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Matthew Stuart 1516–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 September 1516

Birth Location: McPherson Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Death Date: 4 September 1571

Death Location: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland

Father: John Stewart

Mother: Anne Stewart

Spouse(s): Lady Douglas

Children(s): Henry Stuart

Matthew Stuart was born in 1516 in McPherson Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the child of John Robert Stewart And Anne Elizabeth Stewart. Matthew Stuart married Lady Margaret Douglas, and had children including Henry Lord Danley Stuart. Matthew Stuart passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Matthew Stuart was born in 1516 in McPherson Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the child of John Robert Stewart And Anne Elizabeth Stewart.
  • Matthew Stuart married Lady Margaret Douglas, and had children including Henry Lord Danley Stuart.
  • Matthew Stuart passed away in 1571 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

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Children(s)

Matthew Stuart's Ancestors

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Matthew Stuart
1516–1571
Birth Place: McPherson Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Parents
John Robert Stewart
1495–1526
Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Anne (Elizabeth) Stewart
1494–1564
Balveny, Fifeshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
David (Rosyth Stewart) Sir
1462–1513
Rosyth, Fifeshire, Scotland
Agnes (Elizabeth) Hamilton
1464–1531
Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Hamilton
1423–1479
Mary Stewart
1452–1488
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Cadzow
1398–1441
Janet Livingston
1400–1439

Matthew Stuart's Descendants

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Matthew Stuart (21 September 1516–4 September 1571) m. Lady (Margaret) Douglas (8 October 1515–7 March 1578)
  1. 1. Henry (”Lord Danley”) Stuart 1545–1567 m. Mary (”Queen of Scots”) Stuart 1542–1587
    1. 1. James (”King of England & Scotland” Stuart I and) VI 1566–1625 m. Anne Oldenburg 1574–1619
      1. 1. Charles (Stuart) I 1600–1649
      2. 2. Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662
      3. 3. Robert (Bruce) Stuart 1602–1602
      4. 4. Margaret Stuart 1598–1599
      5. 5. Mary Stuart 1605–1607
      6. 6. Henry (Frederick Wales) Stuart 1594–1612
      7. 7. Child Stuart 1595–1595
      8. 8. Sophia Stuart 1606–1606

Matthew Stuart's Timeline

2 Records

1516
21 September 1516
Birth of Matthew Stuart in McPherson Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
McPherson Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1571
4 September 1571
Age 55
Death of Matthew Stuart in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 September 1516
    Event Place: McPherson Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1571
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] 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 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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