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Charles Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox 1557–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About Apr 1557

Birth Location: Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 1576

Death Location: London, London, England

Father: Matthew Lennox

Mother: Margaret Douglas

Spouse(s): LADY LENNOX

Children(s): Elizabeth Stewart, Arabella Darnley, Susanna Stuart, Henrietta Stuart

Charles Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox was born in 1557 in Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of Matthew Stewart 4Th Earl Of Lennox And Margaret Countess Of Lennox Douglas. Charles Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox married Lady Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Of Lennox, and had children including Arabella Stewart Of Darnley, Elizabeth Stuart Stewart, Henrietta Stuart, Susanna Stuart. Charles Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox passed away in 1576 in London, London, England.

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Biography

  • Charles Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox was born in 1557 in Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of Matthew Stewart 4Th Earl Of Lennox And Margaret Countess Of Lennox Douglas.
  • Charles Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox married Lady Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Of Lennox, and had children including Arabella Stewart Of Darnley, Elizabeth Stuart Stewart, Henrietta Stuart, Susanna Stuart.
  • Charles Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox passed away in 1576 in London, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Lennox
1516–1571
Birth Location: Linlithgow (Sch)
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Margaret Douglas
1515–1578
Birth Location: Harbottle, Northumberland, England
MD

Spouses(s)

LADY LENNOX
1535–1582
Birth Location: Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England
LL

Children(s)

Elizabeth Stewart
1550–1626
Birth Location: Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England
ES
Arabella Darnley
1575–1615
Birth Location: Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England
AD
Susanna Stuart
1574–1590
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
SS
Henrietta Stuart
1570–1614
Birth Location: Glamorgan, Wales
HS

Charles Lennox's Ancestors

Self
Charles Lennox
1557–1576
Birth Place: Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox
1516–1571
Linlithgow (Sch)
Margaret (Countess of Lennox) Douglas
1515–1578
Harbottle, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
John, (of Darnley Stewart, Earl van) Lennox
1495–1526
Lennox, East-Dunbartonshire, Schotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Stewart
1494–1564
Balvenie Castle, Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland
Archibald (Angus) Douglas
1489–1557
Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaret, (Queen Consort of Scots) Tudor
1489–1541
Nov
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Darnley
1452–1513
Elizabeth Hamilton
1479–1531
James Scotland"
1430–1460
Margaret Galloway
1430–1474
George Angus
1469–1513
Lady Angus
1465–1514
Henry Tudor
1457–1509
Elizabeth T2
1466–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lennox
1430–1495
James Hamilton
1415–1479
Mary Arran
1486–1522
Sir Stewart
1383–1451
Joan great-grandmother
1404–1445
Archibald Douglas
1391–1439
Archibald Angus
1439–1513
Elizabeth Boyd
1560–1580
Sir Drummond
1445–1519
Elizabeth Lindsay
1440–1519
Edmund Tudor
1440–1456
Lady Derby
1441–1509
Edward Tudor\Plantagenet
1442–1483
Elizabeth Wayte
1437–1492

Charles Lennox's Descendants

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Charles (Stewart, 1st Earl of) Lennox (About Apr 1557–1576) m. LADY (ELIZABETH CAVENDISH, COUNTESS OF) LENNOX (31 Mar 1535–21 Jan 1582)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Stuart) Stewart 1550–1626
  2. 2. Arabella (Stewart of) Darnley 1575–1615
  3. 3. Susanna Stuart 1574–1590
  4. 4. Henrietta Stuart 1570–1614

Charles Lennox's Timeline

2 Records

1557
About Apr 1557
Birth of Charles Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox in Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England
Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England
1576
1576
Age 19
Death of Charles Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox in London, London, England
London, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About Apr 1557
    Event Place: Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1576
    Event Place: London, London, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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