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Sir Matthew 4th Earl of Lennox Stewart 1516–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 September 1516

Birth Location: McPherson Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Death Date: 4 Sep 1571

Death Location: Stirling Castle, Scotland, was murdered during an attack on Parliament

Father: John Lennox

Mother: Lady Lennox

Spouse(s): Margaret Douglas

Children(s): Edward Stuart, James Stuart, Charles Stuart, Alice Howard, Arabella Stuart, Henry Stuart

Sir Matthew 4th Earl of Lennox Stewart was born in 1516 in McPherson Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the child of John Stewart 3Rd Earl Of Lennox And Lady Anne Elizabeth Stewart Countess Of Lennox. Sir Matthew 4th Earl of Lennox Stewart married Margaret Douglas, and had children including Alice Clifford Howard, Arabella Stuart, Charles Lennox Stuart, Edward Henry Darnley Stuart, Henry Lord Darnley Stuart, James I Stuart. Sir Matthew 4th Earl of Lennox Stewart passed away in 1571 in Stirling Castle, Scotland, was murdered during an attack on Parliament.

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Biography

  • Sir Matthew 4th Earl of Lennox Stewart was born in 1516 in McPherson Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the child of John Stewart 3Rd Earl Of Lennox And Lady Anne Elizabeth Stewart Countess Of Lennox.
  • Sir Matthew 4th Earl of Lennox Stewart married Margaret Douglas, and had children including Alice Clifford Howard, Arabella Stuart, Charles Lennox Stuart, Edward Henry Darnley Stuart, Henry Lord Darnley Stuart, James I Stuart.
  • Sir Matthew 4th Earl of Lennox Stewart passed away in 1571 in Stirling Castle, Scotland, was murdered during an attack on Parliament.

Immediate Family

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Sir Stewart's Ancestors

Self
Sir Stewart
1516–1571
Birth Place: McPherson Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Parents
John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox
1492–1526
Lennox, East-Dunbartonshire, Schotland
Lady (Anne Elizabeth Stewart, Countess of) Lennox
1494–1564
Balvenie Castle, Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John Stewart, 1st Earl of) Atholl
1440–1512
Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Eleanor Sinclair, Countess of) Atholl
1457–1519
Castle Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Stewart
1383–1451
Catherine DeRoet
1400–1440
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John James
1371–1410
Lady Lancaster
1384–1439

Sir Stewart's Descendants

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Sir (Matthew 4th Earl of Lennox) Stewart (21 September 1516–4 Sep 1571) m. Margaret Douglas (18 October 1515–9 March 1578)
  1. 1. Edward (Henry Darnley) Stuart 1565–1566
  2. 2. James (I) Stuart 1566–1625
  3. 3. Charles (Lennox) Stuart 1555–1576
  4. 4. Alice (Clifford) Howard 1551–1619
  5. 5. Arabella Stuart 1575–1615
  6. 6. Henry (Lord Darnley) Stuart 1545–1567 m. Mary (Queen of) Scots 1542–1587
    1. 1. King (James I of England Stuart Stewart, King James VI\Charles Stuart of Scotland, I Earl of Lennox, Defender of the) Faith 1566–1625 m. Anna, (Queen Consort of Scotland, England and Ireland, Princess of Denmark, Dutchess of Lennox von) Oldenburg 1574–1619
      1. 1. Infant (James VI) Scotland 1601–1602
      2. 2. Alexander (Stewart\) Stuart 1597–1649
      3. 3. Elizabeth (' Electress Palatine, "Princess of Scotland' "The Winter Queen," "Queen of Bohemia") STUART 1596–1662 m. Friedrich (V von Wittelsbach Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Kürfürst von der Pfalz, König zu) Böhmen 1596–1632
        1. 1. Louise (Maria Louise Holladine Hollandine von der Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Pfalzgräfin bei) Rhein 1622–1709
        2. 2. Gustav (Adolphus Pfalz) Simmern 1632–1641
        3. 3. Elisabeth (Hervorden von Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Prinzessin von der Pfalz und) Böhmen 1618–1680
        4. 4. Karl (I Ludwig von der Pfalz Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Kurfürst von der) Pfalz 1617–1680
        5. 5. Henrietta (Pfalzi Maria von der Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Prinzessin von) Siebenbürgen 1626–1651
        6. 6. Johan (Philip Friederich von Pfalz-Simmern Pfalzgraf bei) Rhein 1627–1650
        7. 7. Ruprecht (Rupert Rhine\ \von Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmeren Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, Duke of) Cumberland 1619–1682
        8. 8. Charlotte (von der Pfalz Pfalz-Simmern, Wittelsbach Pfalzgräfin bei) Rhein 1628–1631
        9. 9. Ludwig (von Pfalz-Simmern Wittelsbach, Pfalz-Simmern Pfalzgraf bei) Rhein 1623–1624
        10. 10. Heinrich (Friedrich Kurprinz von der Pfalz-Simmern) Wittelsbach 1614–1629
        11. 11. Moritz (von der Pfalz Wittelsbach, Pfalz) prinz 1620–1652
        12. 12. Sophia (of the Palatinate of) Hanover 1630–1714 m. Ernest (Augustus of BRUNSWICK-LUNEBURG Founder of the House of Hanover) Elector 1629–1697
      4. 4. Henry (Frederick, Prince of Wales Stuart) Tudor 1594–1612
      5. 5. Charles (I of England, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, Duke of York, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Duke of Albany, Marquess) of 1600–1649
      6. 6. Margaret (Stewart Stuart Princess of) Scotland 1598–1600
      7. 7. Infant (Princess Sophia Rosula) Stuart 1606–1606
      8. 8. Stillborn (Son Prince of England) Stewart 1603–1603
      9. 9. Infant (Robert Bruce Stuart Duke of Kintyre and) Lorne 1601–1602
      10. 10. Infant (Elizabeth) Stuart 1595–1595
      11. 11. Stillborn (Mary) Stuart 1603–1603

Sir Stewart's Timeline

2 Records

1516
21 September 1516
Birth of Sir Matthew 4th Earl of Lennox Stewart in McPherson Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
McPherson Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1571
4 Sep 1571
Age 55
Death of Sir Matthew 4th Earl of Lennox Stewart in Stirling Castle, Scotland, was murdered during an attack on Parliament
Stirling Castle, Scotland, was murdered during an attack on Parliament

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1571
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Scotland, was murdered during an attack on Parliament
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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