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Duchess of Richmond
Incumbent
Janet Gordon-Lennox
since 1 September 2017
StyleHer Grace
Member ofGordon-Lennox family
Term lengthAs long as married to the Duke of Richmond
Formation
    • 1525 (first creation)
First holderMary 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

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Countesses of Richmond (1218–1235)

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Other titles: Duchess of Brittany

Countess Image Earl Tenure
Alix, Duchess of Brittany 1st 1218–1221
Nicole Unknown-1232

Countesses of Richmond (1341–1342)

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Other titles: Countess of Beaumont

Countess Image Earl Tenure
Joan of Valois 1st 1341–1342

Countesses of Richmond (1342–1372)

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Other titles: Duchess of Lancaster

Countess Image Earl Tenure
Blanche of Lancaster 1st 1359–1368
Katherine Swynford 1371–1372

Countesses of Richmond (1372–1425)

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Other titles: Duchess of Brittany

Countess Image Earl Tenure
Joan Holland 5th 1372–1384
Joan of Navarre 1386–1399

Countesses of Richmond (1414–1435)

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Other titles: Duchess of Bedford

Countess Image Earl Tenure
Anne of Burgundy 1st 1423–1432
Jacquetta of Luxembourg 1433–1435

Countesses of Richmond (1452–1509)

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Countess Image Earl Tenure
Margaret Beaufort 1st 1455–1456

Duchesses

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Duchesses of Richmond & Somerset (1525–1536)

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Duchess Image Duke Tenure
Mary Howard 1st 1533–1536

Duchesses of Richmond (1623–1624)

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Duchess Image Duke Tenure
Frances Howard 1st 1623–1624

Duchesses of Richmond (1641–1672)

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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)

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Duchess Image Duke Tenure
Anne Brudenell 1st 1692–1722
Sarah Cadogan 2nd 1723–1750
Mary Bruce 3rd 1757–1796
Charlotte Gordon 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 11th 2017–present