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Mathew Stewart 4th Earl of Lennox 1516–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Dec 1516

Birth Location: Dumbarton Castle, Scotland

Death Date: 04 Sep 1571

Death Location: Stirling Castle, Scotland

Father: John Lennox

Mother: Lady Stewart

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Henry Darnley

The story of Mathew Stewart 4th Earl of Lennox began in 1516 in Dumbarton Castle, Scotland. Mathew Stewart 4th Earl of Lennox married Margaret Douglas Douglas Countess Of Lennox, and had children including Henry Stuart Lord Darnley. Mathew Stewart 4th Earl of Lennox passed away in 1571 in Stirling Castle, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Mathew Stewart 4th Earl of Lennox began in 1516 in Dumbarton Castle, Scotland.
  • Mathew Stewart 4th Earl of Lennox married Margaret Douglas Douglas Countess Of Lennox, and had children including Henry Stuart Lord Darnley.
  • Mathew Stewart 4th Earl of Lennox passed away in 1571 in Stirling Castle, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lennox
1495–1526
Birth Location: Lennox Hills, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Lady Stewart
1495–1564
Birth Location: Balvenie Castle, Glen Fiddich, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Darnley
1545–1567
Birth Location: Temple, Newsome, Yorkshire, England
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Mathew Lennox's Ancestors

Self
Mathew Lennox
1516–1571
Birth Place: Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
Parents
John Stewart 3rd Earl of Lennox
1495–1526
Lennox Hills, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Stewart
1495–1564
Balvenie Castle, Glen Fiddich, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Mathew (123 Stewart 2nd Earl of) Lennox
1460–1513
Elizabeth (Hamilton Countess of) Lennox
1475–1531
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
John (Stewart 1st Earl Of) Atholl
1440–1512
Balveny Castle, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Eleanor Sinclair) 🌟
–1518
Great-Grandparents
John Lennox
1422–1495
Margaret
1425–1493
James Hamilton
1415–1479
Mary Arran
1453–1488
Sir Lorne
1399–1451
Joan Beaufort
1406–1445
William Caithness
1410–1480
Marjory ⭐
1424–1480
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Concressault
1406–1439
Catherine Seton
1410–1478
Sir Autcherhouse
1383–1470
Margaret ⭐
1397–1453
Sir Cadzow
1397–1440
Janet Livingston
1399–1439
James Scotland
1430–1460
Mary Scotland
1434–1463
Sir Innermeath
1350–1421
Isabel MacDougall
1362–1439
John Somerset
1371–1409
Margaret Holland
1385–1439
Henry Orkney
1375–1420
Egidia ⭐
1391–1438

Mathew Lennox's Descendants

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Mathew (Stewart 4th Earl of) Lennox (21 Dec 1516–04 Sep 1571)
  1. 1. Henry (Stuart Lord) Darnley 1545–1567 m. Mary (Stewart Queen Of) Scots 1542–1587
    1. 1. James (VI & I) Stuart 1566–1625
    2. 2. Charles (Stuart 1st Earl of Lennox (1555-1576)) Stewart 1555–1576

Mathew Lennox's Timeline

2 Records

1516
21 Dec 1516
Birth of Mathew Stewart 4th Earl of Lennox in Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
1571
04 Sep 1571
Age 55
Death of Mathew Stewart 4th Earl of Lennox in Stirling Castle, Scotland
Stirling Castle, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1516
    Event Place: Dumbarton Castle, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Sep 1571
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Scotland
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