| Her Grace The Duchess of Richmond | |
|---|---|
 Portrait by Hugh Douglas Hamilton (1770) | |
| Born | Mary Bruce (1740-04-16)16 April 1740 |
| Died | 5 November 1796(1796-11-05) (aged 56) |
| Spouse(s) |
Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond
(m. 1757) |
| Father | Charles Bruce, 3rd Earl of Ailesbury |
| Mother | Lady Caroline Campbell |
Mary Lennox, Duchess of Richmond (16 April 1740 – 5 November 1796), styled Lady Mary Bruce, was an English noblewoman and peeress as the wife of Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond.
Biography
Mary was born on 16 April 1740 as the only daughter of Charles Bruce, 3rd Earl of Ailesbury and his third wife, Lady Caroline Campbell.
Marriage
On 1 April 1757, she married Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond. The wedding was held at the house of Major-General Henry Seymour Conway in Warwick Street, St James, with the consent of the Major-General, one of Mary's guardians, by special licence of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral, given the then vacancy of the See of Canterbury, and performed by Frederick Keppel, then Canon of Windsor and the future Bishop of Exeter. On 5 November 1796, Mary died at the age of 56.
Gallery
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Engraving by William Wynne Ryland after Angelica Kauffman (1775)
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Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough (1786–1787)
Notes
- Through her mother's second marriage with Lord Frederick Campbell, Mary was a half-sister of their child, Anne Seymour Damer.
References
Citations
- ^ The Third Register Book of the Parish of St James in the Liberty of Westminster For Births & Baptisms. 1723–1741. 12 May 1740.
- Gross 2013, p. 2.
- The Letters of Horace Walpole: Earl of Orford, Horace Walpole, H.G. Bohn, 1861. Internet Archive
- The Register of Marriages solemnized in the Parish Church of St James within the Liberty of Westminster & County of Middlesex. 1754-1765. No. 811. 1 April 1757.
Works cited
- Gross, Jonathan David (18 November 2013). The Life of Anne Damer: Portrait of a Regency Artist. Lexington Books. ISBN 9780739167670.