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

The Dukedoms of Richmond and Lennox are important noble titles in the United Kingdom. A "Dukedom" is a very high rank, held by a "Duke." Since 1623, the same person has usually held both the Dukedom of Richmond (an English title) and the Dukedom of Lennox (a Scottish title).

In 1675, King Charles II gave these titles to his son, Charles Lennox. Since then, the Dukes of Richmond and Lennox have been descendants of Charles Lennox. Over time, other important titles were added. Since 1734, they have also held the Dukedom of Aubigny from France. And since 1876, they have held the Dukedom of Gordon from the United Kingdom.

The Dukes of Richmond and Lennox
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The Dukes of Richmond and Lennox

The first Duke of Richmond and Lennox was Charles Lennox. He was the youngest son of King Charles II. King Charles II created these Dukedoms especially for him in 1675.

The First Duke

Charles Lennox (1672-1723)
- He became Duke in 1675 and held the title until 1723.
- His mother was Louise de Kérouaille, a close friend of King Charles II.
- He held the titles of Duke of Richmond, Duke of Lennox, Earl of March, Earl of Darnley, Baron of Settrington, and Lord of Torboulton.

Later Dukes and Added Titles

After the first Duke, the titles passed down through his family. His son, Charles Lennox, inherited the Dukedoms in 1723. He also inherited the French title of Duc d'Aubigny in 1734. This means the Dukes of Richmond and Lennox also became Dukes in France!

Many generations later, in 1876, the 6th Duke, Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (1818-1903), received another important title: the Dukedom of Gordon. From this point on, the Dukes held three main Dukedoms: Richmond, Lennox, and Gordon.

The Current Duke

Today, the current holder of these titles is Charles Gordon-Lennox. He was born in 1955 and became the Duke in 2017. He is the 11th person to hold these historic titles.

The Dukes of Richmond, Lennox, and Gordon have a long family history, connecting them to royalty and nobility across several centuries.

Family tree

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

King Edward III
(1312–1377)

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

King James I of Scots
(1394–1437)

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)

King James II of Scotland
(1430–1460)

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, King Henry VII

King James III of Scotland
(1451–1488)

Mary Stewart
(1453–1488)

Earldom of Richmond (7th creation) merged into the Crown, 1509

Elizabeth Hamilton

Matthew Stewart
(1460–1513)
2nd Earl of Lennox

King Henry VIII
(1491–1547)

Alexander Gordon
(d. 1524)
3rd Earl of Huntly

King James IV of Scots
(1473–1513)

Margaret Tudor
(1489–1541)

Archibald Douglas
(1489–1557)
Earl of Angus

John Stewart
(c. 1490–1526)
3rd Earl of Lennox

Elizabeth Stewart

illegitimate

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

King James V of Scotland
(1512–1542)

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, Queen of Scots
(1542–1587)

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

Earl of Richmond, Baron Settrington, 1613, Duke of Richmond (1st creation), 1623

George Gordon
(1562–1636)
1st Marquess of Huntly, 6th Earl of Huntly, 1st Earl of Enzie, 1st Lord Gordon of Badenoch

King James VI & I
(1566–1625)

Ludovic Stewart
(1574–1623)
2nd Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, 1st Earl of Richmond, 1st 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, 7th Earl of Huntly, 2nd Earl of Enzie, 1st Viscount Aboyne, 2nd Lord Gordon of Badenoch

Charles I
(1600–1649)

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, 8th Earl of Huntly, 3rd Earl of Enzie, 3rd Lord Gordon of Badenoch

King Charles II
(1630–1685)

Louise de Kérousaille
(1649–1734)
Duchess of Portsmouth, Duchess of Aubigny

Charles Gordon
(c. 1638–1681)
1st Earl of Aboyne, 1st 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

illegitimate

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, 4th Marquess of Huntly, 9th Earl of Huntly, 4th Earl of Enzie, 4th Lord Gordon of Badenoch, 1st Lord Strathaven, Balmore, Auchindoun, Garthie and Kincardine

Charles Lennox
(1672–1723)
1st Duke of Richmond, 1st Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Aubigny, 1st Earl of March

Charles Gordon
(c. 1670–1702)
2nd Earl of Aboyne, 2nd Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet

Alexander Gordon
(1720–1752)
2nd Duke of Gordon, 5th Marquess of Huntly, 10th Earl of Huntly, 5th Earl of Enzie, 5th Lord Gordon of Badenoch, 2nd Lord Strathaven, Balmore, Auchindoun, Garthie and Kincardine

Charles Lennox
(1701–1750)
2nd Duke of Richmond, 2nd Duke of Lennox, 2nd Duke of Aubigny, 2nd Earl of March

John Gordon
(d. 1732)
3rd Earl of Aboyne, 3rd Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet

Cosmo George Gordon
(1720–1752)
3rd Duke of Gordon, 6th Marquess of Huntly, 11th Earl of Huntly, 6th Earl of Enzie, 6th Lord Gordon of Badenoch, 3rd Lord Strathaven, Balmore, Auchindoun, Garthie and Kincardine

Charles Lennox
(1735–1806)
3rd Duke of Richmond, 3rd Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Aubigny, 3rd Earl of March

George Lennox
(1737–1805)

Charles Gordon
(c. 1726–1794)
4th Earl of Aboyne, 4th Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet

Alexander Gordon
(1743–1827)
4th Duke of Gordon, 7th Marquess of Huntly, 12th Earl of Huntly, 7th Earl of Enzie, 1st Earl of Norwich, 7th Lord Gordon of Badenoch, 4th Lord Strathaven, Balmore, Auchindoun, Garthie and Kincardine

Baron Meldrum of Morven in the County of Aberdeen, 1815

George Duncan Gordon
(1770–1836)
5th Duke of Gordon, 8th Marquess of Huntly, 5th Earl of Enzie, 2nd Earl of Norwich, 8th Lord Gordon of Badenoch, 5th Lord Strathaven, Balmore, Auchindoun, Garthie and Kincardine

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, 5th Earl of Aboyne, 5th Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet, 1st Baron Meldrum

Dukedom of Gordon (1st creation), Earldom of Norwich (4th creation), Earldom of Enzie, and Lord Strathaven, Balmore, Auchindoun, Garthie and Kincardine 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, 6th Earl of Aboyne, 6th 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, 6th Duke of Aubigny, 6th Earl of March, 1st Earl of Kinrara

Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox
(1845–1928)
7th Duke of Richmond, 7th Duke of Lennox, 2nd Duke of Gordon, 7th Duke of Aubigny, 7th Earl of March, 2nd Earl of Kinrara

Charles Gordon
(1847–1937)
11th Marquess of Huntly, 7th Earl of Aboyne, 7th 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, 8th Earl of March, 3rd Earl of Kinrara

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, 9th Earl of March, 4th Earl of Kinrara

Douglas Charles Lindsey Gordon
(1908–1987)
12th Marquess of Huntly, 8th Earl of Aboyne, 8th 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, 10th Earl of March, 5th Earl of Kinrara

Charles Gordon-Lennox
(b. 1955)
11th Duke of Richmond, 11th Duke of Lennox, 11th Duke of Aubigny, 6th Duke of Gordon, 11th Earl of March, 6th Earl of Kinrara

Granville Charles Gomer Gordon
(b. 1944)
13th Marquess of Huntly, 9th Earl of Aboyne, 9th 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