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unusual facts about Duke of Richmond



Charles Reuben Ryley

He was employed on decorative paintings by the Duke of Richmond at Goodwood, Mr. Willett at Merly, Mr. Conolly in Ireland, and elsewhere.

James Alms

His father was said to be a servant of the Duke of Richmond.

Lennox sisters

The Lennox sisters were the daughters of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond in the Peerage of England and 2nd Duke of Lennox in the Peerage of Scotland, and Lady Sarah Cadogan (1705–1751), daughter of William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan.

Pensions in the United Kingdom

To the Duke of Richmond and his heirs was granted in 1676 a duty of one shilling per ton of all coals exported from the Tyne for consumption in England.

Richmond Green

Perhaps the most infamous game to be played on the Green took place the following year on 23 August when a Mr Chambers organised an eleven a side game against the Duke of Richmond's team from Sussex.

Sir Thomas Robinson, 1st Baronet

Horace Walpole gave an account of his ball for a daughter of the Duke of Richmond in October 1741.

Taylor White

Along with Coram and the Duke of Richmond, White and his fellow Governors were present on the evening of 25 March 1741 when the first children arrived.

Thomas Prickett

In retirement he assisted the Duke of Richmond to redevelop the Goodwood estate.


see also

Bessie Blount

Elizabeth Blount, mistress of Henry VIII of England and mother of his son, Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset

Charles Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond

Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond, 8th Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Gordon DSO MVO (30 December 1870 – 7 May 1935) was a British Peer, the son of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond by his first wife, Amy Mary Ricardo (1849–1879), daughter of Percy Ricardo, of Bramley Park and Mathilde Hensley.

RAF Westhampnett

Built on land belonging to the Goodwood Estate, the then landowner, the Duke of Richmond, Frederick Gordon-Lennox retained the Title Deed to the land.

Sarah Lennox

Lady Sarah Lennox (1745 – 1826), daughter of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, love of George III