Amy Gordon-Lennox, Countess of March

Amy Gordon-Lennox, Countess of March (née Ricardo; 24 June 1847 – 23 August 1879), formerly Amy Mary Ricardo, was the first wife of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond, and the mother of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond. She died before her husband inherited the dukedom.

Early life

Amy was the daughter of stockbroker Percy Ricardo (1820–1892) of Bramley Park, Guildford, Surrey, and his wife, the former Matilda Mawdesley Hensley (1826–1880), herself the daughter of John Isaac Hensley of Holborn in Middlesex. Among her siblings were sister Ellen Maud Ricardo (wife of Sir Hervey Bruce, 4th Baronet), was the sister of Colonel Horace Ricardo and of Colonel F. C. Ricardo of Cookham in Berkshire.

Personal life

On 10 November 1868, Amy married Charles Gordon-Lennox, the future duke, who then went by his courtesy title Earl of March. He was the eldest son of Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond and former Frances Harriett Greville. Before her death in 1879, they were the parents of:

• Charles Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond (1870–1935), who married Hilda Madeline Brassey, eldest surviving daughter of Henry Arthur Brassey, MP, of Preston Hall, and had children.
• Lady Evelyn Amy Gordon-Lennox (1872–1922), who married Sir John Richard Geers Cotterell, 4th Baronet, and had children.
• Lady Violet Mary Gordon-Lennox (1874–1946), who married Major Henry Brassey, 1st Baron Brassey of Apethorpe, and had children
• Brigadier-General Lord Esmé Gordon-Lennox (1875–1949), who married, first, the Hon. Hermione Frances Caroline Fellowes, and second, Rosamond Lorys Palmer, and had children from both marriages
• Major Lord Bernard Gordon-Lennox (1878–1914), who married Hon. Evelyn Loch, second daughter of Henry Loch, 1st Baron Loch, and had children; he was killed in action during the First World War.

After Amy's death in August 1879, a year after the birth of her youngest son, aged 32, the future duke married Isabel Sophie Craven in 1882, and had further children. Isabel died in November 1887, and the duke thereafter remained a widower until his death in 1928.

Published works

In 1877, the countess compiled and published a catalogue of the artworks held at the family homes, Goodwood House and Gordon Castle.

References

1. Charles Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond
2. Ricardo
3. F. C. Ricardo
4. Lady Lettice Lygon
5. Sir Richard Cotterell, 5th Baronet
6. Gordon Chapel
7. Sir Hervey Bruce, 4th Baronet
8. Sir Hervey Bruce, 5th Baronet
9. Halsey Ricardo
10. Horace Ricardo
11. Hilda Gordon-Lennox, Duchess of Richmond
12. Fra Fee
13. Secret Bond
14. List of people involved in coronations of the British monarch
15. Margaret Tudor
16. Annabell Murray, Countess of Mar
17. Jewels of Mary, Queen of Scots
18. Diana, Princess of Wales
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20. Wardrobe of Mary, Queen of Scots