Richard Duke (1652–1733)

Richard VI Duke (1652–1733) lord of the manor of Otterton, Devon, was four times MP for Ashburton, 1679, 1695, 1698 and 1701.

[1] He was the son and heir of Richard V Duke (d. 1716)[2] of Otterton by his wife Frances Southcott, daughter of George Southcote of Buckland-Tout-Saints.

He married twice: He died in 1733 without surviving progeny.

By his will his heir became Richard VII Duke (1688–1740) of Otterton, his second cousin once removed, the second son of Richard Duke (born 1653) by his wife Isabella, the son and heir of Richard Duke (born 1627), the son and heir of Robert Duke (1600–1665), the younger brother of Richard IV Duke (1600–1653) of Otterton.

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