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Helen Elizabeth Stuart of Lennox 1520–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 1520

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 23 June 1567

Death Location: Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland

Father: John Lennox

Mother: Anne Lennox

Spouse(s): Sir Sutherland, *Willem\William Scotland

Children(s): Alexander Gordon, Margaret Gordon, Adam Gordon, Margaret Gordon, Eleanor Gordon, Elizabeth Sutherland, John Sutherland, Lady Hay

In 1520, Helen Elizabeth Stuart of Lennox entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to John Stewart 3Rd Earl Of Lennox And Anne Elizabeth Stuart Lady Of Lennox 3Rd Countess Of Lennox. Helen Elizabeth Stuart of Lennox married Sir John Gordon 11Th Earl Of Sutherland, Willem William Hay 6Th Earl Van Erroll 10Th Lord High Constable Of Scotland, and had children including Adam Gordon, Alexander Gordon, Eleanor Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon Sutherland, John Gordon Sutherland, Lady Jeanette Hay, Margaret Gordon. Helen Elizabeth Stuart of Lennox passed away in 1567 in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1520, Helen Elizabeth Stuart of Lennox entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to John Stewart 3Rd Earl Of Lennox And Anne Elizabeth Stuart Lady Of Lennox 3Rd Countess Of Lennox.
  • Helen Elizabeth Stuart of Lennox married Sir John Gordon 11Th Earl Of Sutherland, Willem William Hay 6Th Earl Van Erroll 10Th Lord High Constable Of Scotland, and had children including Adam Gordon, Alexander Gordon, Eleanor Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon Sutherland, John Gordon Sutherland, Lady Jeanette Hay, Margaret Gordon.
  • Helen Elizabeth Stuart of Lennox passed away in 1567 in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland.

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Helen Lennox's Ancestors

Self
Helen Lennox
1520–1567
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
John Stewart 3rd Earl of Lennox
1495–1526
Lennox Hills, Lennox, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Anne (Elizabeth Stuart Lady of Lennox, 3rd Countess of) Lennox
1494–1564
Balvenie Castle, Glen Fiddich, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Stewart IV, King of) Scotland
1473–1513
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
Elizabeth (tud Princess) Stewart
1473–1531
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
John (I Stewart Earl of) Atholl
1440–1512
Balveny, Fifeshire, Scotland
Lady (Eleanor Sinclair Countess of) Atholl
1457–1519
Castle Ravenscraig, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Stewart
1451–1488
Margaret Denmark
1456–1486
James Lorne
1399–1451
Joan Beaufort
1400–1445
William Orkney
1404–1480
Marjory Sutherland
1436–1478
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James II
1430–1460
Maria Egmond-Gelre
1434–1463
Christian Denmark
1426–1481
Dorothea Brandenburg
1430–1495
John Lorn
1348–1421
Isabel MacDougall
1360–1439
John Beaufort
1371–1410
Henry Orkney
1375–1419
Egidia Douglas
1380–1438
Alexander Dunbeath
1395–1456
Mariota MacDonald
1404–1448

Helen Lennox's Descendants

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Helen (Elizabeth Stuart of) Lennox (January 1520–23 June 1567) m. Sir (John Gordon 11th Earl of) Sutherland (1525–23 June 1567) m. *Willem\William (Hay, 6th Earl van Erroll, 10th Lord High Constable of) Scotland (1521–11 Apr 1541)
  1. 1. Alexander Gordon 1552–1594 m. Jane Gordon 1546–1629 m. Barbara Sinclair 1535–1575
    1. 1. Sir (Robert Gordon 1st Baron) Gordontown 1580–1656 m. Louisa (of Longormes) Gordon 1597–1680 m. Katherine Irvine 1582–1662
      1. 1. Ludovick (Gordon 2nd Baronet of) Gordonstoun 1624–1688 m. Elizabeth Farquhar 1623–1661
        1. 1. Lucy Gorden-Cumming 1642– m. Sir (Robert) Cumming 1628–1660
        2. 2. Robert Gordon 1647–1704
        3. 3. Katherine Gordon 1650–
        4. 4. Ludovick GORDON 1644–1696
        5. 5. Elizabeth GORDON 1652–1705
        6. 6. Benjamin Gordon –1662
        7. 7. Alexander Gordon –1660
        8. 8. Sir (Robert) Gordon 1670–1716
        9. 9. George GORDON –1686
      2. 2. Katherine Gordon 1621–1663
      3. 3. Gordan Sutherland 1622–
      4. 4. Charles Gordon 1631–1674
      5. 5. Lucia Gordon 1632–
      6. 6. Jean Gordon 1633–1676
      7. 7. Robert Gordon 1629–
      8. 8. John (Henny) Gordon 1630–
      9. 9. Daug Gordon-Sutherland 1624–
      10. 10. James Gordon 1617–1686
      11. 11. Margaret Learmount 1625–
      12. 12. Andrew Gordon 1610–
      13. 13. Margaret Gordon 1619–
    2. 2. Lady (Jane Gordon Duchess of) Sutherland 1574–1615
    3. 3. John (13th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon 1576–1615
    4. 4. Mary (Asbury) Gordon 1582–1605
    5. 5. Alexander Gordon 1587–1636
    6. 6. James Gordon 1590–1620
    7. 7. Adam (Gordon) Sutherland 1584–
  2. 2. Margaret Gordon 1564–1638
  3. 3. Adam Gordon 1548–1606
  4. 4. Margaret Gordon 1551–1579
  5. 5. Eleanor Gordon 1558–1584
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Gordon) Sutherland 1558–1579
  7. 7. John (Gordon) Sutherland 1549–1594
  8. 8. Lady (Jeanette) Hay 1540–1570

Helen Lennox's Timeline

2 Records

1520
January 1520
Birth of Helen Elizabeth Stuart of Lennox in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1567
23 June 1567
Age 47
Death of Helen Elizabeth Stuart of Lennox in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland
Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1520
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 June 1567
    Event Place: Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland

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