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Esmé Duke of Lennox 1579–1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1579

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 July 1624

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Esme Lennox

Mother: Lady Balsac

Spouse(s): Lady Clifton, Katherine Clifton, Frances Howard,

Children(s): James Stuart, James Richmond, Lady Portland, Lord Lichfield, Lady Darnley, George Stewart, Henry Stewart, Lady Darnley, Lady (Stewart), Elizabeth Stuart, Frances Stuart, Lord Stuart

Esmé Duke of Lennox was born in 1579 in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom, the child of Esme Stewart Of Darnley Seigneur Of Aubigny Duke Of Lennox And Lady Katherine Catherine De Balsac. Esmé Duke of Lennox married Frances Howard, Katherine Clifton, Lady Catherine Clifton, and had children including Elizabeth Stuart, Frances Stuart, George Stewart, Henry Stewart, James Duke Of Lenox Stuart, James Stuart Duke Of Lennox Duke Of Richmond, John Stewart Van Methven, Lady Anne Anna Stewart Of Darnley, Lady Elizabeth Stuart Of Darnley, Lady Frances Stewart Countess Of Portland, Lady Margaret Stuart Stewart, Lord Bernhard The Black Stewart Earl Of Lichfield, Lord Henry 8Th Seigneur D Aubigny Stuart. Esmé Duke of Lennox passed away in 1624 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Esmé Duke of Lennox was born in 1579 in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom, the child of Esme Stewart Of Darnley Seigneur Of Aubigny Duke Of Lennox And Lady Katherine Catherine De Balsac.
  • Esmé Duke of Lennox married Frances Howard, Katherine Clifton, Lady Catherine Clifton, and had children including Elizabeth Stuart, Frances Stuart, George Stewart, Henry Stewart, James Duke Of Lenox Stuart, James Stuart Duke Of Lennox Duke Of Richmond, John Stewart Van Methven, Lady Anne Anna Stewart Of Darnley, Lady Elizabeth Stuart Of Darnley, Lady Frances Stewart Countess Of Portland, Lady Margaret Stuart Stewart, Lord Bernhard The Black Stewart Earl Of Lichfield, Lord Henry 8Th Seigneur D Aubigny Stuart.
  • Esmé Duke of Lennox passed away in 1624 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Esmé Lennox's Ancestors

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Esmé Lennox
1579–1624
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Esme Stewart of Darnley Seigneur of Aubigny, Duke of Lennox
1542–1583
Lennox Castle, Midlothian County, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Katherine (Catherine) DE) Balsac
1547–1631
Entrages, Provence-Alpes-Côte d''Azur, France
Grandparents
John (Stuart, 5th Lord of) Aubigny
–1567
Scotland
Anne Stuart
–1579
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Esmé Lennox's Descendants

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Esmé (Duke of) Lennox (1579–30 July 1624) m. Lady (Catherine) Clifton (April 1592–17 September 1637) m. Katherine Clifton (Abt 1580–1610) m. Frances Howard, (27 July 1578–8 October 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
        1. 1. Karel (Earl) Cornwallis 1700–1762
        2. 2. Edward Cornwallis 1712–1776
        3. 3. Frederick Cornwallis 1713–1783
        4. 4. John Cornwallis 1705–1768
        5. 5. Richard Cornwallis 1708–1740
        6. 6. Stephen Cornwallis 1703–1743
    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

Esmé Lennox's Timeline

4 Records

1579
1579
Birth of Esmé Duke of Lennox in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1598
August 1598
Age 19
Esmé Duke of Lennox was married in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
1621
16 June 1621
Age 42
Esmé Duke of Lennox was married in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Abbey, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1624
30 July 1624
Age 45
Death of Esmé Duke of Lennox in Kilsby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Kilsby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: August 1598
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 June 1621
    Event Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 July 1624
    Event Place: Kilsby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

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