suc. fa. 30 Mar. 1655 (a minor) as 2nd duke of RICHMOND and 4th duke of Lennox [S].
Never sat.
b. 2 Nov. 1649, o.s. of James Stuart†, duke of Richmond and Mary, da. of George Villiers†, duke of Buckingham, wid. of Charles Herbert, styled Ld. Herbert of Shurland. unm. d. 10 Aug. 1660.
Richmond died under age in Paris of smallpox. He had no influence, formal or informal, over Parliament. Under the terms of the patent of creation he was succeeded in both his dukedoms by his cousin, Charles Stuart, earl of Lichfield.
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