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Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox 1516–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Dumbarton Castle, Scotland

Death Date: 1571

Death Location: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland

Father: Sir Iii

Mother: Lady Lennox

Spouse(s): Margaret Douglas, Lady Lennox, Margaretha VII

Children(s): Henry Darnley, Karel Lennox, Henry Ross, Claud Hamilton, John Hamilton, Robert Howard, Esme Stuart

In 1516, Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox entered the world in Dumbarton Castle, Scotland, born to Sir John Stewart Knight Of Lennox Earl Of Lennox Iii Iii And Lady Anne Ann Elizabeth Stewart Steward Stuart Countess Of Lennox. Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox married Lady Margaret Duchess Hamilton Douglas Countesse Of Lennox, Margaret Douglas, Margaretha Douglas Grandaughter Of King Henry Vii, and had children including Claud Hamilton, Esme Stuart, Henry Lord Darnley, Henry Lord Stuart Van Darnley Koning Van Schotland Hertog Van Rethesey En Albany Graaf Van Ross, John Hamilton, Karel Stewart Earl Van Lennox, Robert Howard. Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1516, Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox entered the world in Dumbarton Castle, Scotland, born to Sir John Stewart Knight Of Lennox Earl Of Lennox Iii Iii And Lady Anne Ann Elizabeth Stewart Steward Stuart Countess Of Lennox.
  • Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox married Lady Margaret Duchess Hamilton Douglas Countesse Of Lennox, Margaret Douglas, Margaretha Douglas Grandaughter Of King Henry Vii, and had children including Claud Hamilton, Esme Stuart, Henry Lord Darnley, Henry Lord Stuart Van Darnley Koning Van Schotland Hertog Van Rethesey En Albany Graaf Van Ross, John Hamilton, Karel Stewart Earl Van Lennox, Robert Howard.
  • Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Matthew Lennox's Ancestors

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Matthew Lennox
1516–1571
Birth Place: Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Stewart Knight of Lennox, Earl of Lennox III Iii
1495–1526
Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Lady (Anne \ Ann Elizabeth Stewart \ Steward \ Stuart, Countess of) Lennox
1494–1564
1495 - Balaveny. Fife, Scotland. / 1500 - Balvenie Castle, Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland.
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Matthew Lennox's Descendants

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Matthew (Stewart Earl of) Lennox (1516–1571) m. Margaret Douglas (1515–1578) m. Lady (Margaret (Duchess Hamilton) Douglas Countesse of) Lennox (11 January 1511–24 May 1579) m. Margaretha (Douglas. Grandaughter of King Henry) VII (18 October 1515–9 March 1578)
  1. 1. Henry (Lord) Darnley 1545–1567 m. Mary (Queen of Scotland, Mary) Stuart 1542–1587
    1. 1. King (James I (VI) of ENGLAND and) SCOTLAND 1566–1625
  2. 2. Karel (Stewart Earl van) Lennox 1555–1576
  3. 3. Henry (Lord Stuart van Darnley Koning van Schotland Hertog van Rethesey en Albany Graaf van) Ross 1545–1567
  4. 4. Claud Hamilton 1543–1621
  5. 5. John Hamilton 1535–1604
  6. 6. Robert Howard 1537–1598
  7. 7. Esme Stuart 1542–

Matthew Lennox's Timeline

8 Records

1516
21 September 1516
Birth of Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox in Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
1516
21 Sep 1516
Birth of Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox in Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
1516
1516
Birth of Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox
None
1524
1524
Age 8
Birth of Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox in Lennox Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lennox Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1571
4 September 1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox in Stirling Castle, Scotland
Stirling Castle, Scotland
1571
9 April 1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox in Murdered in, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Murdered in, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1571
4 Sep 1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom of Great Britain
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom of Great Britain
1571
1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 September 1516
    Event Place: Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 1218
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Lennox Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1516
    Event Place: Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1571
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 1218
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 April 1571
    Event Place: Murdered in, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1571
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom of Great Britain
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1571
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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