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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British ducal house
ⓘ
noble family ⓘ |
| associatedActivity | horse racing at Goodwood ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | House of Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEstate | Goodwood Estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsFeature | royal arms of Charles II within a bordure compony ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| descendsFrom | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| descentType | illegitimate line of Charles II of England ⓘ |
| familyNameVariant |
Gordon-Lennox
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lennox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond and Lennox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingDate | early 18th century ⓘ |
| hasAncestralOrigin | Lennox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestralRegion | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCadetBranch | Gordon-Lennox line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond and Lennox NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holdsHereditaryOffice |
Hereditary Constable of Inverness Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hereditary Keeper of the Royal Palace of Holyroodhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfFamily | English ⓘ |
| nobleRank | ducal rank ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Duke of Aubigny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke of Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of Lennox NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
descent from Charles II of England
ⓘ
holding multiple ducal titles simultaneously ⓘ |
| peerage |
French nobility
ⓘ
Peerage of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ Peerage of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignmentHistorical | Royalist ⓘ |
| region | British Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionTraditionally | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| seatHistorically | Goodwood House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatRegion | West Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | British aristocracy ⓘ |
| successionLaw | male-preference primogeniture ⓘ |
| titleCreationContext | post-Restoration British monarchy ⓘ |
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