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| Stewart, James, 4th Duke of Lennox Studied at Cambridge [ Cambridgeshire ]. Created M.A. 1624 ; M.A. (Oxford) 1636 . S. and h. of Esmé, 3rd Duke of Lennox. B. 06 Apr., 1612, at Blackfriars, London . A godson of King James VI. Succeeded to the peerage, 30 Jul., 1624. Gentleman of the Bedchamber, 1625 . Adm. at Gray's Inn, 12 Aug., 1628. Knighted, 29 Jun., 1630. Made a Grandee of Spain of the first class, 1632 . K.G., 1633 . P.C., 1633 . Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports [ Kent , Sussex ], 1640 . Created Duke of Richmond, 08 Aug., 1641. Spent large sums of money in the service of King Charles. Married Mary, dau. of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. Died 30 Mar., 1655; buried in Westminster Abbey [ London ]. Brother of Bernard (1637), etc. ( G.E.C. ; D.N.B. ; Al. Oxon. ) | James STEWART, 4th Duke of Lennox Approx. lifespan: 1612–1655 Studied at Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire], Created M.A. 1624 M.A. (Oxford) 1636 s. and h. of Esm STEWART é, 3rd Duke of Lennox. b. 1612:04:06 at Blackfriars, London , A godson of King James VI. Succeeded to the peerage 1624:07:30 Gentleman of the Bedchamber 1625 Adm. at Gray's Inn 1628:08:12 Knighted 1630:06:29 Made a Grandee of Spain , of the first class 1632 K.G. 1633 P.C. 1633 Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports [ Kent or Sussex , ] 1640 Created Duke of Richmond 1641:08:08 Spent large sums of money in the service of King Charles. Married Mary VILLIERS dau. of George VILLIERS Duke of Buckingham. d. 1655:03:30 ; buried in Westminster Abbey, [London], brother of Bernard STEWART (1637) etc. ( G.E.C. ; D.N.B. ; Al. Oxon. ) |