Duchess of Richmond
| Duchess of Richmond | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 1 September 2017Janet Gordon-Lennox | |
| Style | Her Grace |
| Member of | Gordon-Lennox family |
| Term length | As long as married to the Duke of Richmond |
| Formation |
|
| First holder | Mary Fitzroy |
The Duchess of Richmond is the wife of the Duke of Richmond, an extant title in the Peerage of England that has been created four times, originally in 1525.
Countesses
[edit]Countesses of Richmond (1218–1235)
[edit]Other titles: Duchess of Brittany
| Countess | Image | Earl | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alix, Duchess of Brittany | 1st | 1218–1221 | |
| Nicole | Unknown-1232 |
Countesses of Richmond (1341–1342)
[edit]Other titles: Countess of Beaumont
| Countess | Image | Earl | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joan of Valois | 1st | 1341–1342 |
Countesses of Richmond (1342–1372)
[edit]Other titles: Duchess of Lancaster
| Countess | Image | Earl | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanche of Lancaster | 
|
1st | 1359–1368 |
| Katherine Swynford | .svg)
|
1371–1372 |
Countesses of Richmond (1372–1425)
[edit]Other titles: Duchess of Brittany
| Countess | Image | Earl | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Holland | 
|
5th | 1372–1384 |
| Joan of Navarre | 
|
1386–1399 |
Countesses of Richmond (1414–1435)
[edit]Other titles: Duchess of Bedford
| Countess | Image | Earl | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne of Burgundy | _-_British_Library_Add_MS_18850_f257v_cropped.jpg)
|
1st | 1423–1432 |
| Jacquetta of Luxembourg | 
|
1433–1435 |
Countesses of Richmond (1452–1509)
[edit]| Countess | Image | Earl | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Beaufort | 
|
1st | 1455–1456 |
Duchesses
[edit]Duchesses of Richmond & Somerset (1525–1536)
[edit]| Duchess | Image | Duke | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Howard | 
|
1st | 1533–1536 |
Duchesses of Richmond (1623–1624)
[edit]| Duchess | Image | Duke | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Howard | 
|
1st | 1623–1624 |
Duchesses of Richmond (1641–1672)
[edit]| Duchess | Image | Duke | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Villiers | 
|
1st | 1641–1655 |
| Elizabeth Rogers | 3rd | 1659–Unknown | |
| Margaret Lewis (née Banastre) | 1662–Unknown | ||
| Frances Stuart | 
|
1667–1672 |
Duchesses of Richmond (1675–Present)
[edit]| Duchess | Image | Duke | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Brudenell | 
|
1st | 1692–1722 |
| Sarah Cadogan | 
|
2nd | 1723–1750 |
| Mary Bruce | 3rd | 1757–1796 | |
| Charlotte Gordon | ,_by_Joseph_Nollekens.jpg)
|
4th | 1789–1819 |
| Caroline Paget | 
|
5th | 1819–1860 |
| Frances Greville | 
|
6th | 1860–1887 |
| Hilda Brassey |  |
8th | 1928–1935 |
| Elizabeth Hudson | 9th | 1928–1935 | |
| Susan Grenville-Grey | 10th | 1989–2017 | |
| Janet Astor | _Arms.svg)
|
11th | 2017–present |