HERALDRY. 
of Warkworth-caftle in the county of Northumberland, 
and earl of Northumberland, with remainder to fir Hugh 
Smythfon, baronet, and Elizabeth his wife, only'daugh¬ 
ter of, the duke of Somerfct. lie was .alfo created on' 
the day following baron of .Cockermouth, and earl of 
Egremont, with remainder to the male iflue of fir Wil¬ 
liam Wvndham, baronet, and Catharine his wife, daugh¬ 
ter of Charles, fixth duke of Somerfet. Upon the death 
of this duke, February 7, 1750, the baronies of Percy, 
Lucy, Poynings, Fitzpayne, Bryan, and Latimer, de¬ 
scended to Elizabeth, wife of fir Hugh Smythfon, baro¬ 
net; and the titles of earl of Hertford, vifcOunt Beau¬ 
champ of Hache, and baron Seymour of Trowbridge, 
became extinit. 
The titles of duke of Somerfet and baron Seymour 
devolved on fir Edward Seymour, baronet, lineally de¬ 
scended, by the firft venter, from Edward firlt duke of 
Somerfet, lord protestor of England. Sir Edward Sey¬ 
mour, grandfather to Edward, eighth duke of Somerfet, 
was chofen Speaker of the houfe of commons February 
15, 1673, and was a principal leader in all the independ¬ 
ent meaSures of thofe times. Sir Edward Seymour, ba¬ 
ronet, his fon, had ifiue, belides Edward eighth duke of 
Somerfet, Francis, the father of Henry, firft married to 
Caroline, only daughter of William Second earl Cowper; 
by which lady he had ifiue Georgiana, born January 31, 
>1755, and married to Williain Danby of Swinton in the 
county of York, efquire ; and Caroline, born December 
31, 1756. He married. Secondly, madame Louife de 
Panthou, by whom he had a foil, Henry, born Novem¬ 
ber 10, 1776. 
Edward, eighth duke of Somerfet, married Mary, 
daughter and heirefs of Daniel Webb of Monckton Far¬ 
ley in the county of Wilts, efquire; by which lady he 
had ifiue, 1. Edward, ninth duke of Somerfet, born 
January 2, 1718, and who died unmarried January 2, 
1792. He was Succeeded by his brother Webb, of 
Monckton Farley, the tenth duke, who married Decem¬ 
ber 11, 1769, Anna Maria, daughter of John Bonnel of 
Stanton Harcourt in. the county of Oxford, efquire; by 
which lady he had ifiue Edward-Adolphus, the eleventh 
and prefent duke; and alfo Webb-John, his grace’s 
brother, born February.7, 1777. 
Creations. —Baron Seymour, February 15, 1547. 
Duke of Somerfet the day following. 
Residences. —Maiden Bradley, and Scend, in the. 
county.of Wilts ; Berry Pomeroy, and Totnefs-Cafile, 
in the county of Devon ; Farley.Park, in the county of 
Somerfet. 
Armorial Bearings. —See Heraldry Plate XVII. 
Mott 0 .-‘-Foy pour , devoir .—“-Faith for my duty.” 
LENOX, DUKE OF RICHMOND. 
CHARLES LENOX. Duke of RICHMOND, Earl 
of March, Duke of Lenox, and Earl of Darnley, Lord 
Lieutenant of Ireland, and Grand Mailer of the Order 
of St. Patrick, a Lieutenant-General in the Army, and 
Colonel of the 35th Regiment of Foot ; fucceeded his 
uncle, the late duke, December 29, 1806 ; born 1764 ; 
married, September 9, 1783, Charlotte, daughter of 
Alexander, duke of Gordon, by whom he has ifiue, 1. 
Mary, born Auguft 15, 1790 ; 2. Charles, earl of March 
and Darnley, heir apparent, born Auguft 3, 1791.; 3. 
Sarah, born Auguft 22, 1792 ; 4. Jolm-George, born 
Oftoben 3, 1793 ; 5. Georgiana, born September 30, 
1795; 6. Henry-Adaro, born September 6, 1797; 7. 
Jarre, born September 5, 1798 ; 8. William-Pitt, born 
September 20, 1799 ; 9. Frederic, born January 24, 
1801 ; 10. Suftex, born July 11, 1802; 11. Arthur, born 
October, 1803 ; 12. Louifa-Madehna, born Odtobear 2, 
1804; 13. Charlotte,• born December 4, 1806. 
The family; of Lenox is descended from Charles II. 
king of England, by Louifa,. daughter of the count de 
Querouaille of Bretagne in France, who came into Eng¬ 
land in 1670, with the princefs Kenrktta-Maria, duchefs. 
4(H 
of Orleans, and filter to king Charles. She was created, 
Auguft 19, 1673, baronefs Petersfield, countefs of Farn- 
ham, and duchefs of Portsmouth. And in January 1684, 
Site was, by Louis, created duchefs of Aubigne in the 
province of Berry, and a peerefs of France, with re¬ 
mainder to Charles duke of Richmond,,and his male 
ifiue. She died November 14, 173a. 
Charles Lenox, her-only fon by Charles II. having 
completed the third year of his age, was created baron 
Settrington, earl of March, and duke of Richmond in 
the county of York ; and baron Methuen of Torbolton, 
earl of Darnley, and duke of Lenox, in Scotland. In 
1679, he was conftituted mailer of the horfe to the king. 
He was afterwards aid-de-camp to king William • and 
one of the lords of the bedchamber to George I* 
Charley, Second dukeT)f Richmond, his fon, v^is, Ja¬ 
nuary 8, 1735, appointed mailer of the horfe to the king;, 
and February 17, 1750, promoted to be colonel of his 
majefty’s royal regiment of horfe guards. His grace 
married Sarah, daughter of William earl of Cadogan ; 
by whom he had ifiue, 1. Georgiana*Carolina, married 
to the right honourable Henry Fox, afterwards lord 
Holland. 2. Emilia, firft married to James earl of Kil¬ 
dare, and duke of Leinfter in Ireland ; and fecondly, to- 
William Ogilvie, efquire. 3. Charles third duke of 
Richmond. 4. George-Hetiry, commonly, called lord 
George Lenox, born November 27,. 1737 ; and Decem¬ 
ber 22, 1762, obtained the command of the 25th regi-- 
ment of infantry ; and was promoted, Auguft 29,. 1777, 
to the rank of lieutenant-general. He was appointed, 
February 10, 1784, conllable of the Tower of London, 
and lord lieutenant and cuftos rotulorum of the Tower 
Hamlets, which he exchanged for the appointment of 
governor of Plymouth. He married Louifa, daughter 
of William-John, fourth marquis of Lothian, by which 
lady he has iflue, Charles, the prefent duke ; Louifa, 
born November 2, 1760 ; Emily-Charlotte, born in 1763; 
married the honourable George Cranfield Berkeley, 
vice-admiral, of the white^ brother to the earl Berkeley, 
and has iflue. His majefty, May 8, 1807, was pleafed 
to grant to Mary-Louifa, eldeft daughter, and Emily- 
Charlotte, (wife of the honourable George Cranfield 
Berkeley,) Second daughter, of lord George Lenox,, 
(who died March 22, 1805,) the fame precedency as the 
daughter of a duke of the united kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland. Georgiana, married Henry earl 
Bathurft, and hasifiue. 
Charles, fecond duke of Richmond, died in Auguft 
1750, and was fucceeded by his eldeft fon, Charles, the 
third duke, a fiehkmarfhal, and colonel of the royal 
regiment of horfe guards blue. His grace was at the 
head of his regiment at the battle of Minden, in 1759, 
and received the particular thanks of prince Ferdinand 
of Bnlnfwic, commander in chief, for his diftinguiflied 
conduft and intrepidity in that aftion. He married, 
April 1, 1757, Mary, eldeft daughter of Charles Bruce,, 
earl of Aylelbury, by Caroline, only daughter of John,, 
fourth duke of Argyie ; and by her (who died Novem¬ 
ber 8, 1796) had no ifiue. His grace dying December 
29, 1806, without iflue, was fucceeded by his nephew, 
Charles, the prefent and fourth duke. 
Creations.— Earl of March and Duke of Rich¬ 
mond, Earl of Darnley and Duke of Lenox, Auguft 9. 
1675- 
Residences. —Goodwood-Park, near Chichefter, in 
the county of Suflex. Town-houfe, Palace-Yard, Weft- 
minfter. 
Armorial Bea.rinc s. —Seethe annexed Engraving. 
Motto.— En la rofe je Jleuris. —“ I flourilh in the; 
rofe.” 
FITZROY, DUKE OF GRAFTON. 
AUGUSTUS - HENRY FITZROY, Duke of 
GRAFTON, Earl of Etifton and Arlington, Vifcount 
Thetford and Jpfwich, Baron Arlington, of Arlington 
and. 
