Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lennox
(1791-1860), Soldier and Conservative politician; MP for ChichesterRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 29 portraits
When still Lord March he served as a very young officer on Wellington's staff. The duke valued his work and described him as 'the best fellow I ever saw '. March, like Fitzroy Somerset, was bright, energetic and aristocratic, a fine example of the gilded youths who adorned the duke's military family. March's parents, the 4th duke and duchess of Richmond, gave the famous ball in Brussels three days before the battle of Waterloo.
Related People
- Princess Augusta Katherine Saxe-Weimar (daughter)
- Georgiana Russell (née Gordon), Duchess of Bedford (aunt)
- Louisa Cornwallis (née Gordon), Marchioness of Cornwallis (aunt)
- Georgiana (née Lennox), Baroness de Ros (sister)
- Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon (grandfather)
- Jane Gordon (née Maxwell), Duchess of Gordon (grandmother)
- George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon (uncle)
- Lord Alexander Francis Charles Gordon-Lennox (son)
- Lord George Charles Gordon-Lennox (son)
- Lord Henry Charles George Gordon-Lennox (son)
- Sir George Charles Gordon-Lennox (son)
- Lord Sussex Lennox (brother)
- Lord William Pitt Lennox (brother)
- Cecilia Catherine Bingham (née Gordon-Lennox), Countess of Lucan (daughter)
- Susan Montagu (née Gordon), Duchess of Manchester (aunt)
- Lady Jane Peel (née Lennox) (sister)
- Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox and 1st Duke of Gordon (son)
- Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lennox (father)
- Charlotte Lennox (née Gordon), Duchess of Richmond and Lennox (mother)
- Caroline Gordon-Lennox (née Paget), Duchess of Richmond and Lennox (wife)
- Lady Louisa Maddelena Tighe (née Lennox) (sister)
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