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Mary Lennox, Duchess of Richmond

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Her Grace

The Duchess of Richmond
Portrait by Hugh Douglas Hamilton (1770)
BornMary Bruce
(1740-04-16)16 April 1740
Died5 November 1796(1796-11-05) (aged 56)
Spouse
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(m. 1757)​
FatherCharles Bruce, 3rd Earl of Ailesbury
MotherCaroline Campbell

Mary Lennox, Duchess of Richmond (née Bruce; 16 April 1740 – 5 November 1796),[1] was an English noblewoman and peeress as the wife of Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond.

Biography

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Mary was born on 16 April 1740[1] as the only daughter of Charles Bruce, 3rd Earl of Ailesbury and his third wife, Caroline Campbell.[2][note 1]

Marriage

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On 1 April 1757, she married Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond.[3] The wedding was held at the house of Major-General Henry Seymour Conway in Warwick Street, St James, with the consent of the Major-General, one of Mary's guardians, by special licence of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral, given the then vacancy of the See of Canterbury, and performed by Frederick Keppel, then Canon of Windsor and the future Bishop of Exeter.[4] On 5 November 1796, Mary died at the age of 56.[1]

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Through her mother's second marriage with Lord Frederick Campbell, Mary was a half-sister of their child, Anne Seymour Damer.

References

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Citations

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  1. 1 2 3 The Third Register Book of the Parish of St James in the Liberty of Westminster For Births & Baptisms. 1723–1741. 12 May 1740.
  2. ↑ Gross 2013, p. 2.
  3. ↑ The Letters of Horace Walpole: Earl of Orford, Horace Walpole, H.G. Bohn, 1861. Internet Archive
  4. ↑ The Register of Marriages solemnized in the Parish Church of St James within the Liberty of Westminster & County of Middlesex. 1754-1765. No. 811. 1 April 1757.

Works cited

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  • Gross, Jonathan David (18 November 2013). The Life of Anne Damer: Portrait of a Regency Artist. Lexington Books. ISBN 9780739167670.
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