Earl of Lennox

Scottish title

Earldom of Lennox

Arms of Lennox: Argent, a saltire between four roses gules

Creation date| 12th century
Peerage| Peerage of Scotland
First holder| David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon (first known)
Former seat(s)| Balloch Castle

The Earl or Mormaer of Lennox was the ruler of the region of the Lennox in western Scotland. It was first created in the 12th century for David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon and later held by the Stewart dynasty.

## Ancient earls

[edit]

Loch Lomond, the heart of the Lennox Map of Scotland showing the Lennox

The first earl recorded is Ailin I, sometimes called 'Alwin'. He is traditionally said to have been created Earl of Lennox by King Malcolm IV in 1154, but this is likely too early a date. [Note: Other sources say Arkil (Arkyll) was the first mormaer. He fled Northumberland for Scotland about 1070 and was made Mormaer of Levenax by Malcolm. That title was in the 12th century changed to earl of Lennox.] The earldom may in fact have been created in the late twelfth century by King William the Lion for his brother David, and after David gained the higher title Earl of Huntingdon, he resigned the Earldom of Lennox and it passed to Ailin.

Earl Ailin's parentage and background is unknown. His line continued as Earls of Lennox until the time of Earl Duncan in the fifteenth century. Duncan's daughter Isabella married Murdoch, son of Robert, Duke of Albany. Duncan hoped this marriage would improve the family's prospects, but it would in fact be their downfall. Duke Robert had murdered David, the heir to the throne, and when David's brother James became king, he wreaked his vengeance: almost the entire family were executed, including Earl Duncan, despite the fact he had had no part in the murder.

Isabella was imprisoned in Tantallon Castle, but she escaped execution, and succeeded her father as Countess of Lennox. All four of her sons died in her lifetime: two from King James's retribution, and two from natural causes. She had several grandsons, but none of them were legitimate, and the earldom therefore died with her around the year 1457.

## Stewart earls

[edit]

Arms of Stewart of Darnley, Earls of Lennox: Or, a fess chequy argent and azure

In 1473 the earldom was reclaimed by Sir John Stewart of Darnley, who was the grandson of Elizabeth Lennox, daughter to Earl Duncan and sister to Countess Isabella. In 1565 his great-great-great-grandson Henry, Lord Darnley married Mary, Queen of Scots. He would be murdered at Kirk o' Field in 1567, and therefore on the death of his father Earl Matthew, the earldom of Lennox passed to James, the son of Henry and Mary. James would accede as King of Scots a few months later, and the title consequently merged with the Crown.

In 1572, the earldom was conferred upon King James's uncle Charles. He did not long enjoy the title, for he died four years later at the age of twenty-one. It was next granted to the king's great-uncle Robert in 1578. This Robert, described as being "symple and of lyttle action or accomte", was persuaded to exchange the earldom of Lennox for the earldom of March, so that the king could give the former title to his friend and cousin Esmé. In 1581, Esmé's earldom was raised to a dukedom, and his line continued as Dukes of Lennox until the time of his great-grandson Charles, who died childless in 1672 after drowning at Elsinore while on a diplomatic mission to the Danish government.

In 1675, the Dukedom of Lennox was conferred upon Charles, bastard son of King Charles II, along with the English Dukedom of Richmond and several other titles. However, he would later sell his lands in the Lennox to the Duke of Montrose, meaning he became Duke of Lennox in name alone. This line survives today, and is currently headed by another Charles. Despite being Stewarts, they used "Lennox" as their surname, which was changed to "Gordon-Lennox" in the 19th century after the fourth Duke married Lady Charlotte Gordon, sister and heiress to George, Duke of Gordon.

## List of earls and dukes of Lennox

[edit]

### Earls of Lennox (12th century)

[edit]

* David, Earl of Huntingdon (died 1219) [first known holder]
* Ailin I, Earl of Lennox (d. c. 1200)
* Ailin II, Earl of Lennox (d. 1217)
* Maldouen, Earl of Lennox (d. 1250)
* Malcolm I, Earl of Lennox (d. 1303)
* Malcolm II, Earl of Lennox (d. 1333)
* Donald, Earl of Lennox (d. 1365)
* Margaret, Countess of Lennox (?) (resigned 1385)

m. Walter of Faslane, descendant of the second Earl.
* Duncan, Earl of Lennox (d. 1425)
* Isabella, Countess of Lennox (d. 1458)

m. Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany

The title became extinct c. 1459, as all four sons of Countess Isabella died without legitimate issue.

### Earls of Lennox (2nd creation) (1488)

[edit]

Quartered arms of Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, displaying an inescutcheon of Lennox

* John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox (d. 1495);
* Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox (1488–1513), killed at the Battle of Flodden;
* John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox (d. 1526);
* Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox (1516–1571);
* Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley (1545–1567), eldest son and heir apparent to the earldom who predeceased his father. He married his half-first cousin Mary, Queen of Scots, daughter and heiress of King James V of Scotland, by whom he was the father of King James VI of Scotland and I of England (lived 1566–1625), who inherited the earldom on the death of his grandfather the 4th Earl, whereupon it merged with the Crown, but was re-created by the king for his uncle.

### Earls of Lennox, third creation (c. 1571)

[edit]

* Charles Stewart, Earl of Lennox (1555–1576), second son of the 4th Earl of the second creation.

### Earls of Lennox, fourth creation (1578)

[edit]

* Robert Stewart, Earl of Lennox, "exchanged" for the Earldom of March in 1580, second son of the third Earl of the second creation.

### Earls of Lennox, fifth creation (1580)

[edit]

* Esmé Stewart, Earl of Lennox (1542–1583), grandson of the third Earl of the second creation through his third son John.

### Dukes of Lennox, first creation (1581)

[edit]

* Esmé Stewart, Duke of Lennox (1542–1583)
* Ludovic Stewart, Duke of Lennox and Richmond (1574–1623)
* Esmé Stewart, Duke of Lennox (1579–1624)
* James Stewart, Duke of Lennox and Richmond (1612–1655)
* Esmé Stewart, Duke of Lennox and Richmond (1649–1660)
* Charles Stewart, Duke of Lennox and Richmond (1639–1672) (extinct)

### Dukes of Lennox, second creation (1675)

[edit]

* Charles Lennox, Duke of Lennox and Richmond (1672–1723)
* Charles Lennox, Duke of Lennox and Richmond (1701–1750)
* Charles Lennox, Duke of Lennox and Richmond (1736–1806)
* Charles Lennox, Duke of Lennox and Richmond (1764–1819)
* Charles Gordon-Lennox, Duke of Lennox and Richmond (1791–1860)
* Charles Gordon-Lennox, Duke of Lennox, Richmond and Gordon (1818–1903)
* Charles Gordon-Lennox, Duke of Lennox, Richmond and Gordon (1845–1928)
* Charles Gordon-Lennox, Duke of Lennox, Richmond and Gordon (1870–1935)
* Frederick Gordon-Lennox, Duke of Lennox, Richmond and Gordon (1904–1989)
* Charles Gordon-Lennox, Duke of Lennox, Richmond and Gordon (1929–2017)
* Charles Gordon-Lennox, Duke of Lennox, Richmond and Gordon (b. 1955)

## Stewart family

[edit]

Arms of Stewart, Dukes of Richmond and Lennox and Seigneurs d'Aubigny: Quarterly of 4, 1&4: Royal arms of King Charles VII of France within a bordure gules charged with eight buckles or; 2&3: Stewart of Darnley within a bordure engrailed gules for difference; overall an inescutcheon of Lennox[1] The Château d'Aubigny-sur-Nère, paternal home of Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, 1st Earl of Lennox. Built by Sir Robert Stewart, 4th Seigneur d'Aubigny (c. 1470 – 1544) and known to the French today as le château des Stuarts

### Ludovic Stewart, 1st Duke of Richmond, 2nd Duke of Lennox

[edit]

Ludovic Stewart, 1st Duke of Richmond, 2nd Duke of Lennox (1574–1624), was the eldest son and heir of Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, 1st Earl of Lennox (1542–1583), a Roman Catholic French nobleman of Scottish ancestry who on his move to Scotland at the age of 37 became a favorite of the 13-year-old King James VI of Scotland (later James I of England), of whose father, Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, he was a first cousin. In 1579/80 Esmé Stewart was created Earl of Lennox, Lord Darnley, Aubigny and Dalkeith and in 1581 he was created Duke of Lennox, Earl of Darnley, Lord Aubigny, Dalkeith, Torboltoun and Aberdour.[2]

The founder of the French branch of the Stewart family of Darnley in Renfrewshire, Scotland, was Sir John Stewart of Darnley (c. 1380 – 1429), 1st Seigneur de Concressault, 1st Seigneur d'Aubigny, 1st Comte d'Évreux, a warrior who commanded the Scottish army in France assisting the French King Charles VII to expel the invading English forces under King Henry V during the Hundred Years War. He was much appreciated by the French king who showered him with honours and landed estates and granted him the "glorious privilege of quartering the royal arms of France with his paternal arms".[1] The residence of the Stewart family in France was the Château d'Aubigny, Aubigny-sur-Nère, in the ancient county of Berry.

King James I regarded all Esmé's family with great affection, and instructed his son King Charles I to do well by them. Charles faithfully fulfilled this obligation, and as a result the Lennox family had considerable influence at the Scottish and English Courts over the next two generations. In 1603 as well as being granted the reversion of Cobham Hall, he was also granted the possession of Temple Newsam Hall in Yorkshire, the birthplace of Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, father of King James I and first cousin of Ludovic's father. In 1613 Ludovic Stewart was created Baron of Settrington (of Yorkshire) and Earl of Richmond (of Yorkshire) and in 1623 Earl of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and Duke of Richmond.[3] He married three times but died on 16 February 1623/4, aged 50, without legitimate issue,[4] when all his titles, excepting those inherited from his father, became extinct. He was buried in Westminster Abbey, in the Richmond Vault[5] in the Henry VII Chapel (that king formerly having been Earl of Richmond) above which survives his magnificent black marble monument by Hubert Le Sueur with gilt-bronze recumbent effigies of himself and his wife.

### Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox

[edit]

Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox (1579–1624), younger brother and heir, who had succeeded his father as 7th Seigneur d'Aubigny (which French title was able to be passed directly to a younger son). He died on 30 July 1624 of spotted fever, just 5 months after his elder brother. He married Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton (c. 1592 – 1637) of Leighton Bromswold, Huntingdonshire, as a consequence of which in 1619 he was created Baron Stuart of Leighton Bromswold and Earl of March. He was buried in Westminster Abbey.

### James Stewart, 1st Duke of Richmond, 4th Duke of Lennox

[edit]

James Stewart, 1st Duke of Richmond, 4th Duke of Lennox (1612–1655), son and heir, a third cousin of King Charles I. In 1624 King James I created the 12-year-old newly-fatherless James Stewart as Duke of Richmond and in 1628, following the death of Frances Howard (Lady Cobham), he gained vacant possession of Cobham Hall, which became his main residence. He was a key member of Royalist party in the English Civil War and in 1641–42 he served as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, which office was administered from nearby Dover Castle in Kent. He married Mary Villiers, daughter of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham.

### Esmé Stuart, 2nd Duke of Richmond, 5th Duke of Lennox

[edit]

Esmé Stuart, 2nd Duke of Richmond, 5th Duke of Lennox (1649–1660) was the infant son the 1st Duke. On his father's death when he was aged 6, and following the defeat of the royalist faction in the Civil War, he and his mother went into exile in France, where he died of the smallpox aged 10 in 1660 (the year of the Restoration of the Monarchy), when his titles passed to his first cousin Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox. He was buried in Westminster Abbey, where survives his monument, a black obelisk surmounted by an urn containing his heart.[5]

### Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox

[edit]

Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox (1639–1672) was the only son of George Stewart, 9th Seigneur d'Aubigny (1618–1642) (a younger brother of the 1st & 4th Duke), by his wife Katherine Howard, a daughter of Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk. He was appointed joint Lord Lieutenant of Kent and Vice-Admiral of Kent. With the Civil War over and the Stuart monarchy restored, he re-built the central block at Cobham Hall, between 1662 and 1672, to the design of the architect Peter Mills.[6] His "Gilt Hall" of 1672 (with marble wall decorations added in the 18th c. by James Wyatt) was considered by King George IV to be the finest room in England.[6] He married three times but died childless.

## Family tree

[edit]

* v
* t
* e

Family tree of the
Dukes of: Aubigny, Lennox, Gordon, Richmond; Marquesses of Huntly; Earls of: Aboyne, Enzie, Huntly, Kinrara, Lennox, March, and Richmond; Viscounts: Aboyne and Inverness; and Barons/Lords: Gordon of Badenoch, Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet, Meldrum, Settrington, and Strathaven, Balmore, Auchindoun, Garthie and Kincardine

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Mormaer of Lennox (1st creation), 12th century
| | | | | | | | William I
(c. 1142–1214)
King of Scotland| | David
(1152–1219)
Mormaer of Lennox, Earl of Huntingdon| | Ailín I
(d. c. 1200)
possibly Mormaer of Lennox
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Isobel of Huntingdon
(1199–1251)| | Ailín II
(d. 1217)
Mormaer of Lennox
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Robert V de Brus
(c. 1210–1295)| | Maol Domhnaich (Maldoven)
(d. 1250)
Mormaer of Lennox| | ?| | Gille Chriosd
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Robert VI de Brus
(1243–1304)| | Maol Choluim (Malcolm) I
(d. 1303)
Mormaer of Lennox| | Amlaibh| | Clan MacFarlane
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Robert I
(1274–1329)
King of Scotland| | Maol Choluim (Malcolm) II
(d. 1333)
Mormaer of Lennox| | ?
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Marjorie Bruce
(1296–1316)| | Domhnall (Donald)
(d. 1365)
Mormaer of Lennox| | ?
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Edward III
(1312–1377)
King of England| | | | | | | | | | Robert II
(1316–1390)
King of Scotland| | Margaret
Countess of Lennox (?)| | Walter of Faslane
(also Baltar mac Amlaimh)
de facto Mormaer of Lennox

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Resigned, 1385| |
Earl of Richmond (5th creation), 1342| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
John of Gaunt
(1340–1399)
Earl of Richmond, Duke of Lancaster| | | | | | | | | | Robert III
(1337–1406)
King of Scots| | Robert Stewart
(c. 1340–1420)
Duke of Albany| | Donnchadh
(1385–1425)
Mormaer of Lennox
Earldom of Richmond (5th creation) surrendered, 1372| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Henry IV
(1367–1413)
King of England| | John Beaufort
(1373–1410)
Earl of Somerset| | | | | | | | | | | Murdoch Stewart
(1362-1425)
Duke of Albany| | Isabella
(d. 1458)
Countess of Lennox
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Earldom of Lennox (1st creation) extinct, 1458
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Earl of Richmond (6th creation), 1414| | | | | | | Earl of Huntly, 1445| | | | | | | | | |
John of Lancaster
(1389–1435)
Duke of Bedford, Earl of Richmond| | John Beaufort
(c. 1403–1444)
Duke of Somerset| | Alexander Seton (Gordon)
(d. 1470)
1st Earl of Huntly| | James I
(1394–1437)
King of Scots| | Joan Beaufort
(c. 1404–1445)| | James Stewart
(c. 1399 – c. 1451)
Black Knight of Lorn|
| | |
Earldom of Richmond (6th creation) extinct, 1435| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Earl of Richmond (7th creation), 1452| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Earl of Lennox (2nd creation), 1488| | | | |
Edmund Tudor
(1430–1456)
1st Earl of Richmond| | Margaret Beaufort
(1443–1509)| | George Gordon
(d. 1501)
2nd Earl of Huntly| | Annabella of Scotland (c.1433–1509)| | James II
(1430–1460)
King of Scots| | John Stewart
(bef. 1430–1495)
1st Earl of Lennox| | John Stewart
(c. 1440–1512)
Earl of Atholl
| | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Henry Tudor
(1457–1509)
2nd Earl of Richmond, Henry VII
King of England| | | | | | | | | | | James III
(1451–1488)
King of Scots| | Mary Stewart
(1453–1488)| | | | | | | | | |
Earldom of Richmond (7th creation) merged into the Crown, 1509| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Elizabeth Hamilton| | Matthew Stewart
(1460–1513)
2nd Earl of Lennox| | | | |

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Henry VIII
(1491–1547)
King of England| | Alexander Gordon
(d. 1524)
3rd Earl of Huntly| | James IV
(1473–1513)
King of Scots| | Margaret Tudor
(1489–1541)| | Archibald Douglas
(1489–1557)
Earl of Angus| | John Stewart
(c. 1490–1526)
3rd Earl of Lennox| | Elizabeth Stewart|
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | John Gordon
(d. 1517)
Lord Gordon| | Margaret Stewart
(b. 1498)| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Duke of Richmond and Somerset, 1525| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Earl of Lennox (4th creation), 1578| | | | |
| | | | | | |
Henry Fitzroy
(1519–1536)
Duke of Richmond and Somerset| | George Gordon
(1514–1562)
4th Earl of Huntly| | James V
(1512–1542)
King of Scots| | Margaret Douglas
(1515–1578)| | Matthew Stewart
(1516–1571)
4th Earl of Lennox| | Robert Stewart
(c. 1522–1586)
Earl of Lennox, Earl of March| | John Stewart
(d. 1567)
6th Seigneur d'Aubigny

Dukedom of Richmond and Somerset extinct, 1536| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Earldom of Lennox (2nd creation) merged with crown, 1571| | Earldom of Lennox (4th creation) "exchanged" for the Earldom of March, 1580| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Earl of Lennox (3rd creation), c. 1571| | | | | | Earl of Lennox (5th creation), 1580
Duke of Lennox (1st creation), 1581|
| | | | George Gordon
(d. 1576)
5th Earl of Huntly| | Mary
(1542–1587)
Queen of Scots| | Henry Stuart
(1545–1567)
Lord Darnley| | Charles Stuart
(1557–1576)
Earl of Lennox| | | | | | Esmé Stewart
(1542–1583)
Earl of Lennox, 1st Duke of Lennox, 7th Seigneur d'Aubigny|

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Earldom of Lennox (3rd creation) extinct, 1576| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Enzie, and Lord Gordon of Badenoch, 1599| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Earl of Richmond, Baron Settrington, 1613, Duke of Richmond (1st creation), 1623| | | | |
| | | | George Gordon
(1562–1636)
1st Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Enzie, and Lord Gordon of Badenoch, 6th Earl of Huntly| | James VI & I
(1566–1625)
King of England and Scotland| | | | | | | | | | Ludovic Stewart
(1574–1623)
2nd Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, Earl of Richmond, and Baron Settrington| | Esmé Stewart
(1579–1624)
3rd Duke of Lennox, 2nd Earl of Richmond, 3rd Baron Settrington, 1st Earl of March, 7th Seigneur d'Aubigny|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dukedom of Richmond, Earldom of Richmond and Settrington Barony extinct, 1623| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | Viscount Aboyne, 1632| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Duke of Richmond (2nd creation), 1641| | | | |
| | | | George Gordon
(c. 1592–1649)
2nd Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Enzie, and Lord Gordon of Badenoch, 7th Earl of Huntly, 1st Viscount Aboyne| | Charles I
(1600–1649)
King of England and Scotland| | | | | | | | | | James Stewart
(1612–1655)
4th Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, 2nd Earl of March| | George Stewart
(1619–1642)
9th Seigneur d'Aubigny|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Duke of Aubigny (France), 1684| | Earl of Aboyne and Lord Gordon of Strathaven and Glenlivet, 1660| | | | | | | | | |
James Gordon
(c. 1620–1649)
2nd Viscount Aboyne| | Lewis Gordon
(c. 1626–1653)
3rd Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Enzie, and Lord Gordon of Badenoch, 8th Earl of Huntly| | Charles II
(1630–1685)
King of England and Scotland| | Louise de Kérousaille
(1649–1734)
Duchess of Portsmouth, Duchess of Aubigny| | Charles Gordon
(c. 1638–1681)
1st Earl of Aboyne and Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet| | Esmé Stewart
(1649–1660)
5th Duke of Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, 3rd Earl of March| | Charles Stewart
(1639–1672)
6th Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 4th Earl of March, 11th Seigneur d'Aubigny|

Aboyne Viscountcy extinct, 1649| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dukedoms of Lennox and Richmond and Earl of March extinct, 1672
| | |
| | | | Duke of Gordon (1st creation), Viscount of Inverness, and Lord Strathaven, Balmore, Auchindoun, Garthie and Kincardine, 1684| | Duke of Richmond (3rd creation), 1675, Duke of Lennox (2nd creation), Earl of March (4th creation), Earl of Darnley, Baron Settrington of Settrington in the County of York (2nd creation), and Lord Torbolton, 1675| | | | | | | | |
| | | | George Gordon
1st Duke of Gordon, Viscount of Inverness, and Lord Strathaven, Balmore, Auchindoun, Garthie and Kincardine, 4th Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Enzie, and Lord Gordon of Badenoch, 9th Earl of Huntly| | Charles Lennox
(1672–1723)
1st Duke of Richmond, Duke of Lennox, Duke of Aubigny, Earl of March, Earl of Darnley, Baron Settrington, and Lord Torbolton| | | | | | Charles Gordon
(c. 1670–1702)
2nd Earl of Aboyne and Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Alexander Gordon
(1720–1752)
2nd Duke of Gordon, Viscount of Inverness, and Lord Strathaven, Balmore, Auchindoun, Garthie and Kincardine, 5th Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Enzie, and Lord Gordon of Badenoch, 10th Earl of Huntly| | Charles Lennox
(1701–1750)
2nd Duke of Richmond, Duke of Lennox, Duke of Aubigny, Earl of March, Earl of Darnley, Baron Settrington, and Lord Torbolton| | | | | | John Gordon
(d. 1732)
3rd Earl of Aboyne and Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | | | Cosmo George Gordon
(1720–1752)
3rd Duke of Gordon, Viscount of Inverness, and Lord Strathaven, Balmore, Auchindoun, Garthie and Kincardine, 6th Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Enzie, and Lord Gordon of Badenoch, 11th Earl of Huntly| | Charles Lennox
(1735–1806)
3rd Duke of Richmond, Duke of Lennox, Duke of Aubigny, Earl of March, Earl of Darnley, Baron Settrington, and Lord Torbolton| | George Lennox
(1737–1805)| | Charles Gordon
(c. 1726–1794)
4th Earl of Aboyne and Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Alexander Gordon
(1743–1827)
4th Duke of Gordon, Viscount of Inverness, and Lord Strathaven, Balmore, Auchindoun, Garthie and Kincardine, 7th Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Enzie, and Lord Gordon of Badenoch, 12th Earl of Huntly, 1st Earl of Norwich| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Baron Meldrum of Morven in the County of Aberdeen, 1815
Marquess of Huntly reverted, 1838
| | | |
| | | | George Duncan Gordon
(1770–1836)
5th Duke of Gordon, Viscount of Inverness, and Lord Strathaven, Balmore, Auchindoun, Garthie and Kincardine, 8th Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Enzie, and Lord Gordon of Badenoch, 13th Earl of Huntly, 5th Earl of Enzie, 2nd Earl of Norwich| | Lady Charlotte Gordon
(1768–1842)| | Charles Lennox
(1764–1819)
4th Duke of Richmond, 4th Duke of Lennox, 4th Duke of Aubigny, 4th Earl of March| | George Gordon
(1761–1853)
9th Marquess of Huntly, 14th Earl of Huntly, 5th Earl of Aboyne and Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet, 1st Baron Meldrum

| | | | Dukedom of Gordon (1st creation), Viscountcy of Inverness, and Lord Strathaven, Balmore, Auchindoun, Garthie and Kincardine, Earldom of Norwich (4th creation), Earldom of Enzie extinct, 1836| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Charles Gordon-Lennox
(1791–1860)
5th Duke of Richmond, 5th Duke of Lennox, 5th Duke of Aubigny, 5th Earl of March| | Charles Gordon
(1792–1863)
10th Marquess of Huntly, 15th Earl of Huntly, 6th Earl of Aboyne and Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet, 2nd Baron Meldrum
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Duke of Gordon (2nd creation) and Earl of Kinrara, 1876| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox
(1818–1903)
6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Gordon and Earl of Kinrara, 6th Duke of Aubigny, 6th Earl of March| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox
(1845–1928)
7th Duke of Richmond, 7th Duke of Lennox, 2nd Duke of Gordon and Earl of Kinrara, 7th Duke of Aubigny, 7th Earl of March| | Charles Gordon
(1847–1937)
11th Marquess of Huntly, 16th Earl of Huntly, 7th Earl of Aboyne and Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet, 3rd Baron Meldrum| | Granville Armyne Gordon
(1856–1907)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox
(1870–1935)
8th Duke of Richmond, 8th Duke of Lennox, 8th Duke of Aubigny, 3rd Duke of Gordon and Earl of Kinrara, 8th Earl of March| | | | | | Granville Cecil Douglas Gordon
(1883–1930)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox
(1899–1919)
Lord Settrington| | Frederick Charles Gordon-Lennox
(1904–1989)
9th Duke of Richmond, 9th Duke of Lennox, 9th Duke of Aubigny, 4th Duke of Gordon and Earl of Kinrara, 9th Earl of March| | Douglas Charles Lindsey Gordon
(1908–1987)
12th Marquess of Huntly, 18th Earl of Huntly, 8th Earl of Aboyne and Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet, 4th Baron Meldrum
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox
(1929–2017)
10th Duke of Richmond, 10th Duke of Lennox, 10th Duke of Aubigny, 5th Duke of Gordon and Earl of Kinrara, 10th Earl of March| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Charles Gordon-Lennox
(b. 1955)
11th Duke of Richmond, 11th Duke of Lennox, 11th Duke of Aubigny, 6th Duke of Gordon and Earl of Kinrara, 11th Earl of March| | Granville Charles Gomer Gordon
(b. 1944)
13th Marquess of Huntly, 18th Earl of Huntly, 9th Earl of Aboyne and Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet, 5th Baron Meldrum
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox
(b. 1994)
styled Earl of March and Kinrara| | Alastair Gordon
(b. 1973)
styled Earl of Aboyne

## See also

[edit]

* Duke of Lennox
* Seigneur d'Aubigny
* Earl of Richmond

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b Cust, Lady Elizabeth, Some Account of the Stuarts of Aubigny, in France, London, 1891, pp.12-14 [1]
2. ^ G. E. Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, n.s., vol. VII, 1929, p.603
3. ^ G. E. Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, n.s., vol.7, p.606
4. ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1911
5. ^ a b "Ludovic, Frances & Esme Stuart". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
6. ^ a b British Listed Buildings. "Cobham Hall (Including Kitchen and Stable Court), Cobham, Kent". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2020.

* Anderson, John, "The Celtic Earls of Lennox" in Sir James Paul (ed.) The Scots Peerage Vol. 5, (Edinburgh, 1909), pp. 324–343
* Steuart, A., "Stewart, Duke of Lennox" in Sir James Paul (ed.) The Scots Peerage Vol. 5, (Edinburgh, 1909), pp. 344–362
* Grant, Francis, "Lennox, Duke of Lennox" in Sir James Paul (ed.) The Scots Peerage Vol. 5, (Edinburgh, 1909), pp. 363–371
* Brown, Michael, "Earldom and Kindred: The Lennox and Its Earls, 1200–1458" in Steve Boardman and Alasdair Ross (eds.) The Exercise of Power in Medieval Scotland, c.1200–1500, (Dublin/Portland, 2003), pp. 201–224
* Neville, Cynthia J., Native Lordship in Medieval Scotland: The Earldoms of Strathearn and Lennox, c. 1140–1365, (Portland & Dublin, 2005)

## Further reading

[edit]

* Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lennox" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 419–420.

* v
* t
* e

Mormaerdoms or Earldoms attested before 1286

* Angus
* Atholl
* Buchan
* Caithness
* Carrick
* Dunbar
* Fife
* Lennox
* Mar
* Mearns
* Menteith
* Moray
* Ross
* Strathearn
* Sutherland

* v
* t
* e

Mormaers or Earls of Lennox

[Known] Mormaers/Earls from Lennox line (to 1458)|

* David of Huntingdon ¶
* Ailín I
* Ailín II
* Maol Domhnaich
* Maol Choluim I
* Maol Choluim II
* Domhnall
* Margaret with Baltar mac Amlaimh
* Donnchadh
* Isabella with Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany

Stewart Earls (1488–1581)|

* John Stewart
* Matthew Stewart
* John Stewart
* Matthew Stewart
* Charles Stewart
* Robert Stewart
* Esmé Stewart

Stewart Dukes (1581–1672)|

* Esmé Stewart
* Ludovic Stewart
* Esmé Stewart
* James Stewart
* Esmé Stewart
* Charles Stewart

¶ \- Not from Lennox line
*[c.]: circa
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template
*[d.]: died
*[b.]: born