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Esmé Stuart (8th Earl & 1st Duke of Lennox) Seigneur of Aubigny, Duke of Lennox 1542–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1542

Birth Location: Ville, Paris, Ile-De-France, France

Death Date: 26 May 1583

Death Location: Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France

Father: John Aubigny

Mother: Anne LaQueuille

Spouse(s): Katherine Balsac

Children(s): Lady Mar, Esme ), Gabrielle Stewart, Gabrielle Stewart, James Stuart, Mary Stewart, Henrietta Stewart, Ludovic Richmond, Lady Stuart, John Erskine

In 1542, Esmé Stuart (8th Earl & 1st Duke of Lennox) Seigneur of Aubigny, Duke of Lennox entered the world in Ville, Paris, Ile-De-France, France, born to John Stewart Hertog Of Lennox 5Th Lord Of Aubigny And Anne De Laqueuille. Esmé Stuart (8th Earl & 1st Duke of Lennox) Seigneur of Aubigny, Duke of Lennox married Katherine De Balsac, and had children including Esme Ludovic Sir Lord 3Rd Duke Of Lennox Duke Of Richmond Stuart Of Darnley, Gabrielle Stewart, Gabrielle Stuart Stewart, Henrietta Henriette Stuart Stewart, James Duke Of Lenox Stuart, John Erskine, Lady Margaret Stuart, Lady Mary Marie Stewart Countess Of Mar, Ludovic Stewart 2Nd Duke Of Lennox And 1St Duke Of Richmond, Mary Stewart. Esmé Stuart (8th Earl & 1st Duke of Lennox) Seigneur of Aubigny, Duke of Lennox passed away in 1583 in Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France.

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  • In 1542, Esmé Stuart (8th Earl & 1st Duke of Lennox) Seigneur of Aubigny, Duke of Lennox entered the world in Ville, Paris, Ile-De-France, France, born to John Stewart Hertog Of Lennox 5Th Lord Of Aubigny And Anne De Laqueuille.
  • Esmé Stuart (8th Earl & 1st Duke of Lennox) Seigneur of Aubigny, Duke of Lennox married Katherine De Balsac, and had children including Esme Ludovic Sir Lord 3Rd Duke Of Lennox Duke Of Richmond Stuart Of Darnley, Gabrielle Stewart, Gabrielle Stuart Stewart, Henrietta Henriette Stuart Stewart, James Duke Of Lenox Stuart, John Erskine, Lady Margaret Stuart, Lady Mary Marie Stewart Countess Of Mar, Ludovic Stewart 2Nd Duke Of Lennox And 1St Duke Of Richmond, Mary Stewart.
  • Esmé Stuart (8th Earl & 1st Duke of Lennox) Seigneur of Aubigny, Duke of Lennox passed away in 1583 in Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France.

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Esmé Lennox's Ancestors

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Esmé Lennox
1542–1583
Birth Place: Ville, Paris, Ile-De-France, France
Parents
John Stewart Hertog of Lennox, 5th Lord of Aubigny
1519–1567
Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Anne (De) LaQueuille
1520–1579
France, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France
Grandparents
John (Stewart of) Darnley
1492–1526
Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Lady (Anne Elizabeth Stewart (Of) Atholl)
1494–1564
Balveny, Fifeshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Scotland
1473–1513
Elizabeth Stewart
1473–1531
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Scotland
1451–1488

Esmé Lennox's Descendants

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Esmé (Stuart (8th Earl & 1st Duke of Lennox) Seigneur of Aubigny, Duke of) Lennox (Apr 1542–26 May 1583) m. Katherine (De) Balsac (1547–31 Jun 1631)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary (Marie) Stewart, Countess of) Mar 1576–1644 m. Sir (John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar, 2nd Earl of) Erskine 1558–1634
    1. 1. Charles Erskine 1611–1663 m. Marie (Mary Hope) Erskine 1620–1691
      1. 1. Charles (Erskine 1st Baronet of) Alva 1643–1690 m. Christian Dundas 1645–1725
        1. 1. Sir (John Erskine 3rd Baronet of) Alva 1675–1739 m. Catherine (St) Clair 1685–1721
        2. 2. Charles (Erskine MP of) Tinwald 1680–1763
        3. 3. Mary Erskine 1666–1726
        4. 4. James (Erskine 2nd Baronet of) Alva 1668–1693
        5. 5. Robert Erskine 1677–
        6. 6. Helen Erskine 1671–
      2. 2. John Erskine 1639–1689
      3. 3. Mary Erskine 1640–
    2. 2. John (Richard 20th Earl of Mar) Erskine 1605–1668
    3. 3. Mary (Erskine Countess) Marischal 1593–1665
    4. 4. Lord (Henry Erskine (1st Earl of) Cardross) 1605–1628
    5. 5. Hon (Sir Alexander Erskine) (Colonel) 1604–1640
    6. 6. William (Erskine (Cupbearer to Charles II, Master of the) Charterhouse) 1615–1685
    7. 7. Anne Erskine 1599–1640
    8. 8. Martha Erskine 1603–1634
    9. 9. Catherine Erskine 1603–1635
    10. 10. James (Erskine, 6th Earl of) Buchan 1600–1639
    11. 11. Arthur Erskine 1605–1651
    12. 12. Lady (Agnes Grey, Countess of) Marischal 1597–1665
    13. 13. Lady (Margaret Erskine, Countess of) Marischal 1593–1665
    14. 14. Magdalene Erskine 1593–1665
    15. 15. Annabella Erskine 1595–1640
    16. 16. Sir (James Erskine, 6th Earl of) Buchan 1594–1664
  2. 2. Esme (Ludovic ( Sir ) ( Lord ) -- 3rd Duke of Lennox -- Duke of Richmond -- Stuart ( of Darnley) ) 1574–1624
  3. 3. Gabrielle Stewart 1578–1642
  4. 4. Gabrielle (Stuart) Stewart 1572–
  5. 5. James (Duke of Lenox) Stuart 1574–1624
  6. 6. Mary Stewart 1573–1642
  7. 7. Henrietta (Henriëtte Stuart) Stewart 1573–1642
  8. 8. Ludovic (Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox and 1st Duke of) Richmond 1574–1624
  9. 9. Lady (Margaret) Stuart 1576–1644
  10. 10. John Erskine 1558–1634

Esmé Lennox's Timeline

2 Records

1542
Apr 1542
Birth of Esmé Stuart (8th Earl & 1st Duke of Lennox) Seigneur of Aubigny, Duke of Lennox in Ville, Paris, Ile-De-France, France
Ville, Paris, Ile-De-France, France
1583
26 May 1583
Age 41
Death of Esmé Stuart (8th Earl & 1st Duke of Lennox) Seigneur of Aubigny, Duke of Lennox in Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1542
    Event Place: Ville, Paris, Ile-De-France, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1583
    Event Place: Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France

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