Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond
Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond KG , KB , PC , FRS (born May 18, 1701 in Goodwood , † August 8, 1750 in Godalming ), was a British nobleman , general and politician.
Life
Charles was the only son of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond , and his wife Lady Anne Brudenell.
In 1721 he joined a guard cavalry regiment of the British Army as an officer . In 1739 he was promoted to Brigadier-General , 1742 to Major-General , 1745 to Lieutenant-General and in the same year finally promoted to General . He fought in 1743 in the Battle of Dettingen and in 1745 against the Jacobites .
In 1722 he was elected to the Lower House of Parliament as MP for Chichester . When his father died in 1723, he inherited his title of nobility as 2nd Duke of Richmond and 2nd Duke of Lennox and was promoted to the House of Lords . In 1734 he inherited the French title duc d'Aubigny from his paternal grandmother, Louise de Kérouaille .
From 1724 to 1725 he was the grand master of a Masonic lodge . From 1726 to 1735 he was Lord of the Bedchamber of Kings George I and George II. At the coronation of the latter in 1727 he served as Lord High Constable . 1726 he became a Knight Companion in the Order of the Garter was added and also a Knight Companion of the newly established 1727 Order of the Bath was geschlagen.1735 Lennox Mayor of Chichester , Master of the Horse and Privy Counselor . From 1748 to 1749 he was British ambassador to France. He was a co-founder of the Foundling Hospital in London and was a great promoter of the sport of cricket .
He died in 1750 and was buried in Chichester Cathedral.
Marriage and offspring
In 1719, Charles Lennox married Lady Sarah Cadogan (1705–1751), a lady-in-waiting to Queen Caroline , daughter of William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan , with whom he had the following children:
- Georgiana Caroline, 1st Baroness Holland (1723–1774), ⚭ 1744 Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland ;
- Charles Lennox, Earl of March (* / † 1730);
- Lady Emilia Mary Lennox (1731-1814), ⚭ (1) 1747 James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster , ⚭ (2) William Ogilvie;
- Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond (1735-1806);
- Lord George Henry Lennox (1738–1805), MP, ⚭ Lady Louisa Kerr (1744–1830), daughter of William Henry Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian ;
- Lady Louisa Augusta Lennox (* 1743), ⚭ 1758 Thomas Conolly;
- Lady Sarah Lennox (1745-1826), ⚭ (1) 1762 Sir Thomas Charles Bunbury, 6th Baronet, ⚭ (2) 1781 Hon. George Napier;
- Lady Cecilia Lennox (1750-1769).
Web links
- Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond on thepeerage.com
- Richmond, Duke of (E, 1675) at Cracroft's Peerage
literature
- Charles Mosley (Ed.): Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage . Volume 3, Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, Wilmington 2003, p. 3335.
- Stella Tillyard: aristocrats. Four sisters who shaped a century . Translated by Justine Hubert, Rütten & Loening, Berlin 1996, ISBN 3352006083 .
Individual evidence
- ^ William Arthur Shaw: The Knights of England. Volume 1, Sherratt and Hughes, London 1906, p. 42.
- ^ William Arthur Shaw: The Knights of England. Volume 1, Sherratt and Hughes, London 1906, p. 167.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Lennox |
Duke of Richmond Duke of Lennox 1723-1750 |
Charles Lennox |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lennox, Charles, 2nd Duke of Richmond |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lennox, Charles, 2nd Duke of Lennox |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1701 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Goodwood House |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 8, 1750 |
| Place of death | Godalming |