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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House of Richmond 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British noble house
associatedWithEvent Goodwood Festival of Speed NERFINISHED
Qatar Goodwood Festival NERFINISHED
associatedWithMonarch Charles II of England NERFINISHED
cadetBranchOf House of Stuart NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
founderFather Charles II of England NERFINISHED
founderMother Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth NERFINISHED
hasFamilyActivity horse racing
motorsport promotion
hasFamilyBranch Lennox-Gordon line NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalRole landed aristocracy in England
landed aristocracy in Scotland
hasNotableMemberRole courtiers
military officers
politicians
hasTitleStyle His Grace NERFINISHED
hereditaryPeerage Peerage of England NERFINISHED
Peerage of Scotland NERFINISHED
Peerage of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Gordon country, Scotland
Lennox, Scotland NERFINISHED
Richmond, Yorkshire NERFINISHED
languageTraditionallySpoken English
linkedToRoyalMistress Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth NERFINISHED
memberOf British peerage NERFINISHED
nobleTitleHeld Duke of Aubigny NERFINISHED
Duke of Gordon NERFINISHED
Duke of Lennox NERFINISHED
Duke of Richmond NERFINISHED
notableEstate Goodwood Estate NERFINISHED
originAs illegitimate royal line legitimised by creation of dukedom
politicalInfluence British aristocratic politics
House of Lords NERFINISHED
primaryFamilySurname Lennox NERFINISHED
religionHistorically Anglicanism
socialClass British nobility
titleCreationMonarch Charles II of England NERFINISHED
titleCreationYear 1675
traditionalCounty Sussex NERFINISHED
traditionalFamilySeat Goodwood House NERFINISHED

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Lady Sarah Cadogan associatedWith Ducal House of Richmond
this entity surface form: House of Richmond
Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond foundedHouse Ducal House of Richmond