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  1. 2 days ago · Frances Teresa Stuart, duchess of Richmond and Lennox (born July 8, 1647—died Oct. 15, 1702) was a favourite mistress of Charles II of Great Britain. She also held the title of Duchess of Richmond and Lennox.

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  2. 4 days ago · Charles Lennox, first Duke of Richmond. 1694–1705: Sir George Rooke, admiral. 1699: Charles Beauclerk, first Duke of St. Albans. 1705–16: William Cadogan, later first Earl Cadogan, general. 1716–20: Charles Paulet or Powlett, Marquis of Winchester, later third Duke of Bolton. 1716–20

  3. 2 days ago · In 1722 Charles Lennox, Earl of March, represented the city, and in 1761 Lord George Henry Lennox was member. Throughout the latter part of the 18th century, the Dukes of Richmond regularly nominated one member, and the independent party nominated the other.

  4. 3 days ago · In August, 1637, Mary, daughter of the 1st Duke of Buckingham, and widow (at the age of 11) of Charles, Lord Herbert, was married to James Stuart, 4th Duke of Lennox and 1st Duke of Richmond. The wedding dinner was held at York House. where there were said to be "more cooks than guests."

  5. 3 days ago · When the English took over, they dubbed the island Richmond County, for the illegitimate son of Charles II, Charles Lennox Duke of Richmond.

  6. 1 day ago · She is a descendant of King Charles II of England via three of his illegitimate children: Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond; James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth; and Anne Lennard, Countess of Sussex.

  7. 1 day ago · In 1683, the colony of New York was divided into ten counties. As part of this process, Staten Island, as well as several minor neighboring islands, was designated as Richmond County. The name derives from the title of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, an illegitimate son of King Charles II.