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

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1516

Birth Location: Dumbarton Castle, Scotland

Death Date: 04 Sep 1571

Death Location: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland

Father: John Stewart

Mother: Lady Stewart

Spouse(s): Lady Douglas

Children(s): Charles Stewart, Lord Stuart

The story of Matthew (4th Earl of Lennox) Stuart began in 1516 in Dumbarton Castle, Scotland. Matthew (4th Earl of Lennox) Stuart married Lady Margaret Countess Of Lennox Douglas, and had children including Charles 1St Earl Of Lennox Stewart, Lord Henry Lord Darnley Stuart. Matthew (4th Earl of Lennox) Stuart passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew (4th Earl of Lennox) Stuart began in 1516 in Dumbarton Castle, Scotland.
  • Matthew (4th Earl of Lennox) Stuart married Lady Margaret Countess Of Lennox Douglas, and had children including Charles 1St Earl Of Lennox Stewart, Lord Henry Lord Darnley Stuart.
  • Matthew (4th Earl of Lennox) Stuart passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matthew Stuart's Ancestors

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Matthew Stuart
1516–1571
Birth Place: Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
Parents
John " 3rd Earl of Lennox" Stewart
1495–1526
Lady (Elizabeth Lennox Countess Argyll) Stewart
1465–1529
Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Mathew (" 2nd Earl of Lennox") Stewart
1460–1513
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Hamilton
1474–1531
, , , Scotland
Prince (John "(1st Earl of Atholl (Scotland)) Stewart
1440–1512
Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Agnes Eleanor) Sinclair
1457–1519
Castle,Kirkaldy, Ravenscraig, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Stewart
1430–1495
James Hamilton
1415–1479
Princess Stewart
1452–1488
Sir Stewart
1383–1451
Joan Lady
1404–1445
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alan Stewart
1406–1439
King II
1430–1460
Queen Guelders
1433–1463
Sir Stewart
1350–1429
Isabel Ergardia
1362–1439
Earl Beaufort
1373–1410
Lady Holland
1385–1439

Matthew Stuart's Descendants

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Matthew ((4th Earl of Lennox)) Stuart (21 Sep 1516–04 Sep 1571) m. Lady (Margaret (Countess of Lennox)) Douglas (08 Oct 1515–07 Mar 1578)
  1. 1. Charles ((1st Earl of Lennox)) Stewart 1555–1576
  2. 2. Lord (Henry " Lord Darnley") Stuart 1545–1567 m. Mary (" Queen of Scots") Stewart 1542–1587
    1. 1. King (James Charles Stuart VI and) I 1566–1625 m. Queen (Anna) Oldenberg 1574–1619
      1. 1. Princess (Margaret) Stuart 1598–1600
      2. 2. Prince (Robert " Duke if Kintyre") Stuart 1602–1602
      3. 3. Princess (Sophia) Stuart 1606–1606
      4. 4. Princess (Mary Anne) Stuart 1605–1607
      5. 5. Prince (Henry Fredrick " Prince of Wales") Stuart 1594–1612
      6. 6. Miscarriage Stuart 1595–1595
      7. 7. Miscarriage Stuart 1603–1603
      8. 8. Queen (Elizabeth " Queen of Bohemia Princess of ScotlandEngland") Stuart 1596–1662 m. Friedrich (of the Palatinate Palatine Simmern) V 1596–1632
        1. 1. Eduard Palatine 1625–1663
        2. 2. Gustav (Adolphus Pfalz) Simmern 1632–1641
        3. 3. Moritz Palatine 1620–1652
        4. 4. Louise (Maria Louise Holladine Hollandine) Palatine 1622–1709
        5. 5. Fredrick (Henry) Palatine 1614–1629
        6. 6. Ludwig Palatine 1623–1624
        7. 7. Charlotte Palatine 1628–1631
        8. 8. Johan (Philip Friederich) Palatine 1627–1650
        9. 9. Henrietta (Pfalzi Maria) Palatine 1626–1651
        10. 10. Elisabeth (Hervorden) Palatine 1618–1680
        11. 11. Ruprecht (Rupert) Palatine 1619–1682
        12. 12. Charles (I Louis Elector) Palatinate 1617–1680 m. Charlotte ("Kurfürstin von der Pfalz" von) Hessen-Kassel 1627–1686 m. Maria (Susanne Loysa von) Degenfeld 1634–1677
        13. 13. Sophia (Hanover Electress Brunswick-Luneburg) Wittlesbach 1630–1714 m. Ernest (Augustus) Hanover 1629–1698
      9. 9. King (Charles "King of England" Stuart) I 1600–1649 m. Henrietta (Maria "of France") Bourbon 1609–1669
        1. 1. Maria (Henriëtte) Stuart 1631–1660 m. William ('Prince of Orange" Orange-Nassau') II 1626–1650
        2. 2. Charles (James "Duke of Cornwell") Stuart 1629–1629
        3. 3. Princess (Catherine) Stuart 1639–1639
        4. 4. Prince (Henry "Duke of Gloucester") Stuart 1640–1660
        5. 5. Princess (Elizabeth) Stuart 1635–1850
        6. 6. Princess (Anne) Stuart 1637–1640
        7. 7. Princess (Henrietta Anne) Stuart 1644–1670 m. Louis (Philippe I (Duke of Orleans) de) Bourbon 1640–1701
        8. 8. James (II King of England) Stuart 1633–1701 m. Arabella Churchill 1648–1730 m. Queen (Ann " Duchess of York and Albany") Hyde 1637–1671 m. Maria (Beatrice "of Modena") d'ESTE 1658–1718
        9. 9. King (Charles "King of England Scotland & Ireland Stuart) II 1630–1685 m. Queen (Catherine of Braganza) Braganza 1638–1705
      10. 10. James (VI) Stewart 1601–1602
      11. 11. Sophia (Rosula Stuart Queen of) Bohemia 1592–1662
      12. 12. Frederick (V of the Palatinate 'The Winter) King' 1596–1632
    2. 2. Henry Stuart 1566–1567
    3. 3. Jacques (VI and I) Stuart 1566–1625
    4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Stuart 1562–1629
    5. 5. Charles ("1st Earl of Lennox (1555-1576)") Stuart 1555–1576
    6. 6. King (Charles "King of England, Scotland, & Ireland I " Stuart) I 1564–1660

Matthew Stuart's Timeline

2 Records

1516
21 Sep 1516
Birth of Matthew (4th Earl of Lennox) Stuart in Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
1571
04 Sep 1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew (4th Earl of Lennox) Stuart in Stirling Castle Stirling, Scotland
Stirling Castle Stirling, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1516
    Event Place: Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Sep 1571
    Event Place: Stirling Castle Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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