Duke of Richmond is a title in the Peerage of England that has been created four times in British history. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Earl of Erroll as Lord High Constable of Scotland. The White Greyhound of Richmond is one of the Queen's Beasts commissioned for display at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. "It's not that uncommon," says Graham Holton, a tutor on a postgraduate course on genealogy at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. Britain's Prince Charles, right, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, listen as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II delivers the Queen's Speech on June 4, 2014, in the House of Lords during the State . Someday, when hes king, William V will probably point some of these artworks out to his guests and say hopefully with pride something to the effect, Oh yes, and this one is one of my ancestors through my mum. Sometimes what goes around really does come around. Or are these just remarkable and unusual, needle-in-a-haystack, coincidences? Presenting the coronation regalia to the King and chosen on the advice of government: Lord Carrington, Lord Great Chamberlain presenting the Spurs, Lord (Syed) Kamall presenting the Armills, Baroness (Gillian) Merron presenting the Robe Royal, The Most Reverend John McDowell, the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh presenting the Orb, Lord (Narendra) Patel presenting the Ring, Lord (Indarjit) Singh of Wimbledon presenting the Coronation Glove, The Most Reverend Mark Strange, Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness, and Episcopal Primus of Scotland presenting the Sovereigns Sceptre with Cross, The Most Reverend Andrew John, the Archbishop of Wales presenting the Sovereigns Sceptre with Dove, The Archbishop of Canterbury performing the crowning with St Edwards Crown. Freddie Mercury's eclectic collection of 'clutter' for sale Meet the 2023 All-Metro girls basketball team, led by a Lancer, a Rapid, a Gator, a Knight, a Skyhawk, and a Spartan. The Queen inherited the diamond and pearl piece from her grandmother, Queen Mary. (The Hanoverians, remember, descend from Charles Louis youngest sister, the Electress Sophia of Hanover.). Known as the Earl of Moray, he was a staunch Protestant who ended up being part of a coup that deposed . He was a staunch Protestant, and on occasion conspired against the Catholic Mary with their mutual cousin, Elizabeth I. Rather than separate trees, she says family links become like interwoven thickets. In 1672, on the death of James' nephew Charles, 3rd Duke of Richmond and 6th Duke of Lennox, both titles again became extinct. It was living descendants of one of his sisters that enabled researchers to use DNA to help identify the bones of Richard III found in Leicester. It has been held by members of the royal Tudor and Stuart families. Frances Teresa Stuart, duchess of Richmond and Lennox, byname La Belle Stuart, Stuart also spelled Stewart, (born July 8, 1647died Oct. 15, 1702), a favourite mistress of Charles II of Great Britain. The Hamilton ancestors include two different lines of descent from Charles, 1st Duke of Richmond and Lennox, the son of Charles II and Louise de Keroualle. There's also Henry Charles FitzRoy, the third of five illegitimate children of King Charles II, named the First Duke of Grafton by his father in 1675.