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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 Lord 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.
Family
| Early English cricketers |
| Charles Lennox |
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Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond |
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29 July 1672(1672-07-29) |
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England |
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27 May 1723 (aged 50) |
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patron |
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| c.1690-1723 |
Duke of Richmond's XI |
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Sussex |
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As of 20 June, 2008
Main source: T J McCann
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He was married to Anne Brudenell (died 1722), daughter of Francis, Baron Brudenell; with whom he had three children:
By his mistress Jacqueline de Mézières:
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 the patron of both Sussex county cricket teams and Slindon Cricket Club.
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16. Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley |
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8. James I of England |
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17. Mary I of Scotland |
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4. Charles I of England |
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18. Frederick II of Denmark |
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9. Anne of Denmark |
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19. Sofie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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2. Charles II of England |
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20. Antoine of Navarre |
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10. Henry IV of France |
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21. Jeanne III of Navarre |
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5. Henrietta Maria of France |
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22. Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany |
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11. Marie de' Medici |
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23. Johanna of Austria |
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1. Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond |
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24. Guillaume de Penancoët, Seigneur de Kérouaille |
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12. René de Penancoët, Seigneur de Kérouaille et Villeneuve |
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25. Guillemette Barbier |
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6. Guillaume de Penancoët, Seigneur de Kérouaille |
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13. Julienne Emery du Pont-l'Abbé, Dame du Chef du Bois |
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3. Louise Renée de Penancoët de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth |
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14. Sébastien de Ploeuc, Marquis du Timeur et de Kergolay |
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7. Marie de Ploeuc de Timeur |
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30. René de Rieux, Seigneur de Sourdeac |
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15. Marie de Rieux |
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31. Suzanne de Saint-Mélanie |
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References
- ^ T J McCann, Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century, page xli
- ^ T J McCann, Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century, page 1
External sources
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.
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