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

Birth Date: 21 September 1516

Birth Location: Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 September 1571

Death Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Schotland

Father: John III

Mother: Elisabeth Stewart

Spouse(s): Lady CO

Children(s): Henry Stuart, Karel Lennox

The story of Matthew (4th Earl of Lennox) Stuart began in 1516 in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom. Matthew (4th Earl of Lennox) Stuart married Lady Countess Tudor Douglas Stewart Stuart Lennox Co, and had children including Henry Stuart, Karel Stewart Earl Van Lennox. Matthew (4th Earl of Lennox) Stuart passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Schotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew (4th Earl of Lennox) Stuart began in 1516 in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Matthew (4th Earl of Lennox) Stuart married Lady Countess Tudor Douglas Stewart Stuart Lennox Co, and had children including Henry Stuart, Karel Stewart Earl Van Lennox.
  • Matthew (4th Earl of Lennox) Stuart passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Schotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John III
1492–1526
Birth Location: Lennox, East-Dunbartonshire, Schotland
JI
Elisabeth Stewart
1494–
Birth Location: Balveny, Fifeshire, Schotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady CO
1515–1578
Birth Location: Harbottle Castle, Northumberland
LC

Children(s)

Henry Stuart
1545–1567
Birth Location: Temple Newsam, Yorkshire
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Karel Lennox
1555–1576
Birth Location: Rufford, Nottinghamshire
KL

Matthew Stuart's Ancestors

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Matthew Stuart
1516–1571
Birth Place: Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Stewart Earl van Lennox III
1492–1526
Lennox, East-Dunbartonshire, Schotland
Elisabeth Stewart
1494–
Balveny, Fifeshire, Schotland
Grandparents
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. Lady (Countess Tudor-Douglas-Stewart\\Stuart-Lennox,) CO (18 October 1515–9 March 1578)
  1. 1. Henry Stuart 1545–1567
    1. 1. James (VI king of Scots King of) England 1566–1625 m. Anne (of) Denmark 1574–1619
      1. 1. Elizabeth (of) Scotland 1596–1662 m. Frederik (V van Wittelsbach Keurvorst van de Palts Koning van) Bohemen 1596–1632
        1. 1. Rupert (Von Der) Pfalz 1619–1682 m. Margaretha Hughes 1630–1719 m. Frances Bard 1646–1708
  2. 2. Karel (Stewart Earl van) Lennox 1555–1576

Matthew Stuart's Timeline

2 Records

1516
21 September 1516
Birth of Matthew (4th Earl of Lennox) Stuart in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1571
4 September 1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew (4th Earl of Lennox) Stuart in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Schotland
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 September 1516
    Event Place: Dumbarton, West 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, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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