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Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, 2nd Duke of Lennox, 2nd Duke of Aubigny, KG, KB, PC, FRS (18 May 1701 – 8 August 1750) of Goodwood House near Chichester in Sussex, was a British nobleman and politician.
Learn about the life and achievements of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, a pro-Hanoverian Freemason and a prominent politician in England and France. He was the fourth Grand Master of Grand Lodge from 1724 to 1750 and founded several lodges in London, Sussex and Paris.
In 1675, King Charles II created his illegitimate son Charles Lennox Duke of Richmond (created on 9 August 1675) and Duke of Lennox (created on 9 September 1675), and the two Dukedoms have since been held concurrently by Lennox's descendants.
Charles Lennox, a natural son of King Charles II, was created Duke of Richmond in 1675 and granted lands in Scotland and Yorkshire (later sold). Through his grandmother, the Duchess of...
Charles Lennox was born 18 May 1701 at Goodwood, the only son of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, and Anne Brudenell. Having joined the army he became a captain in the royal regiment of horse guards.
Politician and sportsman; gained the rank of Lieutenant-General by 1745; grandson of Charles II by Louise de Kéroualle (qq.v.). Lennox's cultural interests were diverse. At Goodwood, his family estate in Sussex, he built a shell house and established a menagerie. He was one of the earliest patrons of Canaletto.
Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, 2nd Duke of Lennox, 2nd Duke of Aubigny, of Goodwood House near Chichester in Sussex, was a British nobleman and politician. He was the son of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, 1st Duke of Lennox, the youngest of the seven illegitimate sons of King Charles II.
