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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, Scotland

Father: John Lennox

Mother: Anne Stewart

Spouse(s): Margaret Lennox

Children(s): Henry Stuart, Charles Lennox

Matthew Stewart was born in 1516 in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the child of John Earl of Lennox and Anne Stewart. Matthew Stewart married Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, and had children including Henry Stuart, Charles Lennox. Matthew Stewart passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Matthew Stewart was born in 1516 in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the child of John Earl of Lennox and Anne Stewart.
  • Matthew Stewart married Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, and had children including Henry Stuart, Charles Lennox.
  • Matthew Stewart passed away in 1571 in 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 Earl of Lennox
Anne Stewart
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Matthew Stewart's Descendants

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Matthew Stewart (21 September 1516 – 4 September 1571) m. Margaret (Douglas, Countess of) Lennox (1516 – 1578)
  1. 1. Henry Stuart (7 December 1545 – 10 February 1567) m. Mary (Stuart\Stewart, Queen Of) Scots (8 December 1542 – 18 February 1587)
    1. 1. James (VI) Stuart (19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625)
  2. 2. Charles Lennox (1556 – 18 April 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] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 1218
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2707694
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [6] UK, Portraits and Photographs, 1547-2018, National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: UK, Portraits and Photographs, 1547-2018, National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1571
    Event Place: Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 1218
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2707694
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
    [7] UK, Portraits and Photographs, 1547-2018, National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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