmond 1612 1655 George Stewart 9th Seigneur d Aubigny 1619 1642 EARL OF ABOYNE 1660Lewis Gordon3rd Marquess of Huntly c 1626 1653 King Charles II 1630 1685 Charles Gordon Earl of Aboyne c 1638 1681 Esme Stewart5th Duke of Lennox 2nd Duke of Richmond 1649 1660 Charles Stewart6th Duke of Lennox 3rd Duke of Richmond 1639 1672 illegitimateDukedoms of Lennox and Richmond extinct 1672DUKE OF GORDON 1st creation 1684DUKE OF RICHMOND 3rd creation 1675 DUKE OF LENNOX 2nd creation 1675George Gordon4th Marquess of Huntly1st Duke of GordonCharles Lennox1st Duke of Richmond 1st Duke of Lennox 1672 1723 Charles Gordon Earl of Aboyne c 1670 1702 Alexander Gordon2nd Duke of Gordon5th Marquess of Huntly 1720 1752 Charles Lennox2nd Duke of Richmond 2nd Duke of Lennox 1701 1750 John Gordon Earl of Aboyne d 1732 Cosmo George Gordon3rd Duke of Gordon6th Marquess of Huntly 1720 1752 Charles Lennox3rd Duke of Richmond 3rd Duke of Lennox 1735 1806 Lord George Lennox 1737 1805 Charles Gordon Earl of Aboyne 1728 1795 Alexander Gordon4th Duke of Gordon7th Marquess of Huntly 1743 1827 George Duncan Gordon5th Duke of Gordon8th Marquess of Huntly 1770 1836 Lady Charlotte Gordon 1768 1842 Charles Lennox4th Duke of Richmond 4th Duke of Lennox 1764 1819 George Gordon Earl of Aboyne9th Marquess of Huntly 1761 1853 Dukedom of Gordon extinct 1836Charles Gordon Lennox5th Duke of Richmond 5th Duke of Lennox 1791 1860 Charles Gordon10th Marquess of Huntly 1792 1863 DUKE OF GORDON 2nd creation 1876Charles Henry Gordon Lennox6th Duke of Richmond 6th Duke of Lennox 1st Duke of Gordon 1818 1903 Charles Henry Gordon Lennox7th Duke of Richmond 7th Duke of Lennox 2nd Duke of Gordon 1845 1928 Charles Gordon11th Marquess of Huntly 1847 1937 Lord Granville Armyne Gordon 1856 1907 Charles Henry Gordon Lennox8th Duke of Richmond 8th Duke of Lennox 3rd Duke of Gordon 1870 1935 Granville Cecil Douglas Gordon 1883 1930 Charles Henry Gordon Lennox Lord Stettrington 1899 1919 Frederick Charles Gordon Lennox9th Duke of Richmond 9th Duke of Lennox 4th Duke of Gordon 1904 1989 Douglas Charles Lindsey Gordon12th Marquess of Huntly 1908 1987 Charles Henry Gordon Lennox10th Duke of Richmond 10th Duke of Lennox 5th Duke of Gordon 1929 2017 Charles Gordon Lennox11th Duke of Richmond 11th Duke of Lennox 6th Duke of Gordon b 1955 Granville Charles Gomer Gordon13th Marquess of Huntly b 1944 Charles Henry Gordon Lennox Earl of March and Kinrara b 1994 Alastair Gordon Earl of Aboyne b 1973 See also EditDuke of Lennox Seigneur d Aubigny Earl of RichmondReferences Edit a b Cust Lady Elizabeth Some Account of the Stuarts of Aubigny in France London 1891 pp 12 14 1 G E Cokayne The Complete Peerage n s vol VII 1929 p 603 G E Cokayne The Complete Peerage n s vol 7 p 606 Encyclopaedia Britannica 1911 a b Ludovic Frances amp Esme Stuart Westminster Abbey Retrieved 23 February 2020 a b British Listed Buildings Cobham Hall Including Kitchen and Stable Court Cobham Kent britishlistedbuildings co uk Retrieved 23 February 2020 Anderson John The Celtic Earls of Lennox in Sir James Paul ed The Scots Peerage Vol 5 Edinburgh 1909 pp 324 343 Steuart A Stewart Duke of Lennox in Sir James Paul ed The Scots Peerage Vol 5 Edinburgh 1909 pp 344 362 Grant Francis Lennox Duke of Lennox in Sir James Paul ed The Scots Peerage Vol 5 Edinburgh 1909 pp 363 371 Brown Michael Earldom and Kindred The Lennox and Its Earls 1200 1458 in Steve Boardman and Alasdair Ross eds The Exercise of Power in Medieval Scotland c 1200 1500 Dublin Portland 2003 pp 201 224 Neville Cynthia J Native Lordship in Medieval Scotland The Earldoms of Strathearn and Lennox c 1140 1365 Portland amp Dublin 2005 Further reading EditChisholm Hugh ed 1911 Lennox Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 16 11th ed Cambridge University Press pp 419 420 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Earl of Lennox amp oldid 1122677667, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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