Frances Stewart, Duchess of Lennox and Richmond, Countess of Hertford, was the daughter of a younger son of the Duke of Norfolk. An orphan of small fortune, she rose to be the only duchess at the cour
Portrait by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, c. 1615
Frances Howard as Countess of Hertford, by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, 1611
The Stewart family vault, Westminster Abbey
Katherine MacDonnell, Marchioness of Antrim, 18th Baroness de Ros of Helmsley, better known by her first marriage as Katherine, Duchess of Buckingham, was an English aristocrat. The daughter and heire
Frances Stewart, Duchess of Lennox
…the cousin of King James, a Privy Councillor, and Steward of the Royal Household. According to John Chamberlain, the Duchess of Lennox looked after the Marchioness of Buckingham when she was ill and pregnant, making her broths and caudles. King James was grateful and gave her a chain set with diamonds with his miniature portrait…
Katherine, then Duchess of Buckingham, with her son George, 1628 (detail of larger portrait).
Katherine Manners, circa 1633