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Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox 1516–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 September 1516

Birth Location: Dunbarton Castle

Death Date: 4 September 1571

Death Location: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland

Father: John III

Mother: Elisabeth Stewart

Spouse(s): Lady Douglas

Children(s): Karel Lennox, Henry Ross, Sir House, Henry, Scotland, Arthur Orkney, James Hamilton, Henry Darnley, Henry Albany, Henry Albany, Henry Roths, Charles Creation), Lady Girvanmains, Edward STUART, Francis Stuart, Infant Stewart, James Stuart, Lady Stuart, Robert Douglas?), King GGF, Edward Stewart, Francis Stuart, Infant Stewart, Lady Stuart, Arabella Stuart, Arthur Orkney, James Stewart, James Stewart\Stuart, Mary Scots, Claud Hamilton, James Shetland, Esme Stuart, Sir Howard, Charles Lennox, Infant Stuart, Henry Stuart, Anne Clifford, Charles Stuart, Karel Lennox, Elizabeth Lennox

In 1516, Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox entered the world in Dunbarton Castle, born to John Stewart Earl Van Lennox Iii And Elisabeth Stewart. Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox married Lady Margaret Douglas, and had children including Anne Countess Of Pembroke Clifford, Arabella Stuart, Arthur Robert Stewart Earl Of Orkney, Charles 5Th Earl Of Lennox Stuart, Charles Stewart 1St 5Th Earl Of Lennox New Creation, Charles Stuart Lennox, Claud Lord Van Paisley Hamilton, Edward Henry Earl Of Darnley Stuart, Edward Henry Darnley Stewart, Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Of Lennox, Esme Stuart, Francis Stuart, Henry Duke Of Albany Lord Darnley 5Th Earl Of Lennox Stewart Stuart King James I Of England And Ireland 1603 Upon Queen Elizabeth S Death Also Duke Of Roths, Henry Lord Darnley 1St Duke Of Albany Stuart King Consort Of Scotland, Henry Stewart Duke Of Albany, Henry Duke Of Albany Lord Darnley Stuart, Henry Duke Of Albany Stuart, Henry Lord Stuart Van Darnley Koning Van Schotland Hertog Van Rethesey En Albany Graaf Van Ross, Henry Stewart Lord Darnley Duke Of Albany, Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Infant Edward Henry Darnley Stuart, Infant Henry Stewart, James Hamilton, James I Stuart, James Robert Stewart 1St Earl Of Moray 1St Earl Od Orkney And Lord Of Shetland, James Stewart, James Vi Of Scotland And I Of England Illegitimate 1St Earl Of Moray Stewart Stuart, Karel Stewart Earl Van Lennox, King Henry Ii Lord Von Darnley Of Scotland Duke Von Albany Stewart 13Th Ggf, Lady Arabella Stuart, Lady Elizabeth 2Nd Countess Gravin Of Moray Stewart Stuart, Lady Margaret Kennedy Of Girvanmains, Mary Stuart Queen Of Scots, Robert Howard Baby Douglas, Sir Knight Robert Arundel Howard Of Syon House, Sir Robert Howard. Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1516, Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox entered the world in Dunbarton Castle, born to John Stewart Earl Van Lennox Iii And Elisabeth Stewart.
  • Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox married Lady Margaret Douglas, and had children including Anne Countess Of Pembroke Clifford, Arabella Stuart, Arthur Robert Stewart Earl Of Orkney, Charles 5Th Earl Of Lennox Stuart, Charles Stewart 1St 5Th Earl Of Lennox New Creation, Charles Stuart Lennox, Claud Lord Van Paisley Hamilton, Edward Henry Earl Of Darnley Stuart, Edward Henry Darnley Stewart, Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Of Lennox, Esme Stuart, Francis Stuart, Henry Duke Of Albany Lord Darnley 5Th Earl Of Lennox Stewart Stuart King James I Of England And Ireland 1603 Upon Queen Elizabeth S Death Also Duke Of Roths, Henry Lord Darnley 1St Duke Of Albany Stuart King Consort Of Scotland, Henry Stewart Duke Of Albany, Henry Duke Of Albany Lord Darnley Stuart, Henry Duke Of Albany Stuart, Henry Lord Stuart Van Darnley Koning Van Schotland Hertog Van Rethesey En Albany Graaf Van Ross, Henry Stewart Lord Darnley Duke Of Albany, Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, Infant Edward Henry Darnley Stuart, Infant Henry Stewart, James Hamilton, James I Stuart, James Robert Stewart 1St Earl Of Moray 1St Earl Od Orkney And Lord Of Shetland, James Stewart, James Vi Of Scotland And I Of England Illegitimate 1St Earl Of Moray Stewart Stuart, Karel Stewart Earl Van Lennox, King Henry Ii Lord Von Darnley Of Scotland Duke Von Albany Stewart 13Th Ggf, Lady Arabella Stuart, Lady Elizabeth 2Nd Countess Gravin Of Moray Stewart Stuart, Lady Margaret Kennedy Of Girvanmains, Mary Stuart Queen Of Scots, Robert Howard Baby Douglas, Sir Knight Robert Arundel Howard Of Syon House, Sir Robert Howard.
  • Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John III
1492–1526
Birth Location: Lennox, East-Dunbartonshire, Schotland
JI
Elisabeth Stewart
1494–
Birth Location: Balveny, Fifeshire, Schotland
ES

Spouses(s)

Lady Douglas
1515–1578
Birth Location: Harbottle Castle, Northumberland
LD

Children(s)

Karel Lennox
1555–1576
Birth Location: Rufford, Nottinghamshire
KL
Henry Ross
1545–1567
Birth Location: Temple Newsam, Yorkshire
HR
Sir House
1537–1598
Birth Location: Syon House, London, England
SH
Henry, Scotland
1545–1567
Birth Location: Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
HS
Arthur Orkney
1533–1592
Birth Location: –
AO
James Hamilton
1531–1570
Birth Location: Edinburgh
JH
Henry Darnley
1545–1567
Birth Location: Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
HD
Henry Albany
1536–1578
Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
HA
Henry Albany
1545–1567
Birth Location: Temple Newson, Yorkshire, England
HA
Henry Roths
1545–1567
Birth Location: Temple Newsham, Yorkshire, England
HR
Charles Creation)
1557–1576
Birth Location: Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England
CC
Lady Girvanmains
1553–1627
Birth Location: Of Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom
LG
Edward STUART
1565–1566
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
ES
Francis Stuart
1547–1576
Birth Location: Harbottle, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
FS
Infant Stewart
1544–1545
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
IS
James Stuart
1566–1625
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JS
Lady Stuart
1575–1615
Birth Location: Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England
LS
Robert Douglas?)
1537–1598
Birth Location: Greater London, England
RD
King GGF
1545–1567
Birth Location: Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
KG
Edward Stewart
1533–1566
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
ES
Francis Stuart
1547–1576
Birth Location: Harbottle, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
FS
Infant Stewart
1544–1545
Birth Location: England
IS
Lady Stuart
1565–1591
Birth Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
LS
Arabella Stuart
1575–1615
Birth Location: Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England
AS
Arthur Orkney
1533–1592
Birth Location: –
AO
James Stewart
1531–1570
Birth Location: Edinburgh
JS
James Stewart\Stuart
1531–1570
Birth Location: East Lothian, Scotland
JS
Mary Scots
1542–1587
Birth Location: Linlithgow,scotland
MS
Claud Hamilton
1543–1621
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
CH
James Shetland
1531–1569
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JS
Esme Stuart
1542–1583
Birth Location: Ville, Paris, Ile-De-France, France
ES
Sir Howard
1537–1598
Birth Location: Greater London, England
SH
Charles Lennox
1531–1576
Birth Location: Harbottle, Northumberland, England
CL
Infant Stuart
1566–1566
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
IS
Henry Stuart
1545–1567
Birth Location: Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
HS
Anne Clifford
1551–1619
Birth Location: Canterbury, Kent, England
AC
Charles Stuart
1555–1576
Birth Location: Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England
CS
Karel Lennox
1555–1576
Birth Location: Rufford, Nottinghamshire
KL
Elizabeth Lennox
1555–1588
Birth Location: Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England
EL

Matthew Lennox's Ancestors

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Matthew Lennox
1516–1571
Birth Place: Dunbarton Castle
Parents
John Stewart Earl van Lennox III
1492–1526
Lennox, East-Dunbartonshire, Schotland
Elisabeth Stewart
1494–
Balveny, Fifeshire, Schotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Lennox's Descendants

1.
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Matthew (Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van) Lennox (21 September 1516–4 September 1571) m. Lady (Margaret) Douglas (18 October 1515–9 March 1578)
  1. 1. Karel (Stewart Earl van) Lennox 1555–1576 m. Elisabeth (Elizabeth Elizabetha E. Countess of Lennox Cavendish Comitissa) Lynox 1535–1582
    1. 1. Elizabeth Stewart 1550–1622
    2. 2. Elizabeth Stewart 1577–
    3. 3. Lady (Arabella) Stuart 1575–1615
    4. 4. Susanna Stuart 1574–1590
    5. 5. Lady (Elizabeth) Stewart 1575–1615
    6. 6. Henrietta Stuart 1570–1614
    7. 7. Lady (Arbella Stuart) Seymour 1575–1615
    8. 8. Arabella Lennox 1575–1615
    9. 9. Arabella (Lennox () Stuart) 1575–1615
  2. 2. Henry (Lord Stuart van Darnley Koning van Schotland Hertog van Rethesey en Albany Graaf van) Ross 1545–1567
  3. 3. Sir (Knight Robert Arundel Howard of Syon) House 1537–1598
  4. 4. Henry, (Lord Darnley, 1st Duke of Albany, Stuart, King consort of) Scotland 1545–1567
  5. 5. Arthur (Robert Stewart Earl Of) Orkney 1533–1592
  6. 6. James Hamilton 1531–1570
  7. 7. Henry (Stuart\ Lord) Darnley 1545–1567
  8. 8. Henry (Stewart Duke of) Albany 1536–1578
  9. 9. Henry (Stewart, Lord Darnley, Duke of) Albany 1545–1567
  10. 10. Henry ("Duke of Albany" "Lord Darnley" "5th Earl of Lennox" Stewart Stuart, King James I of England and Ireland, (1603 upon Queen Elizabeth's death) also Duke of) Roths 1545–1567
  11. 11. Charles (Stewart, 1st\5th Earl of Lennox (New) Creation) 1557–1576
  12. 12. Lady (Margaret Kennedy of) Girvanmains 1553–1627
  13. 13. Edward (Henry, Earl of Darnley,) STUART 1565–1566
  14. 14. Francis Stuart 1547–1576
  15. 15. Infant (Henry) Stewart 1544–1545
  16. 16. James (I) Stuart 1566–1625
  17. 17. Lady (Arabella) Stuart 1575–1615
  18. 18. Robert (Howard (baby) Douglas?) 1537–1598
  19. 19. King (Henry II, "Lord Von Darnley" of Scotland, Duke Von Albany, Stewart 13th) GGF 1545–1567 m. Mary (I "Queen of Scots" Stewart Stuart, Queen Consort of) France 1542–1587
    1. 1. James (I and VI King of Scotland and) England 1566–1625 m. Anne (of) Denmark 1574–1619
      1. 1. Robert (Bruce) Stuart 1602–1602
      2. 2. Princess Mary 1605–1607
      3. 3. Margaret Stuart 1598–1600
      4. 4. Charles I 1600–1649
      5. 5. Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662
      6. 6. Princess Sophia 1606–1606
      7. 7. Henry (Frederick) Stuart 1594–1612
    2. 2. Henry (Stuart) Scotland 1566–1567
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Stuart 1562–1629 m. James ("bonnie Earl") Stewart –1592
      1. 1. William Douglas 1398–1437
    4. 4. King (Charles I, of England,) Stuart 1564–1625 m. Henrietta (Maria de Bourbon Princess Royal of France, Queen Consort of) England 1609–1669 m. Anna (van) DENEMARKEN 1574–1619
      1. 1. King (Charles II of) England 1630–1685
      2. 2. James (II (Scotland) VII (England) Stuart) Ii 1633–1701 m. Mary (Beatrice Anna Margherita Isabella d'Este,\ of Modena, Duchess of York, Queen consort of England, Scotland and) Ireland 1658–1718
        1. 1. James (Francis Edward) Stuart 1688–1766 m. Maria (Clementina) Sobieski 1702–1735
        2. 2. James FitzJames 1670–1734 m. Anne Bulkeley 1680–1751 m. Honora (de) Burgh 1674–1698
        3. 3. Louisa (Maria Teresa) Stuart 1692–1712
        4. 4. Henry FitzJames 1673–1702
      3. 3. Mary (Henrietta von) Nassau-Dillenberg 1631–1660
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Princess of England & Scotland) Stuart 1635–1650
      5. 5. Sir (Robert Stewart ( Stuart) 2nd Earl of) Bothwell 1625–1688
      6. 6. Infant (Prince Charles James Stuart Duke of Cornwall, First of the) name 1629–1629
      7. 7. Catherine (Princess of England) Stewart 1625–1665
      8. 8. William (II Prince of Orange-Nassau) Ii 1626–1650
      9. 9. Jean Drummond 1609–1639
      10. 10. Anna Stuart 1637–1640
      11. 11. Henriette (Anne) Stuart 1644–1670
      12. 12. Henry Stuart 1640–1660
    5. 5. Charles (Stuart, 1st Earl of Lennox) (1555-1576) 1555–1576
    6. 6. King (James I of England Stuart Stewart, King James VI\Charles Stuart of Scotland, I Earl of Lennox, Defender of the) Faith 1564–1625
  20. 20. Edward (Henry Darnley) Stewart 1533–1566
  21. 21. Francis Stuart 1547–1576
  22. 22. Infant (Henry) Stewart 1544–1545
  23. 23. Lady (Elizabeth 2nd Countess Gravin of Moray Stewart) Stuart 1565–1591
  24. 24. Arabella Stuart 1575–1615
  25. 25. Arthur (Robert Stewart Earl Of) Orkney 1533–1592
  26. 26. James Stewart 1531–1570
  27. 27. James (VI of Scotland and I of England "Illegitimate" 1st Earl of Moray) Stewart\Stuart 1531–1570
  28. 28. Mary (Stuart\ Queen of) Scots 1542–1587
  29. 29. Claud (Lord Van Paisley) Hamilton 1543–1621
  30. 30. James (Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray,1st earl od Orkney and Lord of) Shetland 1531–1569
  31. 31. Esme Stuart 1542–1583 m. Katharine (de) BALSAC 1547–
    1. 1. Marie (Stewart Countess of) Mar 1576–1644
    2. 2. Esmé (Stuart Duke of) Lennox 1579–1624
    3. 3. Ludovic (Stuart of Richmond Duke of) Lennox 1574–1623
    4. 4. Henrietta Stuart 1573–1642
  32. 32. Sir (Robert) Howard 1537–1598
  33. 33. Charles (Stuart) Lennox 1531–1576
  34. 34. Infant (Edward Henry Darnley) Stuart 1566–1566
  35. 35. Henry (Duke of Albany\ lord Darnley) Stuart 1545–1567 m. Mary (van) Schotland 1542–1587
    1. 1. Jacobus (I Engeland &) Schotland 1566–1625 m. Anne (of) Denmark 1574–1619
      1. 1. Robert (Bruce) Stuart 1602–1602
      2. 2. Princess Mary 1605–1607
      3. 3. Margaret Stuart 1598–1600
      4. 4. Charles I 1600–1649
      5. 5. Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662
      6. 6. Princess Sophia 1606–1606
      7. 7. Henry (Frederick) Stuart 1594–1612
  36. 36. Anne (Countess of Pembroke) Clifford 1551–1619
  37. 37. Charles ((5th Earl of Lennox)) Stuart 1555–1576
  38. 38. Karel (Stewart Earl van) Lennox 1555–1576 m. Elisabeth Cavendish 1555–1582
    1. 1. Arabelle Stewart 1575–1615
  39. 39. Elizabeth (Cavendish, Countess of) Lennox 1555–1588

Matthew Lennox's Timeline

2 Records

1516
21 September 1516
Birth of Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox in Dunbarton Castle
Dunbarton Castle
1571
4 September 1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Schotland
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 September 1516
    Event Place: Dunbarton Castle
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1571
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
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