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Matthew Earl Lennox 1516 – 1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 September 1516

Birth Location: Harbottle Castle, Dunbartonshire, england

Death Date: 4 September 1571

Death Location: Shot dead when the Queen's party attacked Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: John Lennox

Mother: Lady Atholl)

Spouse(s): Lady Douglas

Children(s): Esmé Lennox

In 1516, Matthew Earl Lennox entered the world in Harbottle Castle, Dunbartonshire, england, born to John Earl of Lennox and Lady Agnes Elizabeth Mitchell Stewart Lady of Balveny (Ann of Atholl). Matthew Earl Lennox married Lady Margaret Douglas, and had children including Esmé Stewart Hertog van Lennox. Matthew Earl Lennox passed away in 1571 in Shot dead when the Queen's party attacked Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1516, Matthew Earl Lennox entered the world in Harbottle Castle, Dunbartonshire, england, born to John Earl of Lennox and Lady Agnes Elizabeth Mitchell Stewart Lady of Balveny (Ann of Atholl).
  • Matthew Earl Lennox married Lady Margaret Douglas, and had children including Esmé Stewart Hertog van Lennox.
  • Matthew Earl Lennox passed away in 1571 in Shot dead when the Queen's party attacked Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lennox
1492 – 1526
Birth Location: Lennox, East-Dunbartonshire, Schotland
JL
Lady Atholl)
1494 – 1564
Birth Location: Balvenie Castle, Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Douglas
1515 – 1578
Birth Location: Harbottle, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
LD

Children(s)

Esmé Lennox
1542 – 1583
Birth Location: Ville, Paris, Ile-De-France, France
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Matthew Lennox's Ancestors

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Matthew Lennox
1516 – 1571
Birth Place: Harbottle Castle, Dunbartonshire, england
Parents
John Earl of Lennox
1492 – 1526
Lennox, East-Dunbartonshire, Schotland
Lady (Agnes Elizabeth Mitchell Stewart Lady of Balveny (Ann of) Atholl)
1494 – 1564
Balvenie Castle, Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Lennox's Descendants

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Matthew (Earl) Lennox (21 September 1516 – 4 September 1571) m. Lady (Margaret) Douglas (8 October 1515 – 7 March 1578)
  1. 1. Esmé (Stewart Hertog van) Lennox (Apr 1542 – 26 May 1583) m. Katherine Stuart (1547 – 31 Jun 1631)
    1. 1. Lady (Henrietta of Lennox "Countess; Marchioness of Huntly" Stuart) (Stewart) (7 Apr 1573 – 2 August 1642) m. George (Gordon Markgraaf van) Huntly (1563 – 13 June 1636)
      1. 1. Lady (Mary) Gordon (1610 – 1674) m. William Douglas (1589 – 19 Feb 1660)
        1. 1. Sir (William) DOUGLAS (24 Dec 1634 – 18 April 1694) m. Anna HAMILTON (6 Jan 1632 – 17 Oct 1716)

Matthew Lennox's Timeline

2 Records

1516
21 September 1516
Birth of Matthew Earl Lennox in Harbottle Castle, Dunbartonshire, england
Harbottle Castle, Dunbartonshire, england
1571
4 September 1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew Earl Lennox in Shot dead when the Queen's party attacked Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Shot dead when the Queen's party attacked Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 September 1516
    Event Place: Harbottle Castle, Dunbartonshire, england

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1571
    Event Place: Shot dead when the Queen's party attacked Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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