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

Birth Date: 21 September 1516

Birth Location: Dumbarton Castle, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 September 1571

Death Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Stewart

Mother: LADY LENNOX

Spouse(s): Margaret Douglas

Children(s): Lord Darnley, Karel Lennox

The story of Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox Earl of Lennox began in 1516 in Dumbarton Castle, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom. Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox Earl of Lennox married Anne De La Queuille, Margaret Margaretha Countess Lennox Douglas Daughter Of Scottish Queen Dowager Margaret Tudor And Her Ii Husband Archibald D Douglas, and had children including Karel Stewart Earl Van Lennox, Lord Darnley. Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox Earl of Lennox passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • The story of Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox Earl of Lennox began in 1516 in Dumbarton Castle, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox Earl of Lennox married Anne De La Queuille, Margaret Margaretha Countess Lennox Douglas Daughter Of Scottish Queen Dowager Margaret Tudor And Her Ii Husband Archibald D Douglas, and had children including Karel Stewart Earl Van Lennox, Lord Darnley.
  • Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox Earl of Lennox passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Matthew Lennox's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Lennox
1516–1571
Birth Place: Dumbarton Castle, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Stewart
1519–1567
Dunbarton Castle,dunbarton,dunbartonshire,scotland
LADY (ANNE ELIZABETH STEWART, COUNTESS of) LENNOX
1500–1564
Balvenie Castle, Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Ninian Ross
1491–1556
Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Lady (Ann Elizabeth) Steward
1500–1564
Balvenie Castle, Mortlach, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Atholl
1440–1512
Lady Sinclair
1457–1519
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Lennox's Descendants

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Matthew (Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox Earl of) Lennox (21 September 1516–4 September 1571) m. Margaret (Margaretha , Countess Lennox Douglas, {Daughter of Scottish Queen Dowager Margaret Tudor and her II Husband Archibald D) Douglas (18 October 1515–09 March 1578)
  1. 1. Lord Darnley 1545– m. Mary (Stuart \ Stewart, "Queen of) Scots" 1542–1533
    1. 1. James (Vl) Stewart 1566–1625
      1. 1. Charles (I Stuart, King of England, Scotland and Ireland; Duke of York, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Duke of) Albany 1600–1648
        1. 1. King (Charles Charles II The Merry Monarch Stewart) II 1630–1685
  2. 2. Karel (Stewart Earl van) Lennox 1555–1576 m. Elisabeth Cavendish 1555–1582
    1. 1. Arabella Stuart 1575–1615 m. Willem (Seymour Hertog van) Somerset 1587–1660
      1. 1. Mary Barrett 1610–1660

Matthew Lennox's Timeline

2 Records

1516
21 September 1516
Birth of Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox Earl of Lennox in Dumbarton Castle, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dumbarton Castle, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1571
4 September 1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox Earl of Lennox in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 September 1516
    Event Place: Dumbarton Castle, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 1218
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2707694
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1571
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 1218
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2707694
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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