Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond

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Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond KG , FRS , PC (born February 22, 1735 in London - † December 29, 1806 at Goodwood House , Sussex ), was a British nobleman , field marshal and politician.

Charles was the eldest surviving son of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond and his wife Sarah Cadogan. He followed his father in 1750 on his death as Duke of Richmond , Duke of Lennox and duc d'Aubigny and thereby became a member of the House of Lords .

In 1751 he joined the British Army as an ensign . In 1753 he was promoted to captain , in 1756 to lieutenant-colonel , in 1758 to colonel . In the Seven Years' War he commanded an infantry - battalion or - Regiment . Among other things, he fought in the Battle of Minden in 1759 . In 1760 he was promoted to major-general and in 1770 to lieutenant-general .

Then Lennox was Lord of the Bedchamber (1760), Lord Lieutenant of Sussex (1763-1806), Privy Counselor (1765-1806) and British Ambassador to France (1765-1766). He then became a Minister in the Rockingham government . Lennox left office when Pitt came to power.

In the American War of Independence he argued in favor of the United States in parliament and called for the withdrawal of British troops. He also advocated concessions on the Irish Home Rule . He also proposed extensive electoral reforms.

In 1782 he became a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter excellent, the General promoted and was the second Cabinet Rockingham, General Feldzeugmeister ministerial rank. He held this office until 1795, including during the next Pitt government. In 1792 he was promoted to the rank of Field Marshal . He sold his grandfather's shares in the royal coal mines in 1800 for £ 19,000.

Charles Lennox had married on April 1, 1757 with Lady Mary Bruce (1736-1796), daughter of Charles Bruce, 4th Earl of Elgin . But he only left three illegitimate daughters with his housekeeper. When he died in 1806, his nephew Charles Lennox inherited his title of nobility in 1806 .

Lennox was the builder of the ancestral home of the Dukes of Richmond to this day, the manor Goodwood House , which he had built from 1790 to 1800.

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  1. ↑ Charles Mosley (Ed.): Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage . Volume 3, Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, Wilmington 2003, p. 3335.
  2. ^ Family tree of the Stuarts. Retrieved May 28, 2020 .
predecessor Office successor
Charles Lennox Duke of Richmond
Duke of Lennox
1750-1806 		Charles Lennox
personal data
SURNAME Lennox, Charles, 3rd Duke of Richmond
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lennox, Charles, 3rd Duke of Lennox
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British nobleman, field marshal and politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1735
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH December 29, 1806
Place of death Goodwood House