Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond and 1st Duke of Lennox ( July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ...29 July Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ...1672 _ May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ...27 May Events February 16 _ Louis XV of France attains his majority Births February 24 _ John Burgoyne, British general. ...1723), was the illegitimate son of Charles II King of England, Scotland and Ireland Charles II (29 May 1630–6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 30 January 1649 (de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ...Charles II of England and his mistress Louise Renée de Penancoët de Kérouaille (1649_1734), mistress of Charles II of England and Duchess of Portsmouth. ...Louise de Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth.

Lennox was created Duke of Richmond, Earl of March and Baron Settrington in the The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. ...Peerage of England on August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ...9 August Events January 5 _ The Battle of Turckeim August 10 _ Building of the Royal Greenwich Observatory began November 11 _ Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ...1675 and Duke of Lennox, Earl of Darnley and Lord Torbolton in the The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. ...Peerage of Scotland on September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ...9 September Events January 5 _ The Battle of Turckeim August 10 _ Building of the Royal Greenwich Observatory began November 11 _ Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ...1675, and was invested as a A garter is one of the Orders most recognisable insignia. ...Knight of the Garter in 1681. He was appointed For the international law of the sea, see Admiralty law. ...Lord High Admiral of Scotland, under reservation of the commission granted to James, Duke of Albany and York (later James VII and II King of England, Scotland and Ireland James II of England and VII of Scotland (14 October 1633–16 September 1701) became King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 6 February 1685. ...James VII) as Lord High Admiral for life. The appointment was therefore only effective between 1702 and 1705, when Lennox resigned all his Scottish lands and offices.

Married to Anne Brudenell, he had three children:

• Lady Louisa Lennox, later The title Baron Berkeley has been created twice in the Peerage of England, both times by writ. ...Countess of Berkeley
• Charles Lennox, Earl of March, later 2nd Duke of Richmond and 2nd Duke of Lennox
• Lady Anne Lennox, later Earls of Albemarle. ...Countess of Albemarle