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

Birth Date: 21 SEP 1516

Birth Location: Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 04 SEP 1571

Death Location: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland

Father: John Stewart

Mother: Lady Stewart

Spouse(s): Margaret Douglas

Children(s): Henry Stuart, James StuartStewart, Arthur Orkney, Henry Albany, Robert Howard, Esme Stewart, Claud Hamilton, Infant Stewart, Henry Stewart, Jean Stuart, Henry Stuart, Henry Ross, Christian Stuart, Francis Stuart, Alice Stewart, Alice Howard, Lady Howard, Margaret Kennedy, Charles Stuart, Charles Stuart, Karel Lennox, Karel Lennox, Elizabeth Stuart, Charles Stewart, Edward Stuart, Infant Stuart, Arabella StuartStewart

In 1516, Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox entered the world in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to John Stewart And Lady Anne Elizabeth Iii Stewart. Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox married Margaret Margaretha Countess Lennox Douglas Daughter Of Scottish Queen Dowager Margaret Tudor And Her Ii Husband Archibald D Douglas, and had children including Alice Clifford Howard, Alice Clifford Howard Stewart, Arabella Stuartstewart, Arthur Robert Stewart Earl Of Orkney, Charles Stewart, Charles Stuart, Christian Stuart, Claud Lord Van Paisley Hamilton, Edward Henry Darnley Stuart, Elizabeth Stuart, Esme 1St Duke Of Lennox Stewart, Francis Stuart, Henry Darnley Stuart, Henry Duke Of Albany Stuart, Henry Lord Stuart Van Darnley Koning Van Schotland Hertog Van Rethesey En Albany Graaf Van Ross, Henry Stewart, Henry Stewart Duke Of Albany, Henry Stuart, Infant Edward Henry Darnley Stuart, Infant Henry Stewart, James Stuartstewart, Jean Stuart, Karel Stewart Earl Van Lennox, Lady Alice Clifford Howard, Margaret Mcdowell Kennedy, Robert Howard. Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

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  • In 1516, Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox entered the world in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to John Stewart And Lady Anne Elizabeth Iii Stewart.
  • Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox married Margaret Margaretha Countess Lennox Douglas Daughter Of Scottish Queen Dowager Margaret Tudor And Her Ii Husband Archibald D Douglas, and had children including Alice Clifford Howard, Alice Clifford Howard Stewart, Arabella Stuartstewart, Arthur Robert Stewart Earl Of Orkney, Charles Stewart, Charles Stuart, Christian Stuart, Claud Lord Van Paisley Hamilton, Edward Henry Darnley Stuart, Elizabeth Stuart, Esme 1St Duke Of Lennox Stewart, Francis Stuart, Henry Darnley Stuart, Henry Duke Of Albany Stuart, Henry Lord Stuart Van Darnley Koning Van Schotland Hertog Van Rethesey En Albany Graaf Van Ross, Henry Stewart, Henry Stewart Duke Of Albany, Henry Stuart, Infant Edward Henry Darnley Stuart, Infant Henry Stewart, James Stuartstewart, Jean Stuart, Karel Stewart Earl Van Lennox, Lady Alice Clifford Howard, Margaret Mcdowell Kennedy, Robert Howard.
  • Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

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Matthew Lennox's Ancestors

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Matthew Lennox
1516–1571
Birth Place: Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Stewart
1495–1526
Lennox, East-Dunbartonshire, Schotland
Lady (Anne Elizabeth III) Stewart
1494–1564
Balvenie Castle, Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Lennox's Descendants

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Matthew (Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van) Lennox (21 SEP 1516–04 SEP 1571) m. Margaret (Margaretha , Countess Lennox Douglas, {Daughter of Scottish Queen Dowager Margaret Tudor And Her II Husband Archibald D) Douglas (08 OCT 1515–09 MAR 1578)
  1. 1. Henry (Darnley) Stuart 1545–1567 m. Queen (of Scots Mary I) Stuart 1542–1587
    1. 1. King (James VI) Stuart 1566–1625 m. Princess (Anne of Denmark and) Norway 1574–1619 m. Sophia (Mecklenburg) Gustrow 1557–1631
      1. 1. Elizabeth (the Queen of Bohemia) Stuart 1596–1662 m. Archduke (and Prince Edward Frederick Vth Fornbacher de Austria von) Wittelsbach 1596–1632
        1. 1. Archduke (and Prince Edward Fornbacher De) Austria 1625–1663 m. Prinzessin (Anna Gonzaga Von Nevers Mantua und) Monferrat 1616–1684
        2. 2. Prince (Moritz Maurice Fornbacher De Austria-Habsburg Palatine (Simmerrn and Wittelsbach) von der) Pfalz 1621–1652
        3. 3. Hereditary (Prince of the Palatinate Henry Frederick Fornbacher De Austria-Habsburg Palatine (Simmerrn and Wittelsbach) von der) Pfalz 1614–1629
        4. 4. Prince (Karl I Ludwig Fornbacher De Austria-Habsburg Palatine (Simmerrn and Wittelsbach) von der) Pfalz 1617–1680 m. Maria (Susanne Luise "Marie Louise" von) Degenfeld 1634–1686 m. Elisabeth (Hollander von Bernau) x 1659–1702
        5. 5. "Princess (Elisabeth Charlotte III" Fornbacher De Austria-Habsburg Palatine (Simmern and Wittelsbach) von der) Pfalz 1618–1680
        6. 6. King (Rupert Fornbacher De Austria-Habsburg Palatine (Simmerrn and Wittelsbach) von der) Pfalz 1619–1682 m. Frances Bard 1646–1708 m. Margaret ("Peg") Hughes 1645–1719
        7. 7. Princess (Louise Maria Holladine Fornbacher De Austria-Habsburg Palatine (Simmerrn and Wittelsbach) von der) Pfalz 1628–1709
        8. 8. Prince (Ludwig Fornbacher De Austria-Habsburg Palatine (Simmerrn and Wittelsbach) von der) Pfalz 1623–1624
        9. 9. Prince (Johan Philip Friederich Fornbacher De Austria-Habsburg Palatine (Simmerrn and Wittelsbach) von der) Pfalz 1627–1650
        10. 10. Princess (Sophia Fornbacher De Austria-Habsburg Palatine (Simmerrn and Wittelsbach) von der) Pfalz 1630–1714 m. Ernst (Augustus Elector of) Hanover 1629–1698
        11. 11. Prince (Gustavus Adolphus Fornbacher De Austria-Habsburg Palatine (Simmerrn and Wittelsbach) von der) Pfalz 1632–1641
      2. 2. Henry (Fredrick) Stuart 1594–1612
      3. 3. Child Stuart 1595–1595
      4. 4. Princess (Margaret) Stuart 1598–1600
      5. 5. Margaret Stuart 1598–1599
      6. 6. King (Charles I Stuart, King of England, Scotland and Ireland; Duke of York, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Duke of) Albany 1600–1649
      7. 7. Charles I 1600–1649
      8. 8. Son Stuart 1601–1602
      9. 9. Robert (Great) Britainengland 1601–1602
      10. 10. Robert (Great) Britainengland 1601–
      11. 11. Robert (Bruce) Stuart 1602–1602
      12. 12. Princess (Mary) Stuart 1605–1607
      13. 13. Mary Stuart 1605–1607
      14. 14. Princess (Sophia) Stuart 1606–1606
      15. 15. Sophia Stuart 1606–1606
    2. 2. Charles (Stuart 1st Earl of Lennox (1555-1576)) Stewart 1555–1576
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Stuart 1562–1629
    4. 4. King (James I of England Stuart) Stewart 1564–1625
    5. 5. King (Charles I , of England, Scotland & Ireland) Stuart 1564–1660
    6. 6. Henry (Stuart of) Scotland 1566–1567
    7. 7. Jacques (I Ier) d'Angleterre 1566–1625
    8. 8. Jacobus (I van) Engeland 1566–1625
  2. 2. James StuartStewart 1531–1570
  3. 3. Arthur (Robert Stewart Earl Of) Orkney 1533–1592
  4. 4. Henry (Stewart Duke of) Albany 1536–1578
  5. 5. Robert Howard 1537–1598
  6. 6. Esme (1st Duke of Lennox) Stewart 1542–1583
  7. 7. Claud (Lord Van Paisley) Hamilton 1543–1621
  8. 8. Infant (Henry) Stewart 1544–1545
  9. 9. Henry Stewart 1544–1545
  10. 10. Jean Stuart 1545–1596
  11. 11. Henry Stuart 1545–1567
  12. 12. Henry (Lord Stuart van Darnley Koning van Schotland Hertog van Rethesey en Albany Graaf van) Ross 1545–1567
  13. 13. Christian Stuart 1547–1598
  14. 14. Francis Stuart 1547–1576
  15. 15. Alice (Clifford Howard) Stewart 1551–1619
  16. 16. Alice (Clifford) Howard 1551–1621
  17. 17. Lady (Alice Clifford) Howard 1551–1619
  18. 18. Margaret (McDowell) Kennedy 1552–1627
  19. 19. Charles Stuart 1555–1576
  20. 20. Charles Stuart 1555–1576
  21. 21. Karel (Stewart Earl van) Lennox 1555–1576
  22. 22. Karel (Stewart Earl van) Lennox 1555–1576
  23. 23. Elizabeth Stuart 1557–1588
  24. 24. Charles Stewart 1557–1576
  25. 25. Edward (Henry Darnley) Stuart 1565–1566
  26. 26. Infant (Edward Henry Darnley) Stuart 1565–1566
  27. 27. Arabella StuartStewart 1575–1615

Matthew Lennox's Timeline

3 Records

1516
21 SEP 1516
Birth of Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1571
04 SEP 1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox in Stirling Castle, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stirling Castle, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1863
21 APR 1863
Age 347
Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox was baptized in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 SEP 1516
    Event Place: Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 SEP 1571
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 APR 1863
    Event Place: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: Www.findagrave.com

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