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This biography of the hitherto long forgotten Georgiana Lennox, later Baroness de Ros, offers an unusual perspective on someone much more famous: Arthur, Duke of Wellington, the hero of Waterloo. The two were, remarkably, steadfast friends until Wellington’s death despite a 26-year age gap and a mutual but unrealised romantic attraction (it matured into a firm friendship).
- Alice Marie Crossland
When Charles Lennox 3rd Duke of Richmond was born on 22 February 1735, in Westminster, Middlesex, England, his father, Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, was 33 and his mother, Sarah Cadogan Duchess of Richmond and Cadogan, was 28. He married Lady Mary Bruce Duchess of Richmond on 1 April 1757, in St James, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom ...
3 de jan. de 2017 · Using a wealth of unpublished sources, this book tells the story of Lady Georgiana Lennox and the unique friendship she cherished with the 1st Duke of Wellington. Georgy first met the Duke on his return from India when he was serving under her father the Duke of Richmond who was then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
7 de jan. de 2017 · Lady Georgiana Lennox (1795-1891), known to her close friends as Georgy, was the third daughter of Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, and his wife, Lady Charlotte Gordon. As well as her relationship with Wellington, Georgy’s other claim to fame is that her mother, the Duchess of Richmond, held a celebrated ball in Brussels on the eve of Waterloo.
She and her husband later brought a successful libel action against the St. James Chronicle for suggesting Lady Frances and Wellington had an affair. Wellington also developed his friendship with Georgiana Lennox, daughter of the Duke of Richmond. After defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815, Wellington returned to Paris.
The Duchess of Richmond's Ball was a ball hosted by Charlotte Lennox, Duchess of Richmond in Brussels on 15 June 1815, the night before the Battle of Quatre Bras. Charlotte's husband Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, was in command of a reserve force in Brussels, which was protecting that city in case Napoleon Bonaparte invaded.
Georgiana Carolina Fox, 1st Baroness Holland, of Holland (27 March 1723 – 24 July 1774), known as Lady Caroline Lennox before 1744 and as Lady Caroline Fox from 1744 to 1762, was the eldest of the Lennox sisters.
