James Stewart, 1st Duke of Richmond


The Duke of Richmond

James Stewart Duke of Lennox and Richmond, 1637, by Sir Anthony van Dyck
Born6 April 1612 (1612-04-06)
Scotland
Died30 March 1655 (1655-03-31) (aged 42)
Scotland
Allegiance Kingdom of Scotland
Service/branch Royal Scots Navy
RankLord High Admiral of Scotland
Wife Mary Villiers, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox about 1640, Skokloster Castle
Arms of Sir James Stewart, 4th Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, KG

James Stewart, 1st Duke of Richmond, 4th Duke of Lennox KG (6 April 1612 – 30 March 1655), lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent, was a Scottish nobleman. A third cousin of King Charles I, he was a Privy Councillor and a key member of the Royalist party in the English Civil War. In 1641–42, he served as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. He spent five months in exile in 1643, returning to England to defend the city of Oxford for the king.[1]

  1. ^ Weiss Gallery, Illustrious Company, p. 20

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