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Matthew Stewart 1516–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 September 1516

Birth Location: Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Death Date: 4 September 1571

Death Location: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland

Father: John Lennox

Mother: Lady Atholl)

Spouse(s): Margaret Douglas

Children(s): Henry Stewart, Charles Darnley

In 1516, Matthew Stewart entered the world in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, born to John Stewart Iii Earl Of Lennox And Lady Agnes Elizabeth Mitchell Stewart Lady Of Balveny Ann Of Atholl. Matthew Stewart married Margaret Douglas, and had children including Charles Stuart Earl Of Lennox Of Darnley, Henry Stewart. Matthew Stewart passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1516, Matthew Stewart entered the world in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, born to John Stewart Iii Earl Of Lennox And Lady Agnes Elizabeth Mitchell Stewart Lady Of Balveny Ann Of Atholl.
  • Matthew Stewart married Margaret Douglas, and had children including Charles Stuart Earl Of Lennox Of Darnley, Henry Stewart.
  • Matthew Stewart passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

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Matthew Stewart's Ancestors

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Matthew Stewart
1516–1571
Birth Place: Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Parents
John Stewart III, Earl Of Lennox
1492–1526
Lennox, East-Dunbartonshire, Schotland, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Agnes Elizabeth Mitchell Stewart Lady of Balveny (Ann of) Atholl)
1494–1564
Balvenie Castle, Mortlach, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Matthew Stewart's Descendants

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Matthew Stewart (21 September 1516–4 September 1571) m. Margaret Douglas (8 October 1515–7 March 1578)
  1. 1. Henry Stewart 1546–1567 m. Mary Stuart 1542–1587
    1. 1. James (IV Iron Belt King of Scotland) Stewart 1473–1513 m. Isabel Stewart 1495–1557
      1. 1. Lady (Janet of Atholl, Dowager Countess of Sutherland, Baroness Methven, Baroness Ruthven) Stewart 1503–1580 m. Alexander Gordon 1501–1530
        1. 1. Elizabeth Kennedy 1532–1572 m. Patrick Vans 1529–1597
        2. 2. Lady (Dorothea Baroness Ruthven Countess Gowrie) Stewart 1545–1627
        3. 3. Joan Stewart 1544–1588
        4. 4. Alexander (Gordon) Sutherland 1527–1561
        5. 5. Sir (Henry 2Nd Lord of Methven) Stewart 1538–1572
    2. 2. James I 1566–1625
  2. 2. Charles (Stuart, Earl of Lennox, of) Darnley 1555–1576

Matthew Stewart's Timeline

2 Records

1516
21 September 1516
Birth of Matthew Stewart in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1571
4 September 1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew Stewart in Stirling, Scotland
Stirling, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 September 1516
    Event Place: Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1571
    Event Place: Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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