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James Stuart Duke of Lennox, Duke of Richmond 1612–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1612

Birth Location: Blackfriars

Death Date: 30 Mar 1655

Death Location: Saulx-les-Chartreux, Departement de l'Essonne, Île-de-France, France

Father: Esmé Lennox

Mother: Katherine Clifton

Spouse(s): Maria Villiers

Children(s): Dorothy FERRERS, Ésme Stuart

James Stuart Duke of Lennox, Duke of Richmond was born in 1612 in Blackfriars, the child of Esme Duke Of Lennox And Katherine Clifton. James Stuart Duke of Lennox, Duke of Richmond married Maria Van Villiers, and had children including Dorothy De Ferrers, Esme Stuart. James Stuart Duke of Lennox, Duke of Richmond passed away in 1655 in Saulx-les-Chartreux, Departement de l'Essonne, Île-de-France, France.

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Biography

  • James Stuart Duke of Lennox, Duke of Richmond was born in 1612 in Blackfriars, the child of Esme Duke Of Lennox And Katherine Clifton.
  • James Stuart Duke of Lennox, Duke of Richmond married Maria Van Villiers, and had children including Dorothy De Ferrers, Esme Stuart.
  • James Stuart Duke of Lennox, Duke of Richmond passed away in 1655 in Saulx-les-Chartreux, Departement de l'Essonne, Île-de-France, France.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Richmond's Ancestors

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James Richmond
1612–1655
Birth Place: Blackfriars
Parents
Esmé Duke of Lennox
1579–1624
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Katherine Clifton
1580–1610
Grandparents
Esme (Stewart of Darnley Seigneur of Aubigny, Duke of) Lennox
1542–1583
Lennox Castle, Midlothian County, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Katherine (Catherine) DE) Balsac
1547–1631
Entrages, Provence-Alpes-Côte d''Azur, France
Great-Grandparents
John Aubigny
–1567
Anne Stuart
–1579
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Richmond's Descendants

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James (Stuart Duke of Lennox, Duke of) Richmond (6 Apr 1612–30 Mar 1655) m. Maria (van) Villiers (30 March 1622–28 November 1685)
  1. 1. Dorothy (de) FERRERS 1651–1716 m. Richard (Butler 1st Earl of) Arran 1639–1685
    1. 1. Charlotte Butler 1680–1725 m. Charles Cornwallis 1675–1722
      1. 1. Karel (Earl) Cornwallis 1700–1762
      2. 2. Edward Cornwallis 1712–1776
      3. 3. Frederick Cornwallis 1713–1783
      4. 4. John Cornwallis 1705–1768
      5. 5. Richard Cornwallis 1708–1740
      6. 6. Stephen Cornwallis 1703–1743
  2. 2. Ésme Stuart 1649–1660

James Richmond's Timeline

2 Records

1612
6 Apr 1612
Birth of James Stuart Duke of Lennox, Duke of Richmond in Blackfriars
Blackfriars
1655
30 Mar 1655
Age 43
Death of James Stuart Duke of Lennox, Duke of Richmond in Lennox, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lennox, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1612
    Event Place: Blackfriars
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 19; Page: 85
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1655
    Event Place: Lennox, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 19; Page: 85
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saulx-les-Chartreux, Departement de l'Essonne, Île-de-France, France
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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