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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, Stirlingshire, Schotland

Father: John lll

Mother: Elizabeth Stewart

Spouse(s): Margaret Douglas, Princess Tuder, Lady Erskine, Lady Erskine

Children(s): Catherine Douglas, Charles Darnley, Margaret Lakenheath, HENRY Stewart, Lord Darnley, Claud Hamilton, John Hamilton, Charles Lennox, Esme Stuart, Robert Howard, Charles Stuart, Lady Scotland, Euphemia Douglas, Janet Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Robert Lochleven, Lord Douglas, Arthur Scotland, Sir Morton, Euphemia Douglas, HENRY Stuart, Margaret Douglas, Margaret Stewart, James Rothesay, Janet Douglas, Robert Lochleven, William Douglas, Euphemia Douglas, Jean Stewart, Arthur Scotland, Euphemia Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Margaret Stewart, Janet Douglas, Robert Lochleven, George Douglas, William Douglas, Arthur Scotland, Euphemia Douglas, Sir Morton, George Douglas, Robert Buchan, James Moray, Lord Douglas, James Stewart, Margaret Douglas, Euphemia Douglas, Sir Morton, Margaret Stewart, Robert Buchan, George Douglas, Janet Douglas, Arthur Scotland, Lord Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Euphemia Douglas

In 1516, Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox entered the world in Dunbarton Castle, born to John Stewart Of Darnley Earl Van Lennox Lll And Elizabeth Stewart. Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox married Lady Margaret Erskine, Margaret Margaretha Countess Lennox Douglas Daughter Of Scottish Queen Dowager Margaret Tudor And Her Ii Husband Archibald D Douglas, Princess Margareta Traherne Tuder, and had children including Arthur Of Scotland, Catherine Douglas, Charles Earl Of Lennox Stuart, Charles Stuart Earl Of Lennox Of Darnley, Charles Stuart Lennox, Claud Hamilton, Esme Stuart, Euphemia Douglas, George Douglas, Henry Stewart, Henry Stuart, James Ii Stewart Earl Van Moray, James Of Rothesay, James Stewart, Janet Douglas, Jean Stewart, John Hamilton, Lady Jean Scotland, Lord Darnley, Lord Sir William 6Th Earl Of Morton Douglas, Margaret Steward Le Stewart Of Lakenheath, Margaret Douglas, Margaret Stewart, Robert Douglas 4Th Earl Of Buchan, Robert Howard, Robert Iv Douglas Laird Van Lochleven, Sir William Douglas 6Th Earl Of Morton, William Douglas. Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Schotland.

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  • In 1516, Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox entered the world in Dunbarton Castle, born to John Stewart Of Darnley Earl Van Lennox Lll And Elizabeth Stewart.
  • Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox married Lady Margaret Erskine, Margaret Margaretha Countess Lennox Douglas Daughter Of Scottish Queen Dowager Margaret Tudor And Her Ii Husband Archibald D Douglas, Princess Margareta Traherne Tuder, and had children including Arthur Of Scotland, Catherine Douglas, Charles Earl Of Lennox Stuart, Charles Stuart Earl Of Lennox Of Darnley, Charles Stuart Lennox, Claud Hamilton, Esme Stuart, Euphemia Douglas, George Douglas, Henry Stewart, Henry Stuart, James Ii Stewart Earl Van Moray, James Of Rothesay, James Stewart, Janet Douglas, Jean Stewart, John Hamilton, Lady Jean Scotland, Lord Darnley, Lord Sir William 6Th Earl Of Morton Douglas, Margaret Steward Le Stewart Of Lakenheath, Margaret Douglas, Margaret Stewart, Robert Douglas 4Th Earl Of Buchan, Robert Howard, Robert Iv Douglas Laird Van Lochleven, Sir William Douglas 6Th Earl Of Morton, William Douglas.
  • Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Schotland.

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Matthew Lennox's Ancestors

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Matthew Lennox
1516–1571
Birth Place: Dunbarton Castle
Parents
John Stewart of Darnley Earl van Lennox lll
1492–1526
Lennox, East-Dunbartonshire, Schotland
Elizabeth Stewart
1494–1564
Balveny, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Matthew Lennox's Descendants

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Matthew (Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van) 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) m. Princess (Margareta Traherne) Tuder (Abt. 1500–1538) m. Lady (Margaret) Erskine (1513–5 May 1572) m. Lady (Margaret) Erskine (13 August 1513–5 May 1572)
  1. 1. Catherine Douglas 1530–
  2. 2. Charles (Stuart, Earl of Lennox, of) Darnley 1555–1576
  3. 3. Margaret ("Steward" le Stewart of) Lakenheath 1538–1593 m. Sir (John) Brograve 1538–1613
    1. 1. Lady (Joan) Brograve 1568–1628 m. Lord (John Leventhorpe van Shingley) Hall 1570–1625
      1. 1. Thomas Leventhorpe 1592–1636 m. Dorothea Allington 1603–1643
        1. 1. John Leventhorpe 1629–1649
        2. 2. Thomas (Leventhorpe, 4th) Brt. 1635–1679 m. Maria Bedell 1635–1683
        3. 3. Bridget Leventhorpe 1627–
  4. 4. HENRY Stewart 1545–1567
  5. 5. Lord Darnley 1565– m. Mary (I Queen of England Queen of) Scots 1542–1587
    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
  6. 6. Claud Hamilton 1543–1621
  7. 7. John Hamilton 1535–1604
  8. 8. Charles (Stuart) Lennox 1531–1576
  9. 9. Esme Stuart 1542–
  10. 10. Robert Howard 1537–1598
  11. 11. Charles (Earl of Lennox) Stuart 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
  12. 12. Lady (Jean) Scotland 1533–1587 m. William (Sir Stewart of) Moray 1530–1617 m. Archibald Campbell 1538–1573
    1. 1. Sir (Nicholas (Doctor of Law) Stuard\Steward\Stewart of) Moray 1550–1633
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth#1 2 grkids in tree Stewart of) Moray 1580–1648 m. Richard (Norwood,) Gent. 1573–1630
        1. 1. Captain (John Barton Norwood (Soldier in the English Colonial Civil War, '' Battle of the Severn 1655 City of Anne, Arundel Co., Maryland.) \immigrant 1605–1672 m. Sarah (Anne) HARRINGTON 1607–1674
  13. 13. Euphemia Douglas 1533–1580
  14. 14. Janet Douglas 1536–
    1. 1. Alexander Colville 1530–1597
  15. 15. Margaret Douglas 1540–
  16. 16. Robert (IV Douglas Laird Van) Lochleven 1535–1580
  17. 17. Lord (Sir William 6th Earl of Morton) Douglas 1539–1606 m. Elisabeth Lindsay 1558–1585
  18. 18. Arthur (of) Scotland 1541–1541
  19. 19. Sir (William Douglas, 6th Earl of) Morton 1540–1606
  20. 20. Euphemia Douglas 1547–
  21. 21. HENRY Stuart 1545–1567
  22. 22. Margaret Douglas 1540–
  23. 23. Margaret Stewart 1539–
  24. 24. James (of) Rothesay 1540–1541
  25. 25. Janet Douglas 1535–
  26. 26. Robert (IV Douglas Laird Van) Lochleven 1535–1580
  27. 27. William Douglas 1539–1606
  28. 28. Euphemia Douglas 1547–
  29. 29. Jean Stewart 1528–1586
  30. 30. Arthur (of) Scotland 1541–1541
  31. 31. Euphemia Douglas 1533–1580
  32. 32. Margaret Douglas 1540–
  33. 33. Margaret Stewart 1539–
  34. 34. Janet Douglas 1535–
  35. 35. Robert (IV Douglas Laird Van) Lochleven 1535–1580
  36. 36. George Douglas 1544–1625
  37. 37. William Douglas 1539–1606
  38. 38. Arthur (of) Scotland 1541–1541
  39. 39. Euphemia Douglas 1533–1580
  40. 40. Sir (William Douglas, 6th Earl of) Morton 1540–1606
  41. 41. George Douglas 1544–1625
  42. 42. Robert (Douglas, 4th Earl of) Buchan 1540–1580
  43. 43. James (II Stewart Earl van) Moray 1531–1569 m. Agnes ("Anne") Kieth 1540–1588 m. Margaret Campbell 1530–1588
    1. 1. Margaretha Stuart 1570–1585
    2. 2. James Stewart 1556–1591
    3. 3. William Stewart 1564–
    4. 4. Annabel Stewart 1567–1571
    5. 5. Francis Stewart 1562–1612
    6. 6. Lady (Elizabeth Countess of) Moray 1565–1591
      1. 1. James (3rd Earl of Moray) Stewart 1582–1638
  44. 44. Lord (Sir William 6th Earl of Morton) Douglas 1539–1606
  45. 45. James Stewart 1531–1569
  46. 46. Margaret Douglas 1540–
  47. 47. Euphemia Douglas 1547–
  48. 48. Sir (William Douglas, 6th Earl of) Morton 1540–1606
  49. 49. Margaret Stewart 1539–
  50. 50. Robert (Douglas, 4th Earl of) Buchan 1540–1580
  51. 51. George Douglas 1544–1625
  52. 52. Janet Douglas 1535–
  53. 53. Arthur (of) Scotland 1541–1541
  54. 54. Lord (Sir William 6th Earl of Morton) Douglas 1539–1606
  55. 55. Margaret Douglas 1540–
  56. 56. Euphemia Douglas 1547–

Matthew Lennox's Timeline

8 Records

1516
21 September 1516
Birth of Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox in McPherson Castle, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
McPherson Castle, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1516
21 September 1516
Birth of Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox in Castle, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Castle, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1516
21 September 1516
Birth of Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox in Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
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 Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1571
1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1571
4 September 1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox in Stirling Castle, Scotland
Stirling Castle, Scotland
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: McPherson Castle, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 September 1516
    Event Place: Castle, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2707694
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 September 1516
    Event Place: Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2707694
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 September 1516
    Event Place: Dunbarton Castle
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1571
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2707694
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] North America, Family Histories
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1571
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2707694
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] North America, Family Histories
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1571
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Schotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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