Duchess of Richmond

For the ship SS Duchess of Richmond, see RMS Empress of Canada (1928).

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.

Duchess of Richmond
Incumbent Janet Gordon-Lennox since 1 September 2017
Style	Her Grace
Member of	Gordon-Lennox family
Term length	As long as married to the Duke of Richmond
Formation	1525 (first creation)
First holder	Mary Fitzroy

Countesses

Countesses of Richmond (1218–1235)

Other titles: Duchess of Brittany

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

Countesses of Richmond (1341–1342)

Other titles: Countess of Beaumont

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

Countesses of Richmond (1342–1372)

Other titles: Duchess of Lancaster

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

Countesses of Richmond (1372–1425)

Other titles: Duchess of Brittany

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

Countesses of Richmond (1414–1435)

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)

Countess	Image	Earl	Tenure
Margaret Beaufort		1st	1455–1456

Duchesses

Duchesses of Richmond & Somerset (1525–1536)

Duchess	Image	Duke	Tenure
Mary Howard		1st	1533–1536

Duchesses of Richmond (1623–1624)

Duchess	Image	Duke	Tenure
Frances Howard		1st	1623–1624

Duchesses of Richmond (1641–1672)

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)

Duchess	Image	Duke	Tenure	Ref.
Anne Brudenell		1st	1692–1722
Sarah Cadogan		2nd	1723–1750
Mary Bruce		3rd	1757–1796
Charlotte Lennox		4th	1789–1819
Caroline Paget		5th	1819–1860
Frances Greville		6th	1860–1887
Hilda Brassey		8th	1928–1935
Elizabeth Hudson		9th	1935–1989
Susan Grenville-Grey		10th	1989–2017
Janet Astor		11th	2017–present	[1]