Ducal House of Lennox

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The Ducal House of Lennox is a British noble family line established in the early 18th century that descends from the illegitimate offspring of King Charles II and holds prominent ducal titles in the peerage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British ducal house
noble family
associatedActivity horse racing at Goodwood
associatedDynasty House of Stuart
associatedEstate Goodwood Estate
linked to: Goodwood House
coatOfArmsFeature royal arms of Charles II within a bordure compony
country Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
descendsFrom Charles II of England
descentType illegitimate line of Charles II of England
familyNameVariant Gordon-Lennox
Lennox
founder Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond and Lennox
foundingDate early 18th century
hasAncestralOrigin Lennox
hasAncestralRegion Scotland
hasCadetBranch Gordon-Lennox line
hasMember Charles Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond
Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond and Lennox
Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond
Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond
holdsHereditaryOffice Hereditary Constable of Inverness Castle
Hereditary Keeper of the Royal Palace of Holyroodhouse
languageOfFamily English
nobleRank ducal rank
nobleTitle Duke of Aubigny
Duke of Gordon
Duke of Lennox
Duke of Richmond
notableFor descent from Charles II of England
holding multiple ducal titles simultaneously
peerage French nobility
Peerage of England
Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of Scotland
politicalAlignmentHistorical Royalist
region British Isles
religionTraditionally Anglicanism
seatHistorically Goodwood House
seatRegion West Sussex
socialClass British aristocracy
successionLaw male-preference primogeniture
titleCreationContext post-Restoration British monarchy

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Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond foundedHouse Ducal House of Lennox
Duke of Richmond and Gordon linkedTo House of Stuart through Lennox line
linked to: Ducal House of Lennox