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Sir John Stewart Lord Darnley, Earl of Lennox 1428–1495 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1428

Birth Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: Sep 1495

Death Location: Darnley, Renfrewshire, , Scotland

Father: Sir Stewart

Mother: Catherine Seton

Spouse(s): Lady Montgomery, Joan Beaufort

Children(s): Sir wing

The story of Sir John Stewart Lord Darnley, Earl of Lennox began in 1428 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Sir John Stewart Lord Darnley, Earl of Lennox married Joan Beaufort, Lady Margaret Christian Countess Lennox Montgomery, and had children including Sir Knight Matthew Stewart Commanded Right Wing. Sir John Stewart Lord Darnley, Earl of Lennox passed away in 1495 in Darnley, Renfrewshire, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Stewart Lord Darnley, Earl of Lennox began in 1428 in Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  • Sir John Stewart Lord Darnley, Earl of Lennox married Joan Beaufort, Lady Margaret Christian Countess Lennox Montgomery, and had children including Sir Knight Matthew Stewart Commanded Right Wing.
  • Sir John Stewart Lord Darnley, Earl of Lennox passed away in 1495 in Darnley, Renfrewshire, , Scotland.

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Sir Lennox's Ancestors

Self
Sir Lennox
1428–1495
Birth Place: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Alan Seigneur Aubigny Lord Stewart
1408–1439
Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Catherine Seton
1410–1478
Seton, East Lothian, , Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John) Stewart
1368–1429
Darnley Mill, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Lennox
1380–1429
Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Duncan Lennox
1345–1425
Ellen V
1348–1445
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Lennox
1315–1374
Janet Keith
1313–1374

Sir Lennox's Descendants

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Sir (John Stewart Lord Darnley, Earl of) Lennox (1428–Sep 1495) m. Lady (Margaret Christian Countess Lennox) Montgomery (1436–30 May 1493) m. Joan Beaufort (1404–15 June 1445)
  1. 1. Sir (Knight Matthew Stewart Commanded right) wing 1472–1513 m. Lady (Elizabeth Stewart Hamilton Countess) Lennox 1473–1531
    1. 1. John Stewart 1492–1526 m. Elizabeth Stewart 1494–1564
      1. 1. Helen Stuart 1520–1564 m. John Gordon 1525–1567 m. William Hay 1521–1541
        1. 1. Alexander Gordon 1552–1594 m. Countess (Jean Glendonwyn of) Bothw 1546–1627 m. Barbara Sinclair 1535–1575
        2. 2. Alexander Gordon 1552–1694
        3. 3. Alexander Gordon 1552–1594
        4. 4. Margaret Gordon 1551–
        5. 5. Eleanor Gordon 1558–1579
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Gordon) Sutherland 1558–1579
        7. 7. Alexander Sutherland 1552–
        8. 8. John Gordon 1550–1594
        9. 9. John GORDON 1550–1619
        10. 10. John (Gordon) Sutherland 1549–1594
        11. 11. Jean Hay 1539–1570
        12. 12. Adam Stewart 1535–1606
        13. 13. John Stuart 1531–
        14. 14. Jean (Janet Gordon) Sutherland 1556–1584
        15. 15. Jean Hay 1540–1570
        16. 16. Elizabeth Hay 1510–
        17. 17. John Stuart 1531–
        18. 18. Adam Stewart 1536–1606
        19. 19. John Gordon 1549–1594
        20. 20. Jean (Janet) Gordon 1556–1584
        21. 21. Eleanor Gordon 1558–1579
        22. 22. Margaret Gordon 1551–
        23. 23. Alexander Gordon 1552–1594
        24. 24. Alexander Gordon 1552–1594
        25. 25. Alexander Gordon 1552–1594
      2. 2. Matthew, (Earl of Lennox) Stuart 1516–1571
      3. 3. John Stuart 1519–1567
      4. 4. Robert Stewart 1516–1586
    2. 2. John ((3rd Earl Lennox)) Stewart 1492–1526
    3. 3. Catherine Stewart 1484–
    4. 4. Janet Stewart 1465–1523
    5. 5. Margaret Stewart 1497–1528
    6. 6. Mungo Stewart 1499–1500
    7. 7. Elizabeth Stewart 1501–1570
    8. 8. Janet (Stewart) Ross 1498–1523
    9. 9. Catherine Stewart 1500–1560
    10. 10. Agnes Stewart 1501–1534
    11. 11. Baroness (Lady Janet Stewart) deDarnley 1498–1528
    12. 12. Catherine (Stewart) Lennox 1500–1560

Sir Lennox's Timeline

2 Records

1428
1428
Birth of Sir John Stewart Lord Darnley, Earl of Lennox in Renfrewshire, Scotland
Renfrewshire, Scotland
1495
Sep 1495
Age 67
Death of Sir John Stewart Lord Darnley, Earl of Lennox in Darnley, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
Darnley, Renfrewshire, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1428
    Event Place: Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1495
    Event Place: Darnley, Renfrewshire, , Scotland

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