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Lord John Darnley Stewart 1st Earl of Lennox 1428–1495 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1428

Birth Location: Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Sep 1495

Death Location: Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: Sir d'Aubigny

Mother: Lady Darnley

Spouse(s): Lady Lennox

Children(s): Lady Argyll

Lord John Darnley Stewart 1st Earl of Lennox was born in 1428 in Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Alan Of Darnley Stewart 2Nd Seigneur D Aubigny And Lady Catherine Seton Countess Of Darnley. Lord John Darnley Stewart 1st Earl of Lennox married Lady Margaret Christian Montgomery Countess Of Lennox, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Lennox Stewart Countess Of Argyll. Lord John Darnley Stewart 1st Earl of Lennox passed away in 1495 in Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lord John Darnley Stewart 1st Earl of Lennox was born in 1428 in Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Alan Of Darnley Stewart 2Nd Seigneur D Aubigny And Lady Catherine Seton Countess Of Darnley.
  • Lord John Darnley Stewart 1st Earl of Lennox married Lady Margaret Christian Montgomery Countess Of Lennox, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Lennox Stewart Countess Of Argyll.
  • Lord John Darnley Stewart 1st Earl of Lennox passed away in 1495 in Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir d'Aubigny
1408–1439
Birth Location: Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Lady Darnley
1410–1478
Birth Location: Seton Castle, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Lennox
1436–1493
Birth Location: Eglington Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lady Argyll
1468–1529
Birth Location: Darnley Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Lord Lennox's Ancestors

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Lord Lennox
1428–1495
Birth Place: Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Alan of Darnley Stewart 2nd Seigneur d'Aubigny
1408–1439
Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Lady (Catherine Seton Countess of) Darnley
1410–1478
Seton Castle, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John Stewart 1st Seigneur of Aubigny, Lord of) Darnley,
1368–1427
Darnley Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Stewart Countess) Lennox
1373–1429
Lennox Castle, Inchmurrin Isle, Loch Lomond, Scotland
William (3rd Baron) Seton
1390–1424
Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
Janet (Baroness of March) Dunbar
1390–1435
Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Lennox's Descendants

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Lord (John Darnley Stewart 1st Earl of) Lennox (1428–11 Sep 1495) m. Lady (Margaret Christian Montgomery Countess of) Lennox (1436–20 Jul 1493)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Lennox Stewart Countess of) Argyll 1468–1529 m. Archibald (Gillespe Campbell 2nd Earl of) Argyll 1460–1513
    1. 1. Catherine (Elizabeth) Campbell 1489–1578 m. Sir (Archibald Finlay Campbell 3rd Laird of) Auchenbreck 1480–1546
      1. 1. John (Iain) Campbell 1525–1585 m. Margaret Macfarlane 1533–
        1. 1. Ronald (Roy Laird of Cragnish) Campbell 1555–1639 m. Mary (Elizabeth Alliset) Maciver 1564–

Lord Lennox's Timeline

2 Records

1428
1428
Birth of Lord John Darnley Stewart 1st Earl of Lennox in Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1495
11 Sep 1495
Age 67
Death of Lord John Darnley Stewart 1st Earl of Lennox in Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1428
    Event Place: Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1495
    Event Place: Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
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