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Esme Stewart of Darnley Seigneur of Aubigny, Duke of Lennox 1542–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1542

Birth Location: Lennox Castle, Midlothian County, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 26 May 1583

Death Location: Aubigny-sur-Nere, Departement du Cher, Centre, France

Father: John Aubigny

Mother: Anne Stuart

Spouse(s): Lady Balsac

Children(s): Esmé Lennox, Lady Stuart

In 1542, Esme Stewart of Darnley Seigneur of Aubigny, Duke of Lennox entered the world in Lennox Castle, Midlothian County, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to John Stuart 5Th Lord Of Aubigny And Anne Stuart. Esme Stewart of Darnley Seigneur of Aubigny, Duke of Lennox married Lady Katherine Catherine De Balsac, and had children including Esme Duke Of Lennox, Lady Margaret Stuart. Esme Stewart of Darnley Seigneur of Aubigny, Duke of Lennox passed away in 1583 in Aubigny-sur-Nere, Departement du Cher, Centre, France.

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  • In 1542, Esme Stewart of Darnley Seigneur of Aubigny, Duke of Lennox entered the world in Lennox Castle, Midlothian County, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to John Stuart 5Th Lord Of Aubigny And Anne Stuart.
  • Esme Stewart of Darnley Seigneur of Aubigny, Duke of Lennox married Lady Katherine Catherine De Balsac, and had children including Esme Duke Of Lennox, Lady Margaret Stuart.
  • Esme Stewart of Darnley Seigneur of Aubigny, Duke of Lennox passed away in 1583 in Aubigny-sur-Nere, Departement du Cher, Centre, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Aubigny
–1567
Birth Location: Scotland
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Anne Stuart
–1579
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Lady Balsac
1547–1631
Birth Location: Entrages, Provence-Alpes-Côte d''Azur, France
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Children(s)

Esmé Lennox
1579–1624
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Stuart
1575–1644
Birth Location: Aubigny-sur-Nere, Departement du Cher, Centre, France
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Esme Lennox's Ancestors

Self
Esme Lennox
1542–1583
Birth Place: Lennox Castle, Midlothian County, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Stuart, 5th Lord of Aubigny
–1567
Scotland
Anne Stuart
–1579
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Esme Lennox's Descendants

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Esme (Stewart of Darnley Seigneur of Aubigny, Duke of) Lennox (April 1542–26 May 1583) m. Lady (Katherine (Catherine) DE) Balsac (1547–31 June 1631)
  1. 1. Esmé (Duke of) Lennox 1579–1624 m. Lady (Catherine) Clifton 1592–1637 m. Katherine Clifton 1580–1610 m. Frances Howard, 1578–1639
    1. 1. James (Duke of Lenox) Stuart 1612–1655 m. Maria (van) Villiers 1622–1685
      1. 1. Maria Stewart 1651–1667 m. Richard (Butler 1st Earl of) Arran 1639–1685
        1. 1. Charlotte Butler 1679–1725
      2. 2. Esmé (Stewart Hertog van Lennox en) Richmond 1649–1660
    2. 2. James (Stuart Duke of Lennox, Duke of) Richmond 1612–1655 m. Maria (van) Villiers 1622–1685
      1. 1. Dorothy (de) FERRERS 1651–1716 m. Richard (Butler 1st Earl of) Arran 1639–1685
        1. 1. Charlotte Butler 1680–1725 m. Charles Cornwallis 1675–1722
      2. 2. Ésme Stuart 1649–1660
    3. 3. Lady (Frances Stewart Countess of) Portland 1617–1694
    4. 4. Lord (Bernhard 'The Black' Stewart Earl of) Lichfield 1622–1645
    5. 5. Lady (Anne (Anna) Stewart of) Darnley 1614–1646
    6. 6. George Stewart 1618–1642
    7. 7. Henry Stewart 1615–1632
    8. 8. Lady (Elizabeth Stuart of) Darnley 1610–1674
    9. 9. Lady (Margaret Stuart) (Stewart) 1618–1618
    10. 10. Elizabeth Stuart 1610–1673
    11. 11. Frances Stuart 1617–1693
    12. 12. Lord (Henry 8th Seigneur d'Aubigny) Stuart 1618–1642
  2. 2. Lady (Margaret) Stuart 1575–1644 m. John (Earl of Mar) Erskine 1558–1634 m. George Gordon 1563–1636 m. John (Earl of Mar) III 1562–1634
    1. 1. James Erskine –1640
    2. 2. Alexander Erskine –1640
    3. 3. (countess (of Rothes) Henrietta Anderson Morshead) Leslie 1595–1640 m. John Leslie 1812–1872
      1. 1. John Leslie 1630–1681
    4. 4. Catherine Hamilton 1603–1635
    5. 5. Henry Erskine 1605–1628
    6. 6. Mary Maule 1596–1664
    7. 7. Mary Douglas 1610–1674
    8. 8. George Gordon 1590–1649
      1. 1. George Gordon 1616–1645
    9. 9. Elisabeth Gordon 1590–1616
    10. 10. Johanna Gordon 1615–
    11. 11. Magdalene Erskine 1593–
    12. 12. George (VI) Gordon 1591–1648
    13. 13. Ann Leslie 1595–1640
    14. 14. Francis (Gordon Lord) Melgum 1593–1630
    15. 15. James Erskine –1640 m. Mary Douglas –1628
    16. 16. James (Erskine Earl of) Buchan 1600–1640 m. Maria (Douglas Gravin van) Buchan 1600–1628
      1. 1. Margaret (Or Mary) Erskine 1621–1660
      2. 2. David (Earl of Buchan) Erskine –1745
      3. 3. Dorothy Erskine 1633–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Erskine 1626–
      5. 5. Ersmey Erskine 1637–
      6. 6. James Erskine 1618–1664
        1. 1. William Erskine –1695 m. Marjory Foulis –1689
      7. 7. John Erskine 1618–1676
    17. 17. Catherine Hamilton 1603–1634 m. Thomas (Hamilton Earl van) Haddington 1600–1640
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas 3rd Earl of Haddington) Hamilton 1624–1645
      2. 2. Robert Hamilton 1633–1692 m. Elizabeth Robertson 1636–1671
        1. 1. John Hamilton 1656–1708
      3. 3. Alexander Hamilton 1630–
      4. 4. Alexander Hamilton 1630–1693
      5. 5. James Hamilton 1635–1693
      6. 6. John Hamilton 1626–1669
      7. 7. Lady (Margaret of Haddington) Hamilton 1632–
      8. 8. Marie Hamilton 1631–
      9. 9. Sir (John 4th Earl of Haddington) Hamilton 1626–1669
      10. 10. Thomas Hamilton 1628–1643 m. Henrietta (Coligni Countess De La) Suze 1618–1673
    18. 18. Henry Erskine 1605–1628
    19. 19. Mary Maule 1596–1664
    20. 20. Mary Maule 1596–1664

Esme Lennox's Timeline

3 Records

1542
April 1542
Birth of Esme Stewart of Darnley Seigneur of Aubigny, Duke of Lennox in Lennox Castle, Midlothian County, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lennox Castle, Midlothian County, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1564
1564
Age 22
Esme Stewart of Darnley Seigneur of Aubigny, Duke of Lennox was married in Aubigny Sur, Cher, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Aubigny Sur, Cher, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
1583
26 May 1583
Age 41
Death of Esme Stewart of Darnley Seigneur of Aubigny, Duke of Lennox in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1542
    Event Place: Lennox Castle, Midlothian County, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 19; Page: 77
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1564
    Event Place: Aubigny Sur, Cher, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1583
    Event Place: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 19; Page: 77
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Aubigny-sur-Nere, Departement du Cher, Centre, France
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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