Charles Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond
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Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond, 8th Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Gordon DSO
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(30 December 1870 – 7 May 1935) was a British
Peer
, the son of the 7th Duke
by his first wife, Amy Mary Ricardo (1849–1879), daughter of Percy Ricardo, of Bramley Park and Mathilde Hensley.
He became duke upon his father's death in 1928, and thus held the title for only seven years. Previously, he had been styled Earl of March.
He married Hilda Madeline Brassey
(1874 – 29 December 1971) on 8 June 1893; they had 5 children:
MVO
(30 December 1870 – 7 May 1935) was a British
Peer
, the son of the 7th Duke
by his first wife, Amy Mary Ricardo (1849–1879), daughter of Percy Ricardo, of Bramley Park and Mathilde Hensley.
He became duke upon his father's death in 1928, and thus held the title for only seven years. Previously, he had been styled Earl of March.
He married Hilda Madeline Brassey
(1874 – 29 December 1971) on 8 June 1893; they had 5 children:
MVO
(30 December 1870 – 7 May 1935) was a British
Peer
, the son of the 7th Duke
by his first wife, Amy Mary Ricardo (1849–1879), daughter of Percy Ricardo, of Bramley Park and Mathilde Hensley.
He became duke upon his father's death in 1928, and thus held the title for only seven years. Previously, he had been styled Earl of March.
He married Hilda Madeline Brassey
(1874 – 29 December 1971) on 8 June 1893; they had 5 children:
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
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Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
(30 December 1870 – 7 May 1935) was a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Peer
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
, the son of the 7th Duke
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond and Lennox KG, GCVO , styled Lord Settrington until 1860 and Earl of March between 1860 and 1903, was a British politician and peer....
by his first wife, Amy Mary Ricardo (1849–1879), daughter of Percy Ricardo, of Bramley Park and Mathilde Hensley.
He became duke upon his father's death in 1928, and thus held the title for only seven years. Previously, he had been styled Earl of March.
He married Hilda Madeline Brassey
Hilda Gordon-Lennox, Duchess of Richmond
Hilda Madeline Brassey Gordon-Lennox, Duchess of Richmond, DBE, JP was the daughter of Henry Arthur Brassey and Anna Harriet Stevenson ....
(1874 – 29 December 1971) on 8 June 1893; they had 5 children:
- Lady Amy Gwendolin Gordon-Lennox (5 May 1894 – 27 April 1975)
- Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (15 August 1895 – 5 September 1895)
- Lady Doris Hilda Gordon-Lennox (6 September 1896 – 5 February 1980)
- Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, Lord Settrington (26 January 1899 – 24 August 1919 of war wounds)
- Frederick Charles Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond, 9th Duke of Lennox, 4th Duke of GordonFrederick Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of RichmondFrederick Charles Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond, 9th Duke of Lennox, 4th Duke of Gordon was a British peer, engineer, racing driver and motor racing promoter....
(5 February 1904 – 2 November 1989)
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Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond, 8th Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Gordon DSODistinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
MVO
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
(30 December 1870 – 7 May 1935) was a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Peer
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
, the son of the 7th Duke
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond and Lennox KG, GCVO , styled Lord Settrington until 1860 and Earl of March between 1860 and 1903, was a British politician and peer....
by his first wife, Amy Mary Ricardo (1849–1879), daughter of Percy Ricardo, of Bramley Park and Mathilde Hensley.
He became duke upon his father's death in 1928, and thus held the title for only seven years. Previously, he had been styled Earl of March.
He married Hilda Madeline Brassey
Hilda Gordon-Lennox, Duchess of Richmond
Hilda Madeline Brassey Gordon-Lennox, Duchess of Richmond, DBE, JP was the daughter of Henry Arthur Brassey and Anna Harriet Stevenson ....
(1874 – 29 December 1971) on 8 June 1893; they had 5 children:
- Lady Amy Gwendolin Gordon-Lennox (5 May 1894 – 27 April 1975)
- Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (15 August 1895 – 5 September 1895)
- Lady Doris Hilda Gordon-Lennox (6 September 1896 – 5 February 1980)
- Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, Lord Settrington (26 January 1899 – 24 August 1919 of war wounds)
- Frederick Charles Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond, 9th Duke of Lennox, 4th Duke of GordonFrederick Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of RichmondFrederick Charles Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond, 9th Duke of Lennox, 4th Duke of Gordon was a British peer, engineer, racing driver and motor racing promoter....
(5 February 1904 – 2 November 1989)
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Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond, 8th Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Gordon DSODistinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
MVO
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
(30 December 1870 – 7 May 1935) was a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Peer
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
, the son of the 7th Duke
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond and Lennox KG, GCVO , styled Lord Settrington until 1860 and Earl of March between 1860 and 1903, was a British politician and peer....
by his first wife, Amy Mary Ricardo (1849–1879), daughter of Percy Ricardo, of Bramley Park and Mathilde Hensley.
He became duke upon his father's death in 1928, and thus held the title for only seven years. Previously, he had been styled Earl of March.
He married Hilda Madeline Brassey
Hilda Gordon-Lennox, Duchess of Richmond
Hilda Madeline Brassey Gordon-Lennox, Duchess of Richmond, DBE, JP was the daughter of Henry Arthur Brassey and Anna Harriet Stevenson ....
(1874 – 29 December 1971) on 8 June 1893; they had 5 children:
- Lady Amy Gwendolin Gordon-Lennox (5 May 1894 – 27 April 1975)
- Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (15 August 1895 – 5 September 1895)
- Lady Doris Hilda Gordon-Lennox (6 September 1896 – 5 February 1980)
- Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, Lord Settrington (26 January 1899 – 24 August 1919 of war wounds)
- Frederick Charles Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond, 9th Duke of Lennox, 4th Duke of GordonFrederick Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of RichmondFrederick Charles Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond, 9th Duke of Lennox, 4th Duke of Gordon was a British peer, engineer, racing driver and motor racing promoter....
(5 February 1904 – 2 November 1989)