Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond

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Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond was an 18th-century British nobleman, soldier, and politician known for his support of American colonial rights and his opposition to the government’s policies leading up to the American Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British nobleman ⓘ
human ⓘ
politician ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
ancestralRelation illegitimate descendant of King Charles II of England ⓘ
birthDate 1701-05-18 ⓘ
birthPlace Goodwood House ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Sussex ⓘ
burialPlace Chichester Cathedral ⓘ
child Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate 1750-08-08 ⓘ
educatedAt Leiden University ⓘ
Westminster School ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
familyName Lennox ⓘ
father Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond ⓘ
givenName Charles ⓘ
heldTitleFrom 1st Duke of Richmond ⓘ
knownFor opposition to British government policies before the American Revolution ⓘ
patronage of early cricket ⓘ
service as a senior British Army officer ⓘ
support for American colonial rights ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf British nobility ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryConflict War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
militaryRank Lieutenant-General ⓘ
mother Anne Brudenell ⓘ
nobleFamily Lennox family ⓘ
nobleTitle 2nd Duke of Lennox ⓘ
2nd Duke of Richmond ⓘ
Duke of Lennox ⓘ
Duke of Richmond ⓘ
notableWork Advocacy for American colonial rights in the British Parliament ⓘ
numberOfChildren 8 ⓘ
owned Goodwood Estate ⓘ
linked to: Goodwood House
parliamentaryActivity advocated conciliation with American colonists ⓘ
criticized government handling of American colonies ⓘ
politicalAlignment Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
positionHeld Duke in the Peerage of England ⓘ
Duke in the Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Member of Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
residence Goodwood House ⓘ
sport cricket ⓘ
spouse Sarah Cadogan, Duchess of Richmond ⓘ
linked to: Duchess of Richmond

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Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond → child → Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond ⓘ
Lady Sarah Cadogan → spouse → Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond ⓘ
Lady Sarah Cadogan → spouseTitle → 2nd Duke of Richmond ⓘ
linked to: Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond
Lady Sarah Cadogan → buriedWith → Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond ⓘ
Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond → father → Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond ⓘ
subject linked to: 3rd Duke of Lennox
William Robert FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster → notableRelative → Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond ⓘ
Lennox family → notableMember → Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond ⓘ
Ducal House of Lennox → hasMember → Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond ⓘ