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Matthew Stewart of Darnley, 4th Earl Of Douglas, Earl Of Lennox 1516–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 September 1516

Birth Location: Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Death Date: 4 September 1571

Death Location: Stirling, Scotland

Father: John Stewart

Mother: Lady Lennox

Spouse(s): Margaret Angus), Marie Scotlan, Anne LaQueuille, Agnes Sinclair

Children(s): Lady Stuart, Claud Hamilton, Lord Stewart, Sir Howard, Charles Lennox, Henry Stuart, Charles Lennox, Karel Lennox, James Stewart\Stuart, James Shetland, James Stuart, Infant Stuart, Charles Creation), Henry, Albany, Frances Stuart, Infant Stewart, Lady Stuart, Arthur Orkney, James Stewart, Anne Clifford, Charles Stuart, Elizabeth Lennox, Margaret McDowell, Edward Stuart, Sir Stewart, Charles Stewart, Margaret STEWART, Henry Stuart, Henry Roths, Karel Lennox, Henry Stuart, Mary Scots, Lord Stewart

In 1516, Matthew Stewart of Darnley, 4th Earl Of Douglas, Earl Of Lennox entered the world in Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, born to John 3Rd Earl Of Lennox Stewart And Lady Anne Elizabeth Stewart Anne Of Athol Countess Of Lennox. Matthew Stewart of Darnley, 4th Earl Of Douglas, Earl Of Lennox married Agnes Sinclair, Anne De Laqueuille, Margaret Margaretha Douglas Countess Lennox Douglas Dr Of Scottish Queen Dowager Margaret Tudor And Her 2Nd H Archibald Douglas 6Th Earl Of Angus, Marie De Guise De Lorraine Queen Of Scotlan, and had children including Anne Countess Of Pembroke Clifford, Arthur Robert Stewart Earl Of Orkney, Charles 5Th Earl Of Lennox Stuart, Charles Lennox, Charles Stewart, Charles Stewart 1St 5Th Earl Of Lennox New Creation, Charles Stuart Lennox, Claud Lord Van Paisley Hamilton, Edward Henry Darnley Stuart, Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Of Lennox, Frances Laugharne 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 Stuart King Consort Of Scotland Duke Of Albany, Henry Duke Of Albany Lord Darnley Stuart, Henry Stuart, Infant Edward Henry Darnley Stuart, Infant Henry Stewart, 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 1St Earl Of Moray Stewart Stuart, Karel Stewart Earl Van Lennox, Lady Arabella Stuart, Lady Elizabeth 2Nd Countess Gravin Of Moray Stewart Stuart, Lord Charles James Stuart 3Rd Earl Of Moray Lord St Colme Or James Stewart, Lord Esme Lennox Stewart, Margaret Mcdowell, Margaret Stewart, Mary Stuart Queen Of Scots, Sir Archibald Stewart, Sir Robert Howard. Matthew Stewart of Darnley, 4th Earl Of Douglas, Earl Of Lennox passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Scotland.

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  • In 1516, Matthew Stewart of Darnley, 4th Earl Of Douglas, Earl Of Lennox entered the world in Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, born to John 3Rd Earl Of Lennox Stewart And Lady Anne Elizabeth Stewart Anne Of Athol Countess Of Lennox.
  • Matthew Stewart of Darnley, 4th Earl Of Douglas, Earl Of Lennox married Agnes Sinclair, Anne De Laqueuille, Margaret Margaretha Douglas Countess Lennox Douglas Dr Of Scottish Queen Dowager Margaret Tudor And Her 2Nd H Archibald Douglas 6Th Earl Of Angus, Marie De Guise De Lorraine Queen Of Scotlan, and had children including Anne Countess Of Pembroke Clifford, Arthur Robert Stewart Earl Of Orkney, Charles 5Th Earl Of Lennox Stuart, Charles Lennox, Charles Stewart, Charles Stewart 1St 5Th Earl Of Lennox New Creation, Charles Stuart Lennox, Claud Lord Van Paisley Hamilton, Edward Henry Darnley Stuart, Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Of Lennox, Frances Laugharne 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 Stuart King Consort Of Scotland Duke Of Albany, Henry Duke Of Albany Lord Darnley Stuart, Henry Stuart, Infant Edward Henry Darnley Stuart, Infant Henry Stewart, 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 1St Earl Of Moray Stewart Stuart, Karel Stewart Earl Van Lennox, Lady Arabella Stuart, Lady Elizabeth 2Nd Countess Gravin Of Moray Stewart Stuart, Lord Charles James Stuart 3Rd Earl Of Moray Lord St Colme Or James Stewart, Lord Esme Lennox Stewart, Margaret Mcdowell, Margaret Stewart, Mary Stuart Queen Of Scots, Sir Archibald Stewart, Sir Robert Howard.
  • Matthew Stewart of Darnley, 4th Earl Of Douglas, Earl Of Lennox passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Scotland.

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Matthew Lennox's Ancestors

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Matthew Lennox
1516–1571
Birth Place: Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Parents
John 3rd Earl of Lennox, Stewart
1492–1526
Lennox Hills, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Lady (Anne Elizabeth Stewart Anne of Athol Countess of) Lennox
1494–1564
Balveny, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
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Matthew Lennox's Descendants

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Matthew (Stewart of Darnley, 4th Earl Of Douglas, Earl Of) Lennox (21 September 1516–4 September 1571) m. Margaret (Margaretha Douglas, Countess Lennox Douglas (dr. of Scottish queen dowager Margaret Tudor and her 2nd h. Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of) Angus) (8 October 1515–7 March 1578) m. Marie (De Guise de Lorraine\ Queen of) Scotlan (22 Nov 1515–10 Jun 1560) m. Anne (De) LaQueuille (1520–03 Dec 1579) m. Agnes Sinclair (1498–21 Mar 1572)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth 2nd Countess Gravin of Moray Stewart) Stuart 1565–1591
  2. 2. Claud (Lord Van Paisley) Hamilton 1543–1621
  3. 3. Lord (Esmé Lennox) Stewart 1542–1583
  4. 4. Sir (Robert) Howard 1537–1598
  5. 5. Charles (Stuart) Lennox 1531–1576
  6. 6. Henry (Duke of Albany\ lord Darnley) Stuart 1536–1578
  7. 7. Charles Lennox 1555–1576
  8. 8. Karel (Stewart Earl van) Lennox 1555–1576
  9. 9. James (VI of Scotland and I of England 1st Earl of Moray) Stewart\Stuart 1531–1570
  10. 10. James (Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray,1st earl od Orkney and Lord of) Shetland 1531–1569
  11. 11. James (I) Stuart 1566–1625
  12. 12. Infant (Edward Henry Darnley) Stuart 1566–1566
  13. 13. Charles (Stewart, 1st\5th Earl of Lennox (New) Creation) 1557–1576
  14. 14. Henry, (Lord Darnley Stuart King Consort of Scotland, Duke of) Albany 1545–1567
  15. 15. Frances (Laugharne) Stuart 1547–1576
  16. 16. Infant (Henry) Stewart 1544–1545
  17. 17. Lady (Arabella) Stuart 1575–1615
  18. 18. Arthur (Robert Stewart Earl Of) Orkney 1533–1592
  19. 19. James Stewart 1531–1570
  20. 20. Anne (Countess of Pembroke) Clifford 1551–1619
  21. 21. Charles ((5th Earl of Lennox)) Stuart 1555–1576
  22. 22. Elizabeth (Cavendish, Countess of) Lennox 1555–1588
  23. 23. Margaret McDowell 1552–1627
  24. 24. Edward (Henry Darnley) Stuart 1545–1567
  25. 25. Sir (Archibald) Stewart 1550–1598
  26. 26. Charles Stewart 1547–1554
  27. 27. Margaret STEWART 1497–1528
  28. 28. Henry Stuart 1545–1567
  29. 29. 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 1545–1566
  30. 30. Karel (Stewart Earl van) Lennox 1555–1576
  31. 31. Henry (Duke of Albany, Lord Darnley) Stuart 1545–1567
  32. 32. Mary (Stuart\ Queen of) Scots 1542–1587
  33. 33. Lord (Charles James Stuart 3rd Earl of Moray\Lord St Colme OR James) Stewart 1565–1615

Matthew Lennox's Timeline

2 Records

1516
21 September 1516
Birth of Matthew Stewart of Darnley, 4th Earl Of Douglas, Earl Of Lennox in Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1571
4 September 1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew Stewart of Darnley, 4th Earl Of Douglas, Earl Of 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: Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Kirkcudbright, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: - Protocol Book of James Young, 1504-1507

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Norfolk: - Musters Return, 1569, 1572, 1574, 1577

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth: - Protocol Book of Sir Robert Rollock, 1534-1552

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1571
    Event Place: Shot dead when the Queen's party attacked Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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