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- Frances Teresa Stewart, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox (8 July 1647 – 15 October 1702) was a prominent member of the Court of the Restoration and famous for refusing to become a mistress of Charles II of England. For her great beauty she was known as La Belle Stuart and served as the model for an idealised, female Britannia.
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The Duchess of Richmond's Ball was a ball hosted by Charlotte Lennox, Duchess of Richmond in Brussels on 15 June 1815, the night before the Battle of Quatre Bras. Charlotte's husband Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, was in command of a reserve force in Brussels, which was protecting that city in case Napoleon Bonaparte invaded.
Apr 12, 2020 · Belgravia, a six-part mini-series created by Downton Abbey 's Julian Fellowes, premiered on Epix on Sunday, April 12 at 9 p.m. ET. The period piece is partially inspired by a true story and the Duchess of Richmond's infamous 1815 ball. Here's what you need to know about the history behind Belgravia.
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Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond, 11th Duke of Lennox, 11th Duke of Aubigny, 6th Duke of Gordon, CBE, DL (born 8 January 1955), styled Lord Settrington until 1989 and then Earl of March and Kinrara until 2017, is a British aristocrat and owner of Goodwood Estate in Sussex.
Jun 23, 2023 · The Dowager Duchess of Richmond and Gordon, who has died aged 90, was for many years the elegant chatelaine of Goodwood House and the 12,000-acre Goodwood estate in West Sussex, where she shared...
Frances Teresa Stewart, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox (8 July 1647 – 15 October 1702) was a prominent member of the Court of the Restoration and famous for refusing to become a mistress of Charles II of England.
