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Matthew 4th Earl of Lennox Stuart 1516–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 September 1516

Birth Location: Castle, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 September 1571

Death Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir III

Mother: Lady Stuart,

Spouse(s): Margaret Douglas

Children(s): Lord Darnley

In 1516, Matthew 4th Earl of Lennox Stuart entered the world in Castle, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Stewart Knight Of Lennox Earl Of Lennox Iii And Lady Anne Ann Elizabeth Stewart Steward Stuart. Matthew 4th Earl of Lennox Stuart married Margaret Countess Of Lennox Douglas, and had children including Lord Henry Stuart Lord Of Darnley. Matthew 4th Earl of Lennox Stuart passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1516, Matthew 4th Earl of Lennox Stuart entered the world in Castle, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Stewart Knight Of Lennox Earl Of Lennox Iii And Lady Anne Ann Elizabeth Stewart Steward Stuart.
  • Matthew 4th Earl of Lennox Stuart married Margaret Countess Of Lennox Douglas, and had children including Lord Henry Stuart Lord Of Darnley.
  • Matthew 4th Earl of Lennox Stuart passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir III
1495–1526
Birth Location: Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
SI
Lady Stuart,
1494–1564
Birth Location: 1495 - Balaveny. Fife, Scotland. / 1500 - Balvenie Castle, Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland.
LS

Spouses(s)

Margaret Douglas
1515–1578
Birth Location: Harbottle, Northumberland, England
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Children(s)

Lord Darnley
1545–1567
Birth Location: Temple Newson, Yorkshire, England, England
LD

Matthew Stuart's Ancestors

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Matthew Stuart
1516–1571
Birth Place: Castle, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Stewart Knight of Lennox, Earl of Lennox III
1495–1526
Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Lady (Anne \ Ann Elizabeth Stewart \ Steward \) Stuart,
1494–1564
1495 - Balaveny. Fife, Scotland. / 1500 - Balvenie Castle, Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland.
Grandparents
James (IV Iron Belt Stewart King of) Scots
1473–1513
Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, SCOTLAND
Elizabeth Hamilton
1473–1531
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Stuart's Descendants

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Matthew (4th Earl of Lennox) Stuart (21 September 1516–4 September 1571) m. Margaret (Countess of Lennox) Douglas (18 October 1515–9 March 1578)
  1. 1. Lord (Henry Stuart, Lord of) Darnley 1545–1567 m. Mary (I "Queen of Scots" Stewart Stuart (reign 14 Dec 1542 - 24 Jul 1567),Queen Consort of) France 1542–1587
    1. 1. James (VI King of Scot & England\ King of Great Britian James I of England and VI of Scotland. James VI King of Scotland James I) Charl 1566–1625 m. Anne (Of Denmark, Queen Of Scotland And Queen Of England And) Ireland 1574–1619
      1. 1. Mary (Anne Mary Stuart\ Princess Mary Anne of \England\ Mary Anne of England \Stuart\ \Stuart, of Scotland and England Stuart) Princess 1605–1607
      2. 2. Charles (I Stuart King of) England 1600–1649
        1. 1. Charles (II King of) England 1630–1685 m. Lucy Walter 1630–1658 m. Barbara (De Villiers) Grandison 1641–1709 m. Catherine (Princess of) Portugal 1638–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1661 m. Frederic V 1596–1632
        1. 1. Charles (Ier Louis de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1617–1680
        2. 2. Charlotte (de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1628–1631
        3. 3. Edouard (de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1624–1663
        4. 4. Elisabeth (de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1618–1680
        5. 5. Gustave (de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1632–1641
        6. 6. Henriette (de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1626–1651
        7. 7. Henri (de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1614–1629
        8. 8. Louise (de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1622–1709
        9. 9. Louis (de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1624–1625
        10. 10. Maurice (de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1620–1654
        11. 11. Philippe (de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1627–1650
        12. 12. Robert (de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1619–1682
        13. 13. Sophie (de) WITTELSBACH-PALATINAT 1630–1714 m. Ernest (Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman) Empire 1629–1698

Matthew Stuart's Timeline

2 Records

1516
21 September 1516
Birth of Matthew 4th Earl of Lennox Stuart in Castle, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Castle, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1571
4 September 1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew 4th Earl of Lennox Stuart in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 September 1516
    Event Place: Castle, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1571
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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