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Matthew Stuart 1516–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 SEP 1516

Birth Location: Dunbarton Castle, Scotland

Death Date: 4 SEP 1571

Death Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: John Stewart

Mother: Elizabeth Stewart

Spouse(s): Margaret Douglas

Children(s): Charles Stuart, Edward Stuart, Henry Stewart

Matthew Stuart was born in 1516 in Dunbarton Castle, Scotland, the child of John Stewart And Elizabeth Stewart. Matthew Stuart married Margaret Douglas, and had children including Charles Stuart, Edward Henry Darnley Stuart, Henry Stewart. Matthew Stuart passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Matthew Stuart was born in 1516 in Dunbarton Castle, Scotland, the child of John Stewart And Elizabeth Stewart.
  • Matthew Stuart married Margaret Douglas, and had children including Charles Stuart, Edward Henry Darnley Stuart, Henry Stewart.
  • Matthew Stuart passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Stewart
1492–1526
Birth Location: Lennox, Scotland
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Elizabeth Stewart
1494–1564
Birth Location: Balveny, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

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

Charles Stuart
1555–1576
Birth Location: Harbottle, Northumberland, , England
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Edward Stuart
1545–1567
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Henry Stewart
1545–1567
Birth Location: Temple Newsom, Yorkshire, , England
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Matthew Stuart's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Stuart
1516–1571
Birth Place: Dunbarton Castle, Scotland
Parents
John Stewart
1492–1526
Lennox, Scotland
Elizabeth Stewart
1494–1564
Balveny, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Matthew Stewart
1472–1513
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Hamilton
1473–1531
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
John Stewart
1440–1512
Balveny, Fife, Scotland
Eleanor Sinclair
1457–1518
Ravenscraig, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Stewart
1428–1495
Margaret Montgomery
1436–1493
James Hamilton
1423–1479
Euphemia Graham
1410–1468
James Stewart
1394–1437
Joan Beaufort
1406–1445
William Sinclair
1404–1480
Marjory Sutherland
1438–1488
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alan Stewart
1408–1439
Catherine Seton
1410–1478
Alexander Montgomerie
1382–1470
Margaret Boyd
1407–1453
James Hamilton
1398–1441
Janet Livingston
1409–1439
Patrick Graham
1382–1412
Eupheme Stewart
1375–1434
Robert Stewart
1337–1406
Annabella Drummond
1350–1401
John Beaufort
1372–1410
Margaret Holland
1385–1439
Henry Sinclair
1375–1422
Egidia Douglas
1391–1438
Alexander Sutherland
1395–1454
Marione MacDonald
1410–1504

Matthew Stuart's Descendants

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Matthew Stuart (21 SEP 1516–4 SEP 1571) m. Margaret Douglas (1515–1578)
  1. 1. Charles Stuart 1555–1576 m. Elizabeth Cavendish –1581
    1. 1. Arabella Stuart –1615 m. William Seymour –1660
  2. 2. Edward (Henry Darnley) Stuart 1545–1567 m. Mary Scott 1541–1587
    1. 1. James (I) Stuart 1566–1625 m. Anne (von) Denmark 1574–1619
      1. 1. Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662 m. Frederick (V of) Palatinate 1596–1632 m. John Hay 1575–1636
        1. 1. Sophia Hanover 1630–1714 m. Ernest (Augustus of) Brunswick 1629–1698
        2. 2. Charles Louis –1680
        3. 3. Rupert (of) Cumberland 1619–1682
        4. 4. Maurice –1654
        5. 5. Frederick Henry 1614–1629
        6. 6. Philip –1650
        7. 7. Elizabeth (of) Hervorden –1680
        8. 8. Louisa (Hollandine of) Maubisson –1709
        9. 9. Henrietta Maria –1651
        10. 10. Charlotte –1631
        11. 11. Janet Hay 1610–1632 m. William Thompson 1600–1633
      2. 2. Charles (I) Stuart 1600–1649 m. Henrietta (Maria of) France 1609–1669
        1. 1. James (II) Stuart 1633–1701 m. Anne Hyde 1637–1671 m. Mary (Beatrice of) Modena 1658–1718
        2. 2. Mary Stuart 1631–1660 m. William (II of) Orange 1626–1650
        3. 3. Henrietta (Anne) Stuart 1644–1670 m. Philippe (of) Orleans 1641–1701
        4. 4. Charles (James) Stuart 1629–1629
        5. 5. Charles (II) Stuart 1630–1685 m. Catherine (of) Braganza 1638–1705
        6. 6. Elizabeth Stuart 1635–1650
        7. 7. Anne Stuart 1637–1640
        8. 8. Catherine Stuart 1639–1639
        9. 9. Henry (of Gloucester) Stuart 1640–1660
      3. 3. Henry (Frederick) Stuart 1594–1612
      4. 4. Margaret Stuart 1598–1600
      5. 5. Robert Stuart 1602–1602
      6. 6. Son 1603–1603
      7. 7. Mary Stuart 1605–1607
      8. 8. Sophia Stuart 1606–1606
  3. 3. Henry Stewart 1545–1567

Matthew Stuart's Timeline

2 Records

1516
21 SEP 1516
Birth of Matthew Stuart in Dunbarton Castle, Scotland
Dunbarton Castle, Scotland
1571
4 SEP 1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew Stuart in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 SEP 1516
    Event Place: Dunbarton Castle, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 SEP 1571
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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