Duke of Richmond, named after Richmond and its surrounding district of Richmondshire, is a title in the Peerage of England that has been created four times in British history. It has been held by members of the royal Tudor and Stuart families.
The current dukedom of Richmond was created in 1675 for Charles Lennox, the illegitimate son of King Charles II of England and a Breton noblewoman called Louise de Kérouaille.
Read more about Duke Of Richmond: History of The Dukedom, Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1525), Coat of Arms
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