Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond

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Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond and 1st Duke of Lennox, 1er Duc d' Aubigny (29 July 1672 – 27 May 1723), was the illegitimate son of Charles II of England and his mistress Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth.

Lennox was created Duke of Richmond, Earl of March and Baron Settrington in the Peerage of England on 9 August 1675 and Duke of Lennox, Earl of Darnley and Baron Torbolton in the Peerage of Scotland on 9 September 1675, and was invested as a Knight of the Garter in 1681. He was appointed Lord High Admiral of Scotland, under reservation of the commission granted to James, Duke of Albany and York (later James VII) as Lord High Admiral for life. The appointment was therefore only effective between 1701 and 1705, when Lennox resigned all his Scottish lands and offices.

Took part in Jacobitism before making peace with William III of England.

It appears that he was Master of a Lodge in Chichester in 1696, and so was one of the few known seventeenth century freemasons, and certainly one of remarkably high rank.

He was married to Anne Brudenell (died 1722), daughter of Francis, Baron Brudenell; with whom he had three children:

• Lady Louisa Lennox, later Countess of Berkeley
• Charles Lennox, Earl of March, later 2nd Duke of Richmond and 2nd Duke of Lennox
• Lady Anne Lennox, later Countess of Albemarle

By his mistress Jacqueline de Mézières:

• Renée Lennox (1709-1774) mistress of her cousin Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans.

Contents 1 Cricket 2 Ancestry 3 References 4 External sources 5 Further reading

[edit] Cricket

Richmond was a patron of cricket, then becoming a major professional sport, and did much to develop it in Sussex. It is almost certain that he was involved with the earliest known major cricket match which took place in the 1697 season and was the first to be reported by the press ^[1]. Richmond sponsored a team in the 1702 season against an Arundel side ^[2].

Richmond's son Charles, the 2nd Duke, inherited his interest in cricket and became famous as the patron of both Sussex county cricket teams and Slindon Cricket Club.

[edit] Ancestry

v • d • e Ancestors of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond

16. Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley               8. James I of England                       17. Mary I of Scotland               4. Charles I of England                             18. Frederick II of Denmark               9. Anne of Denmark                       19. Sofie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin               2. Charles II of England                                   20. Antoine of Navarre               10. Henry IV of France                       21. Jeanne III of Navarre               5. Henrietta Maria of France                             22. Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany               11. Marie de' Medici                       23. Johanna of Austria               1. Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond                                         24. Guillaume de Penancoët, Seigneur de Kérouaille               12. René de Penancoët, Seigneur de Kérouaille et Villeneuve                       25. Guillemette Barbier               6. Guillaume de Penancoët, Seigneur de Kérouaille                             13. Julienne Emery du Pont-l'Abbé, Dame du Chef du Bois                       3. Louise Renée de Penancoët de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth                                   14. Sébastien de Ploeuc, Marquis du Timeur et de Kergolay                       7. Marie de Ploeuc de Timeur                             30. René de Rieux, Seigneur de Sourdeac               15. Marie de Rieux                       31. Suzanne de Saint-Mélanie

[edit] References

[edit] External sources

• From Lads to Lord's; The History of Cricket: 1300 – 1787
• Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond at Genealogics
• The Bastards of Moscati

[edit] Further reading

• Timothy J McCann, Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century, Sussex Record Society, 2004
• Late Baron di Bauvso, Malta. 1st of January 2000.
• The Adami Collection - collection of Parish records of Marriages, legacy and nobility, National Library of Malta, vol 10, pp 1838.

Political offices
In commission Title last held by The Duke of Monmouth	Master of the Horse 1681 – 1685	Succeeded by The Lord Dartmouth
Preceded by King James VII	Lord High Admiral of Scotland 1701 – 1705	Succeeded by The Marquess of Montrose
Peerage of England
New creation	Duke of Richmond 3rd creation 1675 – 1723	Succeeded by Charles Lennox
Peerage of Scotland
New creation	Duke of Lennox 2nd creation 1675 – 1723	Succeeded by Charles Lennox