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Matthew Stewart of Darnley, 4th Earl Of Douglas, Earl Of Lennox 1516–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sept 1516

Birth Location: Harbottle Castle, Dunbartonshire, england

Death Date: 4 Sept 1571

Death Location: Shot dead when the Queen's party attacked Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: John III

Mother: Lady Lennox

Spouse(s): Margaret Douglas), Lady Tud, Lady Loudoun, Mary GUISE, Lady Douglas, Anne Stuart, Ariel 30xggm, Margaret Loop

Children(s): Edward Stewart, Lady Stewart, Countess Pembroke, Charles Lennox, James Stewart, Katherine\ Fulton, Lady Ardington, Elizabeth Stuart, Edward Stuart, Sir Lennox, Sir Orkney, Sir Darnley, Mary Scotland, Esmé Stuart

In 1516, Matthew Stewart of Darnley, 4th Earl Of Douglas, Earl Of Lennox entered the world in Harbottle Castle, Dunbartonshire, england, born to John Stewart Earl Van Lennox Iii And Lady Anne Ann Elizabeth Stewart Steward Stuart Countess Of Lennox. Matthew Stewart of Darnley, 4th Earl Of Douglas, Earl Of Lennox married Anne Stuart, Ariel Smythe Smith 30Xggm, Lady Countess Margaret Margaretha Dau Of King Henry Vii Tudor Douglas Stewart Stuart Lennox Countess Of Lennox Or Harbottle Baroness Of Ashwell Thorpe 4Th Countess Of Lennox Dtr Of Scottish Dowager Queenmnargaret Tud, Lady Helen Campbell Of Loudoun, Lady Margaret Douglas, Margaret Countess Of Lennox Douglas Daughter Of Margaret Tudor And Archibald Douglas, Margaret Douglas Countess Lennox 11 Pmggm 5 Dna Loop, Mary Of Guise Queen Of Scotland Princess De Lorraine De Guise, and had children including Charles Stewart Of Darnley Ist Earl Of Lennox, Countess Alice Anne Stewart Clifford Howard Of Pembroke, Edward Henry Earl Of Darnley Stewart, Edward Henry Darnley Stuart, Elizabeth Stuart, Esme Stuart, James I Stewart, Katherine Catharine Christie Caldwell Fulton, Lady Arabella Stewart, Lady Jane Anne Ardington, Mary Queen Of Scotland, Sir Duke Henry Stewart Stuart Van Albany Darnley Duke Of Albany Lord Darnley, Sir Earl Arthur Robert Stewart Stuart Van Orkney Earl Of Orkney, Sir Karel Charles Stewart Stuart Earl Of Lennox. Matthew Stewart of Darnley, 4th Earl Of Douglas, Earl Of Lennox passed away in 1571 in Shot dead when the Queen's party attacked Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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  • In 1516, Matthew Stewart of Darnley, 4th Earl Of Douglas, Earl Of Lennox entered the world in Harbottle Castle, Dunbartonshire, england, born to John Stewart Earl Van Lennox Iii And Lady Anne Ann Elizabeth Stewart Steward Stuart Countess Of Lennox.
  • Matthew Stewart of Darnley, 4th Earl Of Douglas, Earl Of Lennox married Anne Stuart, Ariel Smythe Smith 30Xggm, Lady Countess Margaret Margaretha Dau Of King Henry Vii Tudor Douglas Stewart Stuart Lennox Countess Of Lennox Or Harbottle Baroness Of Ashwell Thorpe 4Th Countess Of Lennox Dtr Of Scottish Dowager Queenmnargaret Tud, Lady Helen Campbell Of Loudoun, Lady Margaret Douglas, Margaret Countess Of Lennox Douglas Daughter Of Margaret Tudor And Archibald Douglas, Margaret Douglas Countess Lennox 11 Pmggm 5 Dna Loop, Mary Of Guise Queen Of Scotland Princess De Lorraine De Guise, and had children including Charles Stewart Of Darnley Ist Earl Of Lennox, Countess Alice Anne Stewart Clifford Howard Of Pembroke, Edward Henry Earl Of Darnley Stewart, Edward Henry Darnley Stuart, Elizabeth Stuart, Esme Stuart, James I Stewart, Katherine Catharine Christie Caldwell Fulton, Lady Arabella Stewart, Lady Jane Anne Ardington, Mary Queen Of Scotland, Sir Duke Henry Stewart Stuart Van Albany Darnley Duke Of Albany Lord Darnley, Sir Earl Arthur Robert Stewart Stuart Van Orkney Earl Of Orkney, Sir Karel Charles Stewart Stuart Earl Of Lennox.
  • Matthew Stewart of Darnley, 4th Earl Of Douglas, Earl Of Lennox passed away in 1571 in Shot dead when the Queen's party attacked Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Matthew Lennox's Ancestors

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Matthew Lennox
1516–1571
Birth Place: Harbottle Castle, Dunbartonshire, england
Parents
John Stewart Earl van Lennox III
1492–1526
Lennox, East-Dunbartonshire, Schotland
Lady (Anne \ Ann Elizabeth Stewart \ Steward \ Stuart, Countess of) Lennox
1494–1564
1495 - Balaveny. Fife, Scotland. / 1500 - Balvenie Castle, Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland.
Grandparents
Lady (Isabel Agnes) Stewart,
1479–1530
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Matthew (Stewart Earl van) Lennox
1472–1513
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland
John (I Lord Stewart van Balveny Earl van) Atholl
1440–1512
Bavelny, Fifeshire, Schotland
Eleonore Sinclair
1465–1518
Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Schotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Lennox's Descendants

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Matthew (Stewart of Darnley, 4th Earl Of Douglas, Earl Of) Lennox (21 Sept 1516–4 Sept 1571) m. Margaret (Countess of Lennox Douglas (daughter of Margaret Tudor and Archibald) Douglas) (8 October 1515–7 March 1578) m. Lady (Countess Margaret Margaretha (dau of King Henry VII) Tudor-Douglas-Stewart\Stuart-Lennox, Countess of Lennox or Harbottle, Baroness of Ashwell Thorpe, 4th countess of Lennox, dtr of Scottish Dowager QueenMNargaret) Tud (18 October 1515–9 March 1578) m. Lady (Helen Campbell of) Loudoun (1507–30 May 1564) m. Mary (of Guise Queen of Scotland Princess de Lorraine de) GUISE (22 November 1515–11 June 1560) m. Lady (Margaret) Douglas (8 October 1515–7 March 1578) m. Anne Stuart (1520–3 December 1579) m. Ariel (Smythe Smith) 30xggm (1527–Abt. 1600) m. Margaret (Douglas Countess Lennox 11 PMGGM -5 Dna) Loop (18 October 1515–7 March 1578)
  1. 1. Edward (Henry, Earl of Darnley) Stewart 1545–1567 m. Mary (I Queen of Scots) Stuart 1542–1587 m. Mary (Queen of) Scotland 1542–
    1. 1. James (of Scotland James 1 of) England 1566–1625 m. Anne (of) Denmark 1574–1619
      1. 1. Charles I 1600–1649
      2. 2. Princess Sophia 1606–1606
      3. 3. Princess Mary 1605–1607
      4. 4. Robert (Bruce) Stuart 1602–1602
      5. 5. Margaret Stuart 1598–1600
      6. 6. Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662
      7. 7. Henry (Frederick) Stuart 1594–1612
    2. 2. Stillborn (Twin 2) Hepburn 1568–1568
    3. 3. Charles (Stuart of) Scotland 1564–1660
    4. 4. Henry Stuart 1566–1567
    5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Stuart 1562–
    6. 6. Francis Valois 1559–1625
  2. 2. Lady (Arabella) Stewart 1575–1615
  3. 3. Countess (Alice Anne Stewart Clifford Howard of) Pembroke 1551–1619
  4. 4. Charles (Stewart of Darnley, Ist Earl of) Lennox 1555–1576
  5. 5. James (I) Stewart 1566–1625
  6. 6. Katherine\ (Catharine Christie Caldwell) Fulton 1546–1615
  7. 7. Lady (Jane Anne) Ardington 1556–1606
  8. 8. Elizabeth Stuart 1557–1588
  9. 9. Edward (Henry Darnley) Stuart 1565–1566
  10. 10. Sir (Karel\Charles Stewart\Stuart, Earl of) Lennox 1531–1576
  11. 11. Sir (Earl Arthur Robert Stewart\Stuart-van Orkney, Earl of) Orkney 1533–1592
  12. 12. Sir (Duke Henry Stewart\Stuart-van Albany-Darnley,, Duke of Albany; Lord) Darnley 1536–1578
  13. 13. Mary (Queen of) Scotland 1542–1587
  14. 14. Esmé Stuart 1542–1583

Matthew Lennox's Timeline

3 Records

1516
21 Sept 1516
Birth of Matthew Stewart of Darnley, 4th Earl Of Douglas, Earl Of Lennox in Harbottle Castle, Dunbartonshire, england
Harbottle Castle, Dunbartonshire, england
1532
23 September 1532
Age 16
Matthew Stewart of Darnley, 4th Earl Of Douglas, Earl Of Lennox was married in Firth Clyde, Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Firth Clyde, Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1571
4 Sept 1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew Stewart of Darnley, 4th Earl Of Douglas, Earl Of Lennox in Shot dead when the Queen's party attacked Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Shot dead when the Queen's party attacked Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sept 1516
    Event Place: Harbottle Castle, Dunbartonshire, england
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 September 1532
    Event Place: Firth Clyde, Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sept 1571
    Event Place: Shot dead when the Queen's party attacked Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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