Ducal House of Richmond

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The Ducal House of Richmond is a British noble family line established in the late 17th century that has held the dukedom of Richmond and played a notable role in the aristocratic and political life of the United Kingdom.

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Ducal House of Richmond canonical 1
House of Richmond 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British noble house
associatedWithEvent Goodwood Festival of Speed
Qatar Goodwood Festival
associatedWithMonarch Charles II of England
cadetBranchOf House of Stuart
coatOfArmsFeature royal arms of England within a bordure company
country United Kingdom
currentTitleHolderLine male-preference primogeniture
establishedInCentury 17th century
establishedInPeriod late 17th century
founder Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond
founderFather Charles II of England
founderMother Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth
hasFamilyActivity horse racing
motorsport promotion
hasFamilyBranch Lennox-Gordon line
hasHistoricalRole landed aristocracy in England
landed aristocracy in Scotland
hasNotableMemberRole courtiers
military officers
politicians
hasTitleStyle His Grace
hereditaryPeerage Peerage of England
Peerage of Scotland
Peerage of the United Kingdom
historicalRegion Gordon country, Scotland
Lennox, Scotland
Richmond, Yorkshire
languageTraditionallySpoken English
linkedToRoyalMistress Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth
memberOf British peerage
nobleTitleHeld Duke of Aubigny
Duke of Gordon
Duke of Lennox
Duke of Richmond
notableEstate Goodwood Estate
linked to: Goodwood House
originAs illegitimate royal line legitimised by creation of dukedom
politicalInfluence British aristocratic politics
House of Lords
primaryFamilySurname Lennox
religionHistorically Anglicanism
socialClass British nobility
titleCreationMonarch Charles II of England
titleCreationYear 1675
traditionalCounty Sussex
traditionalFamilySeat Goodwood House

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Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond foundedHouse Ducal House of Richmond
Lady Sarah Cadogan associatedWith House of Richmond
linked to: Ducal House of Richmond