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Matthew Stewart 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 Lennox

Mother: Lady Lennox

Spouse(s): Margaret Douglas, Margaret Douglas

Children(s): Lord Darnley

In 1516, Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox entered the world in Dumbarton Castle, Scotland, born to John Earl Of Lennox And Lady Anne Elizabeth Stewart Countess Of Lennox. Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox married Margaret Douglas, and had children including Lord Darnley. Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1516, Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox entered the world in Dumbarton Castle, Scotland, born to John Earl Of Lennox And Lady Anne Elizabeth Stewart Countess Of Lennox.
  • Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox married Margaret Douglas, and had children including Lord Darnley.
  • Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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Matthew Lennox's Ancestors

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Matthew Lennox
1516–1571
Birth Place: Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
Parents
John Earl of Lennox
1492–1526
Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne Elizabeth Stewart, Countess of) Lennox
1494–1564
Belveny, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
John (I Lord Stewart Van Balveny Earl Van) Atholl
1440–1512
Balveny Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Eleanor) Sinclair
1457–1519
Castle Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Lennox's Descendants

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Matthew (Stewart Earl of) Lennox (21 September 1516–4 September 1571) m. Margaret Douglas (18 October 1515–9 March 1578) m. Margaret Douglas (8 October 1515–7 March 1578)
  1. 1. Lord Darnley 1545– m. Mary (Stuart \ Stewart, "Queen of) Scots" 1542–1587 m. Mary (Queen of Scotland Queen of) Scots 1542–1587
    1. 1. James (Charles Stuart) VI 1566–1625 m. Anne (of) Denmark 1574–1619
      1. 1. James (I) Stuart 1566–1606
      2. 2. Alexander (Stewart Great) BritainEngland 1586–
      3. 3. Henry (Frederick) Stuart 1594–1612
      4. 4. Robert Stewart 1595–1595
      5. 5. Margaret Stuart 1598–1600
      6. 6. Charles (I) Stuart 1600–1649
      7. 7. Robert (Bruce) Stuart 1602–1602
      8. 8. Son Stuart 1603–1603
      9. 9. Mary (Anne) Stuart 1605–1607
      10. 10. Sophia Stewart 1606–1606
      11. 11. Princess Sophia 1606–1606
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Stuart 1762–
    3. 3. James (Stewart) I 1566–1625 m. Anne (of) Denmark 1574–1619
      1. 1. Margaret Stuart 1598–1600
      2. 2. Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662
      3. 3. Charles I 1600–1649
      4. 4. Princess Mary 1605–1607
      5. 5. Henry (Frederick) Stuart 1594–1612
      6. 6. Robert (Bruce) Stuart 1602–1602

Matthew Lennox's Timeline

2 Records

1516
21 September 1516
Birth of Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox in Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
1571
4 September 1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew Stewart 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] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 1218
    [5] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2707694

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1571
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community 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] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 1218
    [6] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2707694

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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