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                  LADY CLARISSA LENNOX, neé CAVENDISH, DUCHESS OF RICHMOND  

INFO

title: duchess of richmond, wife of the duke of richmond age: 31 status: married social ranking: 8 number of seasons including the current one: 12 ancestral seat: chatsworth house, yorkshire; lismore castle, ireland birth family: the cavendishes of devonshire married family: the lennoxes of sussex place in family: firstborn daughter of of duke devonshire faceclaim: jenna coleman

ABOUT

weaknesses: self-doubt, squeamish, too used to freedoms, particular, a bit high maintenance strengths: warm and caring, friendly, as kind to her staff and common folk as she is to the gently bred, generous, hardworking

BIOGRAPHY

How rare indeed to be a product of love. London’s high society is not known for producing love matches. Sure, some grow to care for their spouses over the years, but to marry because one fell in love is a rare thing indeed. And yet, the Duke of Devonshire seems to have set something of a precedent for his children. Perhaps it was that they grew up watching two parents annoyingly in love, or perhaps it was that the Duke was happy to allow his children a great deal of freedom int heir childhood. Whatever the case, it seems that the Cavendishes have sought love in the ton rather than advantageous matches. This truth bears true for his eldest daughter, one Clarissa Cavendish, who spent much of her childhood on the family’s palatial country home of Chatsworth House ad the remainder at their city dwelling surrounded by finery and parties from a young age.

Clarissa, unlike many young women, was not in a rush to join the throngs of debutantes, happy to spend her late teens and early twenties in short skirts and with her nose in books. It was not until he was 23 that she allowed herself to be proffered to the gentlemen of the ton but she did not make a match her first season despite a few courtships. In fact, she did not make a match at all, far happier to play chaperon to her younger siblings until the ‘right one’ arrived, until her fifth season. Oh, certainly suitors arrived each year, proposals all too common in the household, but Clarissa turned each down flat becasue she ‘did not love them.

By her fifth season, her poor mama was all but tearing her hair out. Of course both the Duke and Duchess wanted joy for their children, but five years seemed more than enough. Thankfully for the Duchess’ peace of mind, that was also the year the young Duke of Richmond graced the ton with intent to find a wife. Everyone says that reformed rakes make the best husbands, but most of the ton doubted anyone could make a reformed man of your Duke of Richmond, but Clarissa and the young Duke found themselves drawn together and she found he was in fact not such a rake as the ton believed. A faltered affair a few years prior had left him sour on love for a time but the pair were quickly harmed by one another and the wedding was set as the first event of the winter season, drawing all of the ton away from the country homes to witness it.

The past four years seem to have been blissful for the couple, but by now every mama on the ton knows one should expect an heir. There are whispers, none too kind, that the lack of one means the Duke had returned to the days of his wandering gaze, not so satisfied with his choice of bride after all. Only the Duke and Duchess of Richmond know if there is any truth to such gossip and neither has spoken on it. For all that anyone can tell, the are together often enough, throwing lavish and exciting balls and parties, holding salons amongst their friends, and seemingly content. Perhaps the season will out the whole story.

HEADCANONS

• Clarissa hated the ladies arts as a youth and put off learning to sew and embroider and lay a table until she was nearly in her first season.

• At the time of her debut, many people who knew Clarissa only by her rank, family reputation, and pretty face expected she would be favored by the queen when making her debut. In fact she might have, had she not tripped over her own two feet a little and that one mistake cost her a first season marriage.

• Despite their fairly liberal upbringing, Clarissa knew nothing of marriage or producing children beyond that it happened after marriage and would be managed by the husband. This has caused her come frustration, as an heir is expected but she lacks knowledge of the finer points of how to assure it happens.

CONNECTIONS

connection 1: A lifelong best friend another lady of breeding who went through the marriage market with Clarissa and perhaps did not make quite so exciting a match as her friend but they have remained as close as ever despite this. connection 2: A lady’s maid who has become confidante and friend to Clarissa since she married into the Lennox household. This girl knows about the sort of bawdy things proper ladies are never taught and is determined to help her lady with her heir issue.

… the duchess richmond is penned by laine / @inambiguam​

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                   LADY CLARISSA LENNOX, neé CAVENDISH, DUCHESS OF RICHMOND  

INFO

title: duchess of richmond, wife of the duke of richmond  age:31 status: married social ranking: 8 number of seasons including the current one: 12 ancestral seat: chatsworth house, yorkshire; lismore castle, ireland birth family: the cavendishes of devonshire married family: the lennoxes of sussex place in family: firstborn daughter of of duke devonshire faceclaim: jenna coleman

ABOUT

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CONNECTIONS

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… the duchess richmond is penned by laine / (blog tag)

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