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

Birth Date: 21 September 1516

Birth Location: Dumbarton Castle, Scotland

Death Date: 4 September 1571

Death Location: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland

Father: John Stewart

Mother: Anne Stewart

Spouse(s): Margaret Douglas, Margaret Douglas

Children(s): Lord Darnley, Henry Stewart

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

Immediate Family

Parents

John Stewart
1495–1526
Birth Location: –
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Anne Stewart
1494–1529
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Douglas
1515–1578
Birth Location: Harbottle, Northumberland, England
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Margaret Douglas
1515–1578
Birth Location: Harbottle, Northumberland, England
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Children(s)

Lord Darnley
1545–
Birth Location: Temple Newsham, Yorkshire, England
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Henry Stewart
1546–1567
Birth Location: Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
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Matthew Lennox's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Lennox
1516–1571
Birth Place: Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
Parents
John Stewart
1495–1526
Anne Stewart
1494–1529
Grandparents
Earl (of) Lennox
1490–1526
Lady (Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Of) Lennox
1475–1531
John (Stewart of) Balveny
–1512
Eleanor Sinclair
–1518
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Lennox's Descendants

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Matthew (Stewart 4th Earl Of) Lennox (21 September 1516–4 September 1571) m. Margaret Douglas (18 October 1515–9 March 1578) m. Margaret Douglas (18 October 1515–9 March 1578)
  1. 1. Lord Darnley 1545– m. Mary (I Queen) Stuart 1542–1587
    1. 1. James (VI King of Scot & England\ King of Great Britian James I of England and VI of Scotland. James VI King of Scotland James I) Charl 1566–1625 m. Anne Stuart 1574–1619 m. Anne (Of) Denmark 1574–1619 m. Anne Stuart 1574–1619 m. Mary (Magdalene) Stewart 1574–1619 m. Anne (Princess Anne of Denmark og Norway, von Oldenburg Oldenburg Queen consort of Scotland, England and Ireland af Danmark og Norge von Oldenburg) O 1574–1619 m. Anne (Princess Anne of Denmark og Norway, von Oldenburg Oldenburg Queen consort of Scotland, England and Ireland af Danmark og Norge von Oldenburg) O 1574–1619 m. Ann (of) Denmark 1574–1619
      1. 1. Charles (Albany I of Great Britain and) Ireland 1600–1649
      2. 2. Mary (Filia Jacobi) Stuart 1605–1607
      3. 3. Robert (Stuart, Duke of) Kintyre 1602–1602
      4. 4. Sophia (Rosula) Stuart 1606–1606
      5. 5. Charles England 1600–1649 m. Henriette (Marie de Bourbon) (France) 1609–1669 m. Henrietta (Maria Van) Frankrijk 1609–1669
        1. 1. Henry (of) Gloucester 1640–1660
        2. 2. Elisabeth (of) England 1635–1680
        3. 3. James (II) Stuart 1633–1701
        4. 4. Mary (Henriette) Stuart 1631–1660
        5. 5. Charles (II King of) England 1630–1685 m. Barbara (De Villiers) Grandison 1641–1709 m. Catherine (Princess of) Portugal 1638– m. Eleanor Gwynne 1650–1687
      6. 6. Robert (Stuart Stewart Prince of) Scotland 1602–1602
      7. 7. Henry (Frederick Stuart Prince of) Wales 1594–1612
      8. 8. Mary (Anne Mary Stuart\ Princess Mary Anne of \England\ Mary Anne of England \Stuart\ \Stuart, of Scotland and England Stuart) Princess 1605–1607
      9. 9. Margaret (Margaret Stuart\ \Stuart Stewart Princess of) Scotland 1598–1600
      10. 10. Sophia (Sophia Stuart\) \Stewart 1606–1606
      11. 11. Son (Prince Prince of England) Stewart 1603–1603
      12. 12. Charles (I Charles Ier King of England (1625\ The Martyr Károly King of England Knight of the Garter Duke of York King Charles the 1st of England) Scotl 1600–1649
      13. 13. Margaret Stuart 1598–1600
      14. 14. Elizabeth (Stuart, Queen of) Bohemia 1596–1668 m. Frederick (IV Kurfurst Pflaz Von Der) Rhein 1574–1610 m. Friedrich (V von Wittelsbach Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Kürfürst von der Pfalz, König zu) Böhmen 1596–1632 m. Frederik (V van de) Palts 1596–1632 m. V Friedrich 1596– m. V Friedrich 1596– m. Frederik (V van de) Palts 1596–1632 m. Friedrich (Von Der) Pfalz 1596–1632 m. Frederick (V of the) Palatinate 1596–1632 m. Frederick V 1596–1632
        1. 1. Sophia (Ve Der Phfalz, Wittlesbach, House Of) Hanover 1630–1714 m. Ernest (augustus Elector, Vonbrubswick Luneburg Of) Hanover 1629–1698 m. Ernst (August Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, Elector OH) Hannover 1629–1698 m. Ernest (Augustus) I 1629–1698
        2. 2. Friedrich (van PFALZ) SIMMERN 1596–1632
        3. 3. Elisabeth (Charlotte van PFALZ) SIMMERN 1597–1660
        4. 4. Louise (Juliana van PFALZ) SIMMERN 1594–1640
        5. 5. Elisabeth (Charlotte Van De) Palts 1597–1660
        6. 6. Friedrich (V Van De) Palts 1596–1632
        7. 7. Louise (Maria Louise Holladine Hollandine von der Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Pfalzgräfin bei) Rhein 1622–1709
        8. 8. Gustav (Adolphus Pfalz) Simmern 1632–1641
        9. 9. Elisabeth (Hervorden von Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Prinzessin von der Pfalz und) Böhmen 1618–1680
        10. 10. Karl (I Ludwig von der Pfalz Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Kurfürst von der) Pfalz 1617–1680
        11. 11. Henrietta (Pfalzi Maria von der Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Prinzessin von) Siebenbürgen 1626–1651
        12. 12. Johan (Philip Friederich von Pfalz-Simmern Pfalzgraf bei) Rhein 1627–1650
        13. 13. Ruprecht (Rupert Rhine\ \von Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmeren Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, Duke of) Cumberland 1619–1682
        14. 14. Charlotte (von der Pfalz Pfalz-Simmern, Wittelsbach Pfalzgräfin bei) Rhein 1628–1631
        15. 15. Ludwig (von Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Pfalzgraf bei) Rhein 1623–1624
        16. 16. Heinrich (Friedrich Kurprinz von der Pfalz-Simmern) Wittelsbach 1614–1629
        17. 17. Moritz (von der Pfalz Wittelsbach, Pfalz) prinz 1620–1652
        18. 18. Eduard (von der Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Prinz von der) Pfalz 1625–1663
        19. 19. Sophia (София Палатинска Simmern\ born Sophia Countess Palatine of Simmern \von der Pfalz Wittelsbach Kurfürstin zu) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1630–1714
        20. 20. Charles Louis 1617–1680 m. Charlotte (von) Hessen-Kassel 1627–1686
        21. 21. Rupert (Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, Duke of Cumberland, Earl of) Holderness 1619–1682
        22. 22. Louise (Maria Louise Holladine Hollandine von der Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Pfalzgräfin bei) Rhein 1622–1709
        23. 23. Gustav (Adolphus Pfalz) Simmern 1632–1641
        24. 24. Elisabeth (Hervorden von Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Prinzessin von der Pfalz und) Böhmen 1618–1680
        25. 25. Karl (I Ludwig von der Pfalz Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Kurfürst von der) Pfalz 1617–1680
        26. 26. Henrietta (Pfalzi Maria von der Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Prinzessin von) Siebenbürgen 1626–1651
        27. 27. Johan (Philip Friederich von Pfalz-Simmern Pfalzgraf bei) Rhein 1627–1650
        28. 28. Charlotte (von der Pfalz Pfalz-Simmern, Wittelsbach Pfalzgräfin bei) Rhein 1628–1631
        29. 29. Ludwig (von Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Pfalzgraf bei) Rhein 1623–1624
        30. 30. Heinrich (Friedrich Kurprinz von der Pfalz-Simmern) Wittelsbach 1614–1629
        31. 31. Moritz (von der Pfalz Wittelsbach, Pfalz) prinz 1620–1652
        32. 32. Eduard (von der Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Prinz von der) Pfalz 1625–1663
        33. 33. Sophia (София Палатинска Simmern\ born Sophia Countess Palatine of Simmern \von der Pfalz Wittelsbach Kurfürstin zu) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1630–1714
        34. 34. Eduard (Pfalzgraf von Pfalz) Simmern 1625–1663
        35. 35. Elisabeth (von Pfalz) Simmern 1618–1680
        36. 36. Heinrich (Friedrich von Pfalz) Simmern 1614–1629
        37. 37. Henrietta (Maria von Pfalz) Simmern 1626–1651
        38. 38. Louise (Hollandine von Pfalz) Simmern 1622–1709
        39. 39. Sophia (von Pfalz) Simmern 1630–1714
        40. 40. Karl (Ludwig Kurfürst von der) Pfalz 1617–1680
        41. 41. Rupert (von der) Pfalz 1619–1682
      15. 15. Son Stuart 1601–1602
      16. 16. Robert (Kintyre) Stuart 1602–1602
      17. 17. Margaret Stuart 1598–1599
      18. 18. Mary Stuart 1605–1607
      19. 19. Henry (Frederick Wales) Stuart 1594–1612
      20. 20. Child Stuart 1595–1595
      21. 21. Robert (Great) Britainengland 1601–
      22. 22. Sophia Stuart 1606–1606
      23. 23. Charles (I England) Stuart 1600–1649
      24. 24. Robert (Stuart Stewart Prince of) Scotland 1602–1602
      25. 25. Henry (Frederick Stuart Prince of) Wales 1594–1612
      26. 26. Mary (Anne Mary Stuart\ Princess Mary Anne of \England\ Mary Anne of England \Stuart\ \Stuart, of Scotland and England Stuart) Princess 1605–1607
      27. 27. Margaret (Margaret Stuart\ \Stuart Stewart Princess of) Scotland 1598–1600
      28. 28. Sophia (Sophia Stuart\) \Stewart 1606–1606
      29. 29. Son (Prince Prince of England) Stewart 1603–1603
      30. 30. Charles (I Charles Ier King of England (1625\ The Martyr Károly King of England Knight of the Garter Duke of York King Charles the 1st of England) Scotl 1600–1649
      31. 31. Robert (Stuart Stewart Prince of) Scotland 1602–1602
      32. 32. Henry (Frederick Stuart Prince of) Wales 1594–1612
      33. 33. Mary (Anne Mary Stuart\ Princess Mary Anne of \England\ Mary Anne of England \Stuart\ \Stuart, of Scotland and England Stuart) Princess 1605–1607
      34. 34. Sophia (Sophia Stuart\) \Stewart 1606–1606
      35. 35. Son (Prince Prince of England) Stewart 1603–1603
      36. 36. Charles (I Charles Ier King of England (1625\ The Martyr Károly King of England Knight of the Garter Duke of York King Charles the 1st of England) Scotl 1600–1649
      37. 37. Son Stuart 1601–1602
      38. 38. Robert (Kintyre) Stuart 1602–1602
      39. 39. Margaret Stuart 1598–1599
      40. 40. Mary Stuart 1605–1607
      41. 41. Henry (Frederick Wales) Stuart 1594–1612
      42. 42. Child Stuart 1595–1595
      43. 43. Robert (Great) Britainengland 1601–
      44. 44. Sophia Stuart 1606–1606
      45. 45. Charles (I England) Stuart 1600–1649
      46. 46. Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662
  2. 2. Henry Stewart 1546–1567 m. Mary (I Queen) Stuart 1542–1587
    1. 1. James (VI) Stuart 1566–1625

Matthew Lennox's Timeline

2 Records

1516
21 September 1516
Birth of Matthew Stewart 4th Earl Of Lennox // in Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
1571
4 September 1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew Stewart 4th Earl Of Lennox // in Stirling Castle, Scotland
Stirling Castle, Scotland

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
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] UK, Portraits and Photographs

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Marriage Licences, 1521-1869

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Marriage Licences, 1521-1869

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1571
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] North America, Family Histories
    [6] UK, Portraits and Photographs

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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