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

Birth Date: 21 September 1516

Birth Location: Dumbarton Castle

Death Date: 4 September 1571

Death Location: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland

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Spouse(s): Margaret Lennox

Children(s): Henry Darnley, Charles Lennox

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

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Biography

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

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Matthew Lennox
1516–1571
Birth Place: Dumbarton Castle
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Matthew Lennox's Descendants

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Matthew (Stewart 4th Earl of) Lennox (21 September 1516–4 September 1571) m. Margaret (Douglas Stewart Countess of) Lennox (8 Oct 1515–7 Mar 1578)
  1. 1. Henry (Stewart Lord) Darnley 1545–1567 m. Marie (Stuart Queen of) Scots 1542–1587
    1. 1. James (I VI) Stuart 1566–1625 m. Anna Denmark 1574–1619
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Stuart of) Bohemia 1596–1662 m. Frederik (V van de) Palts 1596–1632
        1. 1. Sophia (Dorothea van de) Palts 1630–1714 m. Ernest (Augustus Elector of) Hanover 1629–1698
      2. 2. Charles (Stuart) I 1600–1648 m. Henrietta-Maria (de) Bourbon 1609–1669
        1. 1. Charles (II of England, King of England, Scotland and) Ireland 1630–1685 m. Barbara (Villiers) Palmer 1640–1709 m. Lucy Walters 1609–1652 m. Elizabeth Kiligrew 1622–1680 m. Catherine Pegge 1635–1678 m. Frances (Theresa) Stuart 1647–1702 m. Eleanor ((Nell)) Gwyn 1650–1687
      3. 3. Robert (Stuart, Duke of) Kintyre 1602–1602
      4. 4. Margaret Stuart 1598–1600
      5. 5. Henry (Frederick) Stuart 1594–1612
      6. 6. Mary Stuart 1605–1607
  2. 2. Charles Lennox 1555–1576

Matthew Lennox's Timeline

2 Records

1516
21 September 1516
Birth of Matthew Stewart 4th Earl of Lennox in Dumbarton Castle
Dumbarton Castle
1571
4 September 1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew Stewart 4th Earl of Lennox
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 September 1516
    Event Place: Dumbarton Castle
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 1218
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1571
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 1218
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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