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Charles Lennox, 4. Duke of Richmond KG (* 9. Dezember 1764; † 28. August 1819) war ein britischer Adliger, General und Politiker. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Ehe und Nachkommen. 3 Ehrungen. 4 Weblinks. 5 Einzelnachweise. Leben. Charles war der einzige Sohn von Lord George Henry Lennox (um 1738–1805) und dessen Gemahlin Louisa Kerr († 1830).
General Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, 4th Duke of Lennox, 4th Duke of Aubigny, KG, PC (9 December 1764 – 28 August 1819) was a British peer, soldier, politician and Governor-General of British North America.
Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, 1st Duke of Lennox KG (29 July 1672 – 27 May 1723), of Goodwood House near Chichester in Sussex, was the youngest of the seven illegitimate sons of King Charles II, and was that king's only son by his French-born mistress Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth.
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond, 11th Duke of Lennox, 11th Duke of Aubigny, 6th Duke of Gordon, CBE, DL (born 8 January 1955), styled Lord Settrington until 1989 and then Earl of March and Kinrara until 2017, is a British aristocrat and owner of Goodwood Estate in Sussex.
He was made lieutenant-general in 1805 and general on 1 June 1814. In 1790 Lennox had been elected to his father’s seat of Sussex in the House of Commons, and he was re-elected in 1796, 1802, and 1806. He succeeded to the dukedom of Richmond and Lennox on the death of his uncle on 29 Dec. 1806.
Field Marshal Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 3rd Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Aubigny, KG, PC, FRS (22 February 1735 – 29 December 1806), styled Earl of March until 1750, of Goodwood House in Sussex and of Richmond House in London, was a British Army officer and politician.
The death of his uncle, 29 December 1806, led to his succeeding as 4th duke of Richmond. After the Act of Union few prominent noblemen were eager to accept the office of lord lieutenant of Ireland, and after two other dukes had refused the position, Richmond was offered and accepted the duty on 1 April 1807.
