The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-23
GREAT DUCAL HOUSES.
WHENCE THEY SPRUNG.
London Correspo

| London Correspondence of the Boston POST
England does not in all cases visit the sins of
| the father npon the children on the contrary,
til" fine old constitution. in some cases. ms been
wont to crown the children with honor on the
very account of the paternal peccadilloes. The
Dukes of Richmond st. Albalis and Grafton are
living and hereditary Illustrations Of this. All
three o: tie noble Dukes are direct descendants
of lilegitmate sons of Charlie Ii. the merry
| monarch" The Duke of Adams is the descend
ant Of sweet Nell Gwynnc, and these Dukes en-
JOY their honcrs to-day, and their castles and
splendid incomes, for the very reason that they
| are lcft-hand scons OF d.ssolute royalty. This
is their only title to mobility: and thus, in pas
generations. the House of Peers has more or less
been recruited.
The ancestress Of the Duke of Richmond was
that beautiful, brilliant and fascinating Louise de
Bcrrencourt. whom the crafty Louis NV sent
over to England TO charm and corrupt the easily
to be charmed and corrupted English King
Charles, easy going and open to bribery OF both
the feminine and pecunary sort, fell al once into
the far from painful snare. be became the taclle
slave of Louise, who was an exceedingly bright
woman, and raised more spiteful envy i'll the
breasts of the court beauties whom LEY has SO
well preserved to us. than any fair stranger OF
| the time. Charles created her Duchess of Ports
| mouth and Louis NV, delighted at her winning
over the English King to his designs. added to
this distinction by making her Duchess OF Au-
| blgny in France. Her son by Charles
was bright and enterprising young fellow.
| and, on coming OF age, was created Duke
| of Richmond in England and Lennox in SEQ :
| land, was made Knight of the Garter to the
| disgust of some old Dukes and Earls who had
been craving this honor for themselves, and ac-
! CURED Goodwood as ducal residence. His
| son. the second Duke, was quite character in
| the times Of the two first Georges, and became
! Master of the Horse. The third Duke became
| yet more distinguished. He was Secretary of
State in the elder Fox's administration. Master
| of Ordnance under Rockingham and then under
Il e., A..
core, and one Of Chatham s most effective allies
| i'll defending America. He was an accomplished
| and popular man, a good speaker, and proud of
| his liberal views.
| Henry Fox Lord Holland, married his sister
| 50 he the uncle OF the grea ter Charles James
| cox despite which the Duke was member OF
| the Cabinet Of the younger Pitt, Fox's rival. He
was succeeded by dashns military nephew,
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Lennox; this was
| the Young man who created such stir by fight
ing duel with the Duke of York, George Ills
! second son, and at that time, Commander-in-
Chief OF the army, i'll 1883. Lieutenant Colonel
Lennox was attached to the Kings party in the
quarrel between his Majesty and his two sons,
| the Prince OF Wales and the Duke OF York. On
hearing that the Duke of York had made some
| disparaginS remarks about him, he resolved to
call him out.
ROYAL DUEL.
On the 18th Of MAY there was great review of
! the Coldstream Guards. to which Lennox was at
| tached, in Hyde Park. The COMMANDMENTS
Chief was present. ennox stepped up to the
| Duke on parade, and demanded an explanation
of the remarks he heard the Duke had made
concerning him. The Duke ordered him back to
| his post. After parade, the Duke called upon
| Col LennoX and some other officers to attend
| him in the orderly room. There he said that he
did not rely on his immunity as Prince Of the
| blood to shield him from a challenge, and told
| Col LennoX that he was ready to hear from him.
| Col LennoX at once sent the Earl of Wincllesea
| to the Duke with a hostile message; and the
| next morning the parties met on Wimbledon
Common, a favorite dueling ground in those
| days; Lord Winchelsea acting as Lcnnoxs sec
ond, and Lord Rawdon attending the Duke of
| York. Pistols were the chosen weapons At the
signal the Duke shot in the air, but Lemons
ball grazed the cnrs Of the Dukes wig.
| The latter refused to apologize or to aim at his
antagonist, and the parties left the field. 1t
| curious illustration OF the quarrel then cxistin-
in the royal family, that on the very evening after
| the duel Col LennoN was invited to ball given
! by Queen Charlotte, although he had been doing
| his best to kill her second sen in the morning:
| the Queen received him with such cordially as to
give rise to the suspicion that she would willingly
have seen the Duke put ont OF the way. Col.
| Lennox became Duke OF Richmond ten or twelve
years later took part in Wellington campaigns,
did his son, indeed and died thirty years after
the duel. His son another able DIXIE, who
fought at Waterloo, and married the eldest
| daughter Of gallant Uxhridge, whose arm was
shot off there, and who was speedily created
Marquis Of Anglesea; and it was this lady, the
mother of the present Duke Of Richmond who
| recently died at GOOdwoOd.