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Esme Stuart 1st Duke of Lennox 1542–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1542

Birth Location: Lennox Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 26 May 1583

Death Location: Ville, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Father: John Stewart

Mother: Lady Gordon

Spouse(s): Lady Balsac

Children(s): Henrietta Huntly

The story of Esme Stuart 1st Duke of Lennox / began in 1542 in Lennox Castle, Midlothian, Scotland. Esme Stuart 1st Duke of Lennox married Lady Katherine Of Balsac, and had children including Henrietta Mary Lennox Stuart Gordon Lady Of Lennox Mmarchioness Of Huntly. Esme Stuart 1st Duke of Lennox / passed away in 1583 in Ville, Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

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Biography

  • The story of Esme Stuart 1st Duke of Lennox // began in 1542 in Lennox Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Esme Stuart 1st Duke of Lennox // married Lady Katherine Of Balsac, and had children including Henrietta Mary Lennox Stuart Gordon Lady Of Lennox Mmarchioness Of Huntly.
  • Esme Stuart 1st Duke of Lennox // passed away in 1583 in Ville, Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Stewart
1519–1579
Birth Location: Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Lady Gordon
1532–1586
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LG

Spouses(s)

Lady Balsac
1547–1631
Birth Location: Entrage, Basse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
LB

Children(s)

Henrietta Huntly
1573–1642
Birth Location: Aubigny-Sur-Nère, Centre
HH

Esme Lennox's Ancestors

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Esme Lennox
1542–1583
Birth Place: Lennox Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
John (Sir 4th. Earl of Athol) Stewart
1519–1579
Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth of Huntly Countess Atholl) Gordon
1532–1586
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George (IV Lord) Seton
1513–1562
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Schotland, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth KEITH
1510–1565
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Lord Huntly
1477–1517
John Hay
1484–1543
Janet Douglas
1465–1525
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Gordon
1460–1523
Isabel Innes
1450–1560

Esme Lennox's Descendants

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Esme (Stuart 1st Duke of) Lennox (Apr 1542–26 May 1583) m. Lady (Katherine of) Balsac (1547–30 Jun 1631)
  1. 1. Henrietta (Mary Lennox Stuart (Gordon) Lady, of Lennox,mMarchioness of) Huntly 1573–1642 m. George (Gordon 6 th Earl 1st Marquis 0f) Huntly 1562–1636
    1. 1. Anne Gordon 1590–1674 m. Lord (James 3rd Earl of Moray Stuart) Stewart 1582–1638
      1. 1. James Stuart 1608–1653 m. Margaret Home 1607–1638
        1. 1. Lady (Henrietta) Stuart 1622–1704 m. Hugh (David Campbell (Sir Hugh Campbell of Cawdor) 6th of Cawdor) (Calder) 1625–1716
        2. 2. Mary Campbell 1629–1668
        3. 3. Archibald STUART 1643–1688
        4. 4. Alexander STUART 1634–1701 m. Emilia Balfour 1640–
        5. 5. Margaret STUART 1634–1667
        6. 6. Robert Steward 1635–1674 m. Judith Munday 1644–
    2. 2. Lady (Mary) Gordon 1610–1644

Esme Lennox's Timeline

2 Records

1542
Apr 1542
Birth of Esme Stuart 1st Duke of Lennox // in Lennox Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Lennox Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
1583
26 May 1583
Age 41
Death of Esme Stuart 1st Duke of Lennox // in Ville, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Ville, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1542
    Event Place: Lennox Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

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