Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox

Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox and 1st Duke of Richmond, lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent, was a Scottish nobleman who through their paternal lines was a second cousin of King James VI of Scotland and I of England. He was involved in the Plantation of Ulster in Ireland and the colonization of Maine in New England. Richmond's Island and Cape Richmond as well as Richmond, Maine, are named after him. His magnificent monument with effigies survives in Westminster Abbey.

29 September 1574

Born on the same birth day (29 September): Bill Boyd (musician) • Carmen Delgado Votaw • Ferdinand the Holy Prince • George W. Jenkins • Herbert Agar • Inika McPherson • Jordan Schroeder • Ludwig Holborn • Mykhailo Hrushevsky • Pier Luigi Bersani • Richard Challoner • Sasha Lane