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Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Lennox 1473–1531 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1473

Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: Apr 1531

Death Location: Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: James Arran

Mother: Marjory Hamilton

Spouse(s): Matthew Lennox

Children(s): Sir Lennox

The story of Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Lennox began in 1473 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Lennox married Matthew Stuart 2Nd Earl Of Lennox, and had children including Sir John Stewart 3Rd Earl Of Lennox Grandson Henry Married Mary Queen Of Scots Knight Of Lennox. Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Lennox passed away in 1531 in Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Lennox began in 1473 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Lennox married Matthew Stuart 2Nd Earl Of Lennox, and had children including Sir John Stewart 3Rd Earl Of Lennox Grandson Henry Married Mary Queen Of Scots Knight Of Lennox.
  • Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Lennox passed away in 1531 in Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Arran
1410–1479
Birth Location: Raploch, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Marjory Hamilton
1430–1488
Birth Location: Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Matthew Lennox
1460–1513
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Sir Lennox
1490–1526
Birth Location: Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Lennox's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Lennox
1473–1531
Birth Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James II Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton 6th Laird of Cadzow, Earl of Arran
1410–1479
Raploch, Ayrshire, Scotland
Marjory (Mary) Hamilton
1430–1488
Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Hamilton, 5th Baron of) Cazow
1398–1441
Cadzow Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet (Livingston, Duchess of Creich and Countess of) Arran
1399–1457
Callander House, Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
James (II Stewart, King of) Scots
1430–1460
Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Mary (Guelders, Queen Consort of) Scotland
1433–1463
Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cadzow
1370–1402
Lady Douglas
1400–
Sir Scotland
1376–1451
Dauphine Dundas
1378–1459
James Scots
1394–1437
Joan Beaufort
1406–1445
Arnold Gelderland
1410–1473
Princess Guelders
1417–1479
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cadzow
1333–1392
Janet Keith
1340–1413
James Dalkeith
1372–1441
Elisabeth Stewart
1375–1411
Sir Callendar
1350–1402
Hannah Menteith
1355–1387
1337–1421
Annabella Scotland
1350–1401
John fleet
1371–1410
Margaret Somerset
1385–1440

Elizabeth Lennox's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Hamilton, Countess of) Lennox (1473–Apr 1531) m. Matthew (Stuart, 2nd Earl of) Lennox (1460–9 Sep 1513)
  1. 1. Sir (John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox, grandson Henry married Mary Queen of Scots, knight of) Lennox 1490–1526 m. Lady (Elizabeth Stewart, Countess of) Lennox 1494–1564
    1. 1. Sir (Matthew Stuart, 4th Earl of) Lennox 1516–1571 m. Margaret (Douglas, Countess) Lennox 1515–1578
      1. 1. Henry ("Lord Darnley" Stuart, King Consort of Scotland, Duke of) Albany 1545–1567 m. Mary (I Stuart, Queen of Scots, Queen Consort of France until Dec 1560,) Catholic 1542–1587
        1. 1. James (VI (James I England) Stuart, King of Scots & England, Protestant: upheld Divine Right of Kings, In 1603, James succeeded his cousin Elizabeth) I 1566–1625 m. Anne (Oldenburg of Denmark, Queen consort of Scotland, England and) Ireland 1574–1619
      2. 2. Charles (Lennox Stuart, 5th Earl Of) Lennox 1555–1576 m. Elisabeth Cavendish 1555–1582
        1. 1. Lady (Arabella Stuart,) marquess 1575–1615 m. Sir (William Seymour, Marquis and Earl of Hertford, Duke of) Somerset 1587–1660
      3. 3. Esmé (Esme Stewart of Darnley, 1st Duke of Lennox, 6th Lord of) Aubigny 1542–1583 m. Lady (Katherine De) Balsac 1547–1631
        1. 1. Henrietta (Stewart Marchioness of) Huntly 1573–1642 m. George (Gordon, 1st Marquess of) Huntly 1562–1636
        2. 2. Lady (Marie (Mary) Stuart of Lennox, Countess of) Mar 1576–1644 m. John (Erskine, Knight of the Garter, Lord Treasurer, 1st Lord Cardross, 19th Earl of) Mar 1556–1634
        3. 3. Esme (Stewart of Darnley, 3rd Duke of Lennox, Seigneur of) Aubigny 1579–1624
        4. 4. Gabrielle Stewart 1578–
        5. 5. Ludovic (Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of) Richmond 1574–1624
    2. 2. John (Stewart Stuart, 5th Seigneur) d'Aubigny 1519–1567 m. Anne (de Queuille, Countess of) Aubugny 1520–1579
      1. 1. Esmé (Stewart, Duke of Lennox, Earl of Lennox, Knight, Marquis Of) Darnley 1542–1583
    3. 3. Lady (Helen Stewart Stuart, Countess of Sutherland &) Erroll 1520–1565 m. WILLIAM (Hay, 6th Earl of) Erroll 1520–1541 m. John ("The Good Earl' Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland, 2nd) husband 1526–1567
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Gordon 1539–1607 m. Sir (William Douglas of) Hawick 1541–1572
        1. 1. Janet Douglas 1560–1624 m. Sir (James Murray of) Cockpool 1548–1620
        2. 2. James Douglas 1559–1615 m. Lady (Maria Margaret Fleming, Countess of Douglas Fleming) Bothwell 1563–1635
      2. 2. Alexander Gordon 1552–1594
      3. 3. Alexander (I Gordon, Knight of Dunrobin, 12th Earl of) Sutherland 1552–1594
    4. 4. Robert (Stewart, Earl of March &) Lennox 1517–1586

Elizabeth Lennox's Timeline

2 Records

1473
1473
Birth of Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Lennox in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1531
Apr 1531
Age 58
Death of Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Lennox in Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1473
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1531
    Event Place: Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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