Ancestry
They were the daughters of the Second Duke of Richmond and of Sarah, a daughter of William Cadogan, the army general. Their paternal grandfather was an illegitimate son of Charles II.
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Lennox sisters |
Father |
Father's father Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond |
Father's father's father Charles II of England |
| Father's father's mother Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth |
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| Father's mother Anne Brudenell |
Father's mother's father George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan |
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| Father's mother's mother Elizabeth Bruce |
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| Mother Sarah Lennox, Duchess of Richmond |
Mother's father William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan |
Mother's father's father Henry Cadogan |
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| Mother's father's mother Bridget Waller |
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| Mother's mother Margaret Cecilia Munter |
Mother's mother's father Jan Munter, de Jonge, Heer van Zanen en Raaphorst |
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| Mother's mother's mother Margaretha Trip |
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