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Matthew Earl of Lennox Stuart 1516–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 September 1516

Birth Location: Dumbarton Castle, Scotland

Death Date: 4 September 1571

Death Location: Stirling Castle, Scotland

Father: John Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Stewart

Spouse(s): Margaret Douglas

Children(s): Henry Darnley, Edward Stuart, James Stuart, Charles Stuart

In 1516, Matthew Earl of Lennox Stuart entered the world in Dumbarton Castle, Scotland, born to John Stewart Sr And Elizabeth Stewart. Matthew Earl of Lennox Stuart married Margaret Douglas, and had children including Charles Lennox Stuart, Edward Henry Darnley Stuart, Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, James I Stuart. Matthew Earl of Lennox Stuart passed away in 1571 in Stirling Castle, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1516, Matthew Earl of Lennox Stuart entered the world in Dumbarton Castle, Scotland, born to John Stewart Sr And Elizabeth Stewart.
  • Matthew Earl of Lennox Stuart married Margaret Douglas, and had children including Charles Lennox Stuart, Edward Henry Darnley Stuart, Henry Stuart Lord Darnley, James I Stuart.
  • Matthew Earl of Lennox Stuart passed away in 1571 in Stirling Castle, Scotland.

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Matthew Stuart's Ancestors

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Matthew Stuart
1516–1571
Birth Place: Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
Parents
John Stewart\ Sr
1492–1526
Lennox, Scotland
Elizabeth Stewart
1494–1564
Balveny, Fife, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Stuart's Descendants

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Matthew (Earl of Lennox) Stuart (21 September 1516–4 September 1571) m. Margaret Douglas (18 October 1515–9 March 1578)
  1. 1. Henry (Stuart, Lord) Darnley 1545–1567 m. Mary, (Queen of) Scots 1542–1587
    1. 1. James (VI and) I 1566–1605 m. Anne (of) Denmark 1574–1619
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Stuart, Queen of) Bohemia 1596–1662 m. Frederick (V, Elector) Palatine 1596–1632
        1. 1. Sophia (of) Hanover 1630–1714 m. Ernest (Augustus, Elector of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1629–1698
        2. 2. Louise (Maria Louise Holladine Hollandine von der Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Pfalzgräfin bei) Rhein 1622–1709
        3. 3. Gustav (Adolphus Pfalz) Simmern 1632–1641
        4. 4. Elisabeth (Hervorden von Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Prinzessin von der Pfalz und) Böhmen 1618–1680
        5. 5. Karl (I Ludwig von der Pfalz Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Kurfürst von der) Pfalz 1617–1680
        6. 6. Henrietta (Pfalzi Maria von der Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Prinzessin von) Siebenbürgen 1626–1651
        7. 7. Johan (Philip Friederich von Pfalz-Simmern Pfalzgraf bei) Rhein 1627–1650
        8. 8. Ruprecht (Rupert Rhine\ \von Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmeren Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, Duke of) Cumberland 1619–1682
        9. 9. Charlotte (von der Pfalz Pfalz-Simmern, Wittelsbach Pfalzgräfin bei) Rhein 1628–1631
        10. 10. Ludwig (von Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Pfalzgraf bei) Rhein 1623–1624
        11. 11. Heinrich (Friedrich Kurprinz von der Pfalz-Simmern) Wittelsbach 1614–1629
        12. 12. Moritz (von der Pfalz Wittelsbach, Pfalz) prinz 1620–1652
        13. 13. Eduard (von der Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Prinz von der) Pfalz 1625–1663
        14. 14. King (Charles I) Stuart 1600–1649
  2. 2. Edward (Henry Darnley) Stuart 1565–1566
  3. 3. James (I) Stuart 1566–1625
  4. 4. Charles (Lennox) Stuart 1555–1576

Matthew Stuart's Timeline

2 Records

1516
21 September 1516
Birth of Matthew Earl of Lennox Stuart in Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
1571
4 September 1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew Earl of Lennox Stuart in Stirling Castle, Scotland
Stirling Castle, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 September 1516
    Event Place: Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1571
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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