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Matthew Stuart IV Earl of Lennox 1516–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 SEP 1516

Birth Location: Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1571

Death Location: Stirling Castle, Scotland

Father: John Stuart

Mother: Elizabeth None

Spouse(s): Lady Lennox

Children(s): HENRY Scots, Edward Stuart, Charles Stuart

In 1516, Matthew Stuart IV Earl of Lennox entered the world in Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, born to John Stuart And Elizabeth. Matthew Stuart IV Earl of Lennox married Lady Margaret Douglas Countess Of Lennox, and had children including Charles Lennox Stuart, Edward Henry Darnley Stuart, Henry Stuart Lord Darnley Consort King Of Scots. Matthew Stuart IV Earl of Lennox passed away in 1571 in Stirling Castle, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1516, Matthew Stuart IV Earl of Lennox entered the world in Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, born to John Stuart And Elizabeth.
  • Matthew Stuart IV Earl of Lennox married Lady Margaret Douglas Countess Of Lennox, and had children including Charles Lennox Stuart, Edward Henry Darnley Stuart, Henry Stuart Lord Darnley Consort King Of Scots.
  • Matthew Stuart IV Earl of Lennox passed away in 1571 in Stirling Castle, 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 Stuart
1492–1526
Lennox, Scotland
Elizabeth
1494–1564
Balveny, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
James Stewart
1473–1513
Stirling Castle, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Hamilton
1473–1531
Lenarkshar, Scotland
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Matthew Lennox's Descendants

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Matthew (Stuart IV Earl of) Lennox (21 SEP 1516–1571) m. Lady (Margaret Douglas Countess of) Lennox (8 OCT 1515–7 MAR 1578)
  1. 1. HENRY (Stuart Lord Darnley - Consort King of) Scots 1545–1567
  2. 2. Edward (Henry Darnley) Stuart 1565–1566
  3. 3. Charles (Lennox) Stuart 1555–1576

Matthew Lennox's Timeline

2 Records

1516
21 SEP 1516
Birth of Matthew Stuart IV Earl of Lennox in Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1571
1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew Stuart IV Earl of Lennox in Stirling Castle, Scotland
Stirling Castle, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 SEP 1516
    Event Place: Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Scotland
    Record Source: 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

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