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Charles Lennox Stuart, 5th Earl Of Lennox 1555–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Harbottle, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 18 Apr 1576

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Lennox

Mother: Margaret Lennox

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Cavendish

Children(s): Lady marquess

The story of Charles Lennox Stuart, 5th Earl Of Lennox began in 1555 in Harbottle, Northumberland, England. Charles Lennox Stuart, 5th Earl Of Lennox married Elisabeth Cavendish, and had children including Lady Arabella Stuart Marquess. Charles Lennox Stuart, 5th Earl Of Lennox passed away in 1576 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Charles Lennox Stuart, 5th Earl Of Lennox began in 1555 in Harbottle, Northumberland, England.
  • Charles Lennox Stuart, 5th Earl Of Lennox married Elisabeth Cavendish, and had children including Lady Arabella Stuart Marquess.
  • Charles Lennox Stuart, 5th Earl Of Lennox passed away in 1576 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Charles Lennox's Ancestors

Self
Charles Lennox
1555–1576
Birth Place: Harbottle, Northumberland, England
Parents
Sir Matthew Stuart, 4th Earl of Lennox
1516–1571
Dunbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Margaret (Douglas, Countess) Lennox
1515–1578
Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox, grandson Henry married Mary Queen of Scots, knight of) Lennox
1490–1526
Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Stewart, Countess of) Lennox
1494–1564
Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Archibald (Douglas, 6th Earl of) Angus
1489–1557
Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
Westminster Palace, London, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Lennox
1460–1513
Elizabeth Lennox
1473–1531
George Angus
1469–1513
Elizabeth Drummond
1472–1514
Henry Roses
1457–1509
Elizabeth Ireland
1466–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lennox
1428–1495
Margaret Lennox
1436–1493
James Arran
1410–1479
Marjory Hamilton
1430–1488
Sir Angus
1445–1513
Elizabeth Angus
1450–1498
John knight
1438–1519
Elizabeth Crawford
1435–1519
Edmund Richmond
1431–1456
Margaret DeBeaufort
1443–1509
Edward France
1442–1483
Elizabeth Woodville
1437–1492

Charles Lennox's Descendants

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Charles (Lennox Stuart, 5th Earl Of) Lennox (1555–18 Apr 1576) m. Elisabeth Cavendish (31 Mar 1555–21 Jan 1582)
  1. 1. Lady (Arabella Stuart,) marquess 1575–1615 m. Sir (William Seymour, Marquis and Earl of Hertford, Duke of) Somerset 1587–1660
    1. 1. Mary (Barrett (some chance born Seymour), ( Dyer) Puritan turned Quaker one of 4 martyrs) executed 1610–1660 m. Captain (William Dyer Dyre Dier, a founding settler of both Portsmouth and Newport, and Rhode Island's first Attorney) General 1609–1672
      1. 1. Major (William) Dyer 1640–1688 m. Mary Dyer 1640–1688
        1. 1. Charles Dyer –1777
        2. 2. William Dyer 1665–1710
        3. 3. Sarah Dyer 1668–1710
        4. 4. Mary Dyer 1673–
        5. 5. James Dyer 1681–
      2. 2. Charles (Dyre) Sr 1650–1709 m. Martha Dyer 1643–1744
      3. 3. Samuel (Dyer, possibly born on the Atlantic Ocean while his parents were immigrating from England to) Boston 1635–1678 m. Ann (Hutchinson) (Vernon) 1643–1716
        1. 1. Samuel Dyre 1665–1724
        2. 2. Barrett Dyer 1678–1753
        3. 3. Henry Dyer 1676–1742
      4. 4. Henry ('Levi') Dyer 1647–1690 m. Elizabeth Dyer 1655–1718
    2. 2. Frances Seymour 1610–1673
    3. 3. Robert Seymour 1622–1642

Charles Lennox's Timeline

2 Records

1555
1555
Birth of Charles Lennox Stuart, 5th Earl Of Lennox in Harbottle, Northumberland, England
Harbottle, Northumberland, England
1576
18 Apr 1576
Age 21
Death of Charles Lennox Stuart, 5th Earl Of Lennox in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Harbottle, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1576
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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