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Matthew Stuart 1516–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 September 1516

Birth Location: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Death Date: 4 September 1571

Death Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, England

Father: John Lennox

Mother: Lady Atholl)

Spouse(s): Lady Douglas

Children(s): Henry Darnley, Charles Lennox, Arthur Orkney, James Moray

Matthew Stuart / was born in 1516 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the child of John Earl Of Lennox And Lady Agnes Elizabeth Mitchell Stewart Lady Of Balveny Ann Of Atholl. Matthew Stuart married Lady Margaret Douglas, and had children including Arthur Robert Stewart Earl Of Orkney, Charles Stuart 1St Earl Of Lennox, Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, James Stewart Earl Of Moray. Matthew Stuart / passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, England.

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Biography

  • Matthew Stuart // was born in 1516 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the child of John Earl Of Lennox And Lady Agnes Elizabeth Mitchell Stewart Lady Of Balveny Ann Of Atholl.
  • Matthew Stuart // married Lady Margaret Douglas, and had children including Arthur Robert Stewart Earl Of Orkney, Charles Stuart 1St Earl Of Lennox, Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, James Stewart Earl Of Moray.
  • Matthew Stuart // passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, England.

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Matthew Stuart's Ancestors

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

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Matthew Stuart (21 September 1516–4 September 1571) m. Lady (Margaret) Douglas (18 October 1515–9 Mar 1578)
  1. 1. Henry (Stuart Lord) Darnley 1545–1567
  2. 2. Charles (Stuart 1st Earl of) Lennox 1545–1576 m. Elizabeth Cavendish 1555–1582
  3. 3. Arthur (Robert Stewart Earl Of) Orkney 1533–1592
  4. 4. James (Stewart Earl of) Moray 1531–1570

Matthew Stuart's Timeline

2 Records

1516
21 September 1516
Birth of Matthew Stuart // in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1571
4 September 1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew Stuart // in Stirling, Stirlingshire, England
Stirling, Stirlingshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 September 1516
    Event Place: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    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, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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