LEXNOX. 67 ami EARL OF MARCH.(*J He, on 1G Feb. 1023/4, me. to th<> Scotch Dukedom; el. K.G.."'l 22 April 1624, '"it d. i,t the Spotted fever at Kiikby, eo, Northampton, soon afterward*, :i0 -Inly anrl wasiwf; <'• August Iffijl, in Westm. AMjey. His widow m. in or before Hi:i - J, James (Hamilton), 2d Eahi. of Abehcobn [S.], unci bad Royal lie. 28 Nov. 1632, to retain her title ami rank as Duc/ieu of Lennox, notwithstanding nidi marriage. The Earl survived her till about 1670, but she (/. in Scotland, and was bur. " without ceremonie," 17 Sep. 1137. aged about 45. Her will, signed " Kath. Lenox," dat. 12 Aug. 1637, pr. 15 Jan. 1638/9. Dukedom [&}' IV. Earldom [S.] XXI. Dukedom [S.] V. Earldom IS XXII. Dukedom [S.' VI. Earldom [i XXIII. 4. James (Stuart), Duke of Lennox, ttc. [S.L also Ea::i. of JLviirn, &C [E.l. s. and h.,(*j I lfioi 6 April 1612, jr. to the peerage, 30 July 1624. r He was cr. S Aug. 1141, DUKE OF RICHMOND, with a spec. rem. (ailing his issue male to that of Uis brothers. He d. 30 March 1655. 5. Esme (Stuart), Duke of Richmond, I6SS. * c - a ' 90 I )I7KE nF tiWWff, Ac. [8.], only s. and li •,("■') b. 2 Nov. 1H 10, sue to the peerage, 20 March 1655, and d. unm. 10 Aug. 1660. 60, to 1672, 0. Charles (Stuart), Duke of Rich- )■ MOND [1641], ic. [E.], also DnKE OP LENNOX, [1581], Earl ok Lennox [15S0], Eaul of Darnley [1581], Loud DaRxlet, Aubmsy and Dalkeith [1580], and Lord Aubkint, Dalkf.ith, Torboltoun AND ABERDOUR [1 581], in the peerage of Scotland, ( c ) Seigneur D'Anbigny. cousin and h. male, beings, and h. of Lord George StVaht, Pth Seigneur D'Aubigny, br. of James, 4th Duke of Lennox (S. |. abovenamed. He was 7 March 1640, and was cr. 10 Dee. 1645. BARON STUART OF NEWBURY, co Berks, and EARL OF LICHFIELD, CO. Stafford. He sue. to the two Dukedoms [E. and S }, 10 Aug. 1610. He d. s.ps., 12 Dec. 1672. when nil his honours, save the Barony of Clifton of Leighton Uromswold (see that dignity) became extinct or mcn/cd in the Crown. ( d l ( ft ) Mis great uncle, Robert (Stuart), Fnrl of Lennox [S.], had, on resigning that peerage, been in 15S0 re. Earl o f March and Lord of Dunbar in ike peerar/c of Scotland which dignities became extinct on his death in 1586 but the Earldom of March conferred in 1619 on Lord Esme Stuart was unquestionably an English peerage. Curiously enough eight months before its extinction (12 Dec. 1672), the Marquessatc of March in the. peerage of Scotland was (1 May 1672), conferred on the family of Maitlnml. who were descended from that of Dunbar, the ancient Earls ff March or Dunbar [S.J ('■) He was elected in the room of his brother and this is said to be the first instance of any Knight of that Order succeeding to the place vacant therein by his immediate predecessor in the peerage. {') The style attributed to the 4th and 5th Dukes of Lennox in Doyle's " Official Peerage," sub " Richmond," is " Duke of Richmond and Lennox, Earl of March, and Darnley, Viscount ol Turboltan and Methven, Baron Stuart of Leighton Broms- wold. Lord Darnley. Settrington, St. Andrew's and Anhigny," but in that attributed to the 6th and last Duke the Viscounties of " Torbollon and Methven " [Qy. whence derived ?] are omitted. ( d ) It is said that King Charles II. was served his heir. See p. 65, note " f," as to the claim to the Dukedom. F 2
