History of the Stewarts | Family Lines
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LUDOVIC Stuart
Duke of Lennox
LUDOVIC, SECOND DUKE, born 1574, was in 1613 created Earl of Richmond and Baron of Settrington, and in 1623 DUKE OF RICHMOND and Earl of Newcastle-on-Tyne.
He died without issue in 1624, and the honours conferred on him became extinct.
Arms: on Seal as No.95, except that bordure has ten buckles. CREST: A bull´s head breathing flames. SUPPORTERS: Two wolves. MOTTO: "Avant_ Daruly" (Laing). On Seal.- 1 and 4. Three fleurs-de-lis within an engrailed bordure. 2 and 3. A fess chequy within bordure charged with eight buckles. En surtout, An engrailed saltire between four roses. CREST and SUPPORTERS as last (Laing).
