Wife Mary Villiers, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox about 1640, Skokloster CastleArms of Sir James Stewart, 4th Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, KG
He inherited the Dukedom of Lennox on his father's death in 1624 and in 1625, at the age of 13, was made a Gentleman of the Bedchamber to the newly crowned King Charles I, who knighted him on 29 June 1630 and invested him as a knight of Order of the Garter in 1633.
Dukedom of Richmondedit
The Earldom of Richmond had become absorbed into the crown in 1485 when Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, became King Henry VII. The Scottish connection to the Richmond title began in 1613 when James Stewart's uncle Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox (1574–1624), was created by King James I as Earl of Richmond and was later, in 1623, created by the same king Duke of Richmond and Earl of Newcastle.[2] However he died childless a year later when all his titles (excepting those inherited from his father, namely Duke and Earl of Lennox) became extinct. On 21 August 1637 he was created the 3rd Baron Clifton via his mother.[3]
The title Duke of Richmond was re-created in 1641[2] by King Charles I for Ludovic's nephew and eventual heir James Stewart, 4th Duke of Lennox, who was also granted Cobham Hall and the manor of Cobham, Kent, which became his main residence.
^ abMcNeill, Ronald John (1911). "Richmond, Earls and Dukes of" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 306–307.
^"Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold". library2.utm.utoronto.ca.
Referencesedit
Entry at ThePeerage.com
Weiss Gallery, Illustrious Company: Early Portraits 1545–1720, 1998 (catalogue with commentary).
External linksedit
Media related to James Stewart, 1st Duke of Richmond at Wikimedia Commons
james, stewart, duke, richmond, duke, lennox, april, 1612, march, 1655, lord, manor, cobham, kent, scottish, nobleman, third, cousin, king, charles, privy, councillor, member, royalist, party, english, civil, 1641, served, lord, warden, cinque, ports, spent, f. James Stewart 1st Duke of Richmond 4th Duke of Lennox KG 6 April 1612 30 March 1655 lord of the Manor of Cobham Kent was a Scottish nobleman A third cousin of King Charles I he was a Privy Councillor and a key member of the Royalist party in the English Civil War In 1641 42 he served as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports He spent five months in exile in 1643 returning to England to defend the city of Oxford for the king 1 His GraceThe Duke of RichmondKGJames Stewart Duke of Lennox and Richmond 1637 by Sir Anthony van DyckBorn6 April 1612 1612 04 06 ScotlandDied30 March 1655 1655 03 31 aged 42 ScotlandAllegiance Kingdom of ScotlandService wbr branch Royal Scots NavyRankLord High Admiral of Scotland Wife Mary Villiers Duchess of Richmond and Lennox about 1640 Skokloster Castle Arms of Sir James Stewart 4th Duke of Lennox 1st Duke of Richmond KG Contents 1 Origins 2 Career 3 Dukedom of Richmond 4 Marriage and children 5 Death and burial 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksOrigins editHe was the eldest son of Esme Stewart 3rd Duke of Lennox 1579 1624 by his wife Katherine Clifton 2nd Baroness Clifton c 1592 1637 Career editHe inherited the Dukedom of Lennox on his father s death in 1624 and in 1625 at the age of 13 was made a Gentleman of the Bedchamber to the newly crowned King Charles I who knighted him on 29 June 1630 and invested him as a knight of Order of the Garter in 1633 Dukedom of Richmond editThe Earldom of Richmond had become absorbed into the crown in 1485 when Henry Tudor Earl of Richmond became King Henry VII The Scottish connection to the Richmond title began in 1613 when James Stewart s uncle Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke of Lennox 1574 1624 was created by King James I as Earl of Richmond and was later in 1623 created by the same king Duke of Richmond and Earl of Newcastle 2 However he died childless a year later when all his titles excepting those inherited from his father namely Duke and Earl of Lennox became extinct On 21 August 1637 he was created the 3rd Baron Clifton via his mother 3 The title Duke of Richmond was re created in 1641 2 by King Charles I for Ludovic s nephew and eventual heir James Stewart 4th Duke of Lennox who was also granted Cobham Hall and the manor of Cobham Kent which became his main residence Marriage and children editOn 3 August 1637 he married Mary Villiers a daughter of George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham by whom he had issue Esme Stewart 2nd Duke of Richmond 5th Duke of Lennox 1649 1660 who died aged 10 in 1660 whereupon both titles descended to his first cousin Charles Stewart 3rd Duke of Richmond 6th Duke of Lennox 1638 1672 Lady Mary Stewart 10 July 1651 4 July 1668 Baroness Clifton in 1660 married Richard Butler 1st Earl of Arran No issue Death and burial editHe died on 30 March 1655 aged 42 and was buried in Westminster Abbey See also editLord Bernard Stewart younger brother Siege of OxfordNotes edit Weiss Gallery Illustrious Company p 20 a b McNeill Ronald John 1911 Richmond Earls and Dukes of In Chisholm Hugh ed Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 23 11th ed Cambridge University Press pp 306 307 Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold library2 utm utoronto ca References editEntry at ThePeerage com Weiss Gallery Illustrious Company Early Portraits 1545 1720 1998 catalogue with commentary External links edit nbsp Media related to James Stewart 1st Duke of Richmond at Wikimedia Commons Honorary titles Preceded byThe Earl of Portland Lord Lieutenant of Hampshirejointly with The Earl of Southampton 1641 1646 and The Earl of Portland1635 1646 Succeeded byInterregnum Political offices Preceded byThe Earl of Suffolk Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports1641 1642 Succeeded bySir Edward Boys Peerage of Scotland Preceded byEsme Stewart Duke of Lennox1624 1655 Succeeded byEsme Stewart Peerage of England New creation Duke of Richmond1641 1655 Succeeded byEsme Stewart Preceded byKatherine Clifton Baron Clifton1637 1655 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Stewart 1st Duke of Richmond amp oldid 1181435876, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
