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entertained the Emperor of Eussia, his sister, and the 

 Grand Duke of Oldenburgh, who expressed themselves 

 highly delighted with the splendid hospitality with 

 which they were received by their noble host and 

 hostess, as well as with the beauties of the place. 

 The Duchess of Richmond was Lady Charlotte, eldest 

 daughter of Alexander, Duke of Gordon, and was 

 married to his Grace in 1783. Through her the 

 honours and estates of *' Gordon " descended to the 

 fifth Duke of Richmond. 



Not long after his Grace's return from Ireland, he 

 retired to Brussels, and having for years maintained 

 a great personal friendship with the Duke of 

 Wellington, he frequently entertained the Duke and 

 his suite, and it was at the famous ball given by the 

 Duchess of Richmond on the 15th of June, 1815, that 

 Wellington received the news of the French advance. 

 On the morning of the 18th, the Duke of Richmond 

 rode out to Waterloo to shake hands with his great 

 friend, the Duke of Wellington, and to see his two 

 sons, the then Earl of March and Lord George 

 Lennox, who were actively employed — the Earl of 

 March as aide-de-camp to the hereditary Prince of 

 Holland, and Lord George on the Commander-in- 

 Chiefs staff. 



A remarkable incident is recorded of the Duke of 

 Richmond at Waterloo. As the Enniskillings were 

 on the point of advancing across the Wavre road to 



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