John Stewart Earl of Buchan & Ross

(1380 - 17 August 1424)
John Stewart Earl of Buchan & Ross|b. 1380\nd. 17 Aug 1424|p819.htm#i14087|Robert Stewart Duke of Albany|b. 1339\nd. 2 Sep 1420|p820.htm#i13597|Muriel Keith|b. b 1360\nd. 1449|p479.htm#i14102|Robert, II Stewart, King of Scotland|b. 2 Mar 1316\nd. 19 Apr 1390|p820.htm#i13591|Elizabeth Mure|d. b 1355|p575.htm#i13595|William Keith Marischal of Scotland|d. b 1410|p479.htm#i13940|Margaret Fraser||p340.htm#i29454|
     John was Constable of France, in France.
     John Stewart Earl of Buchan & Ross married Elizabeth Douglas. John Stewart Earl of Buchan & Ross was born in 1380. He was the son of Robert Stewart Duke of Albany and Muriel Keith.
     John died on 17 August 1424 in Verneuil, France.

Child of John Stewart Earl of Buchan & Ross and Elizabeth Douglas

John Stewart Earl of Lennox

( - 1494)
John Stewart Earl of Lennox|d. 1494|p819.htm#i13522|Sir Alan Stewart|d. 1439|p815.htm#i13525|Catherine Seton (Stewart) (Maxwell)||p753.htm#i13929|Sir John Stewart (of Darnley)|d. 12 Feb 1428/29|p818.htm#i13523|Elizabeth o. Lennox|b. s 1380\nd. Nov 1429|p503.htm#i13524|||||||
     Elizabeth of Lennox, the youngest sister of the Duchess Isabel and wife of Sir John Stewart of Dernely, killed at the siege of Orleans, 12 Feb 1429 had a son Sir Alan Stewart who in 1439 was treacherously slain by Sir Thomas Boyd of Kilmarnock. His eldest son was the celebrated Sir John Stewart, created Lord Derneley in 1460 or 1461, who was served heir of his great-grandfather, Earl Duncan, 23 July 1473, in the half of the earldom of Lennox, and in its principal
messuage, and who became for a time the titular Earl of Lennox. [The Scottish nation p.648]

He was also Lord Derneley.

. John Stewart Earl of Lennox was also known as Lord Darnley in some records. He was the son of Sir Alan Stewart and Catherine Seton (Stewart) (Maxwell).
     A contract for the marriage of John Stewart Earl of Lennox and Margaret Montgomerie Countess of Lennox was signed on 15 May 1438 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
     John Stewart Earl of Lennox married Margaret Montgomerie Countess of Lennox, daughter of Alexander Montgomerie Lord of Ardrossan and Margaret Boyd, in 1438.
     John died in 1494 in Scotland.

John Stewart Earl of Mar

(circa 1458 - 1479)
John Stewart Earl of Mar|b. c 1458\nd. 1479|p819.htm#i13577|James, II, King of Scotland|b. 16 Oct 1430\nd. 3 Aug 1460|p11.htm#i11840|Mary of Gueldres Queen of Scotland|b. 17 Jan 1433\nd. 16 Nov 1463?|p383.htm#i11845|James, I Stewart, King of Scotland|b. Dec 1394\nd. 20 Feb 1437|p818.htm#i11869|Queen Joan o. J. Beaufort|d. 14 Jul 1495|p56.htm#i13588|Arnold d'Egmond Duke of Gueldres|b. 1410\nd. 24 Feb 1473|p252.htm#i11844|Catherine, of Cleves,|b. 25 May 1417\nd. 10 Feb 1479|p8.htm#i13605|
     John Stewart Earl of Mar was born circa 1458. He was the son of James, II, King of Scotland and Mary of Gueldres Queen of Scotland.
     John died in 1479 in Craigmillar Castle, Midlothian, Scotland. He was bled to death in Craigmillar Castle by order of his brother Jas III.

Katherine [or Jean or Elizabeth] Stewart

Katherine [or Jean or Elizabeth] Stewart||p819.htm#i28232|Robert, II Stewart, King of Scotland|b. 2 Mar 1316\nd. 19 Apr 1390|p820.htm#i13591|Euphemia Ross Countess of Moray|b. c 1330\nd. 1387|p692.htm#i13596|Walter Stewart|b. 1292 or 1293\nd. 9 Apr 1326|p820.htm#i13593|Lady Marjory Bruce|b. Dec 1296\nd. 2 Mar 1315/16|p110.htm#i13592|Hugh, Earl of Ross,|d. 19 Jul 1333|p11.htm#i22556|Margaret Graham Countess of Ross||p364.htm#i5461|
     Katherine [or Jean or Elizabeth] Stewart was the daughter of Robert, II Stewart, King of Scotland and Euphemia Ross Countess of Moray. Katherine [or Jean or Elizabeth] Stewart was also known as Elizabeth in some records.
     Katherine [or Jean or Elizabeth] Stewart married Sir David Lindsay Earl of Crawford between 1380 and 1384. They had 7 known children.

Ludovick Stewart 2nd Duke of Lennox

(29 September 1574 - 16 February 1623/24)
Ludovick Stewart 2nd Duke of Lennox|b. 29 Sep 1574\nd. 16 Feb 1623/24|p819.htm#i13501|Esme Stewart Duke of Lennox|b. c 1543\nd. 26 May 1583|p817.htm#i11830|Catherine de Balsac|d. a 1631/32|p44.htm#i12087|John Stuart Lord of Aubigny|b. c 1519\nd. 31 May 1567|p824.htm#i12084|Anne d. l. Queuille|d. a 1579|p647.htm#i12085|William de Balsac||p44.htm#i13970||||
     He was created the Duke of Richmond.. Ludovick Stewart 2nd Duke of Lennox was born on 29 September 1574. He was the son of Esme Stewart Duke of Lennox and Catherine de Balsac.
     Ludovick died on 16 February 1623/24 aged 49.

Margaret Stewart

(circa 1817 - 20 September 1850)
     Margaret Stewart was born circa 1817 in Banffshire, Scotland.
     Margaret Stewart married John MacPherson, son of Cosmo MacPherson and Margaret MacIntosh or Riach, before 1845 in Banffshire.
     Margaret died on 20 September 1850 in Kirkmichael, Banffshire, Scotland. Her headstone stated aged 33, second wife of John McPherson of Ellick. She was buried in Kirkmichael, BAN, SCT.

Children of Margaret Stewart and John MacPherson

Margaret Stewart

     Margaret Stewart married John MacPherson (Balnakyle), son of unlinked 19C MacPherson.

Child of Margaret Stewart and John MacPherson (Balnakyle)

Margaret Stewart

(1497 - 1501)
Margaret Stewart|b. 1497\nd. 1501|p819.htm#i11876|James, IV, King of Scotland|b. 17 Mar 1473\nd. 9 Sep 1513|p11.htm#i11874|Margaret Drummond|d. 1501|p282.htm#i12088|James, III, King of Scotland|b. 10 Jul 1451\nd. 18 Jun 1488|p11.htm#i11875|Margaret,, Princess of Denmark|b. 23 Jun 1456\nd. Feb 1486/87|p12.htm#i13578|John Drummond Lord|d. 1519|p282.htm#i12089|Elizabeth Lindsay||p505.htm#i13867|
     Margaret Stewart married Sir John Drummond.
     Margaret Stewart married Unknown Athol Duke of Atholl. He was her second husband.. Margaret Stewart was born illegitimate in 1497. She was the daughter of James, IV, King of Scotland and Margaret Drummond.
     Margaret died in 1501.
     Margaret Stewart married Lord John Gordon, son of Alexander Gordon 3rd Earl Huntly and Janet or Jean or Joann Stewart, circa 1510.

Margaret Stewart

Margaret Stewart||p819.htm#i13925|Walter Stewart 3rd High Steward|b. 1173\nd. 1241|p820.htm#i13959|Lady Beatrix Angus|b. s 1195|p20.htm#i25663|Alan FitzWalter|d. 1204|p329.htm#i13958|Eve||p10.htm#i25662|||||||
     Margaret Stewart was born in Scotland. She was twice married; first, to Adam de Kilconcath (or Kilconquhar), who, in her right, in accordance with the practice of those days, was third earl of Carrick. Scots Peerage is in error. She was the daughter of Walter Stewart 3rd High Steward and Lady Beatrix Angus.

Margaret Stewart

Margaret Stewart||p819.htm#i14270|Alexander Stewart Earl of Buchan|b. 1343\nd. 1394 or 1405|p816.htm#i14135||||Robert, II Stewart, King of Scotland|b. 2 Mar 1316\nd. 19 Apr 1390|p820.htm#i13591|Elizabeth Mure|d. b 1355|p575.htm#i13595|||||||
     Margaret Stewart was born in Scotland. She was the illegitimate daughter of Sir Alexander Stewart "The Wolf of Badenoch". She was the daughter of Alexander Stewart Earl of Buchan.
     Margaret Stewart married Robert Sutherland 6th Earl of Sutherland, son of William Sutherland 5th Earl of Sutherland and Joanna Menteith, in 1389.

Child of Margaret Stewart and Robert Sutherland 6th Earl of Sutherland

Margaret Stewart

Margaret Stewart||p819.htm#i5457|Robert, II Stewart, King of Scotland|b. 2 Mar 1316\nd. 19 Apr 1390|p820.htm#i13591|Elizabeth Mure|d. b 1355|p575.htm#i13595|Walter Stewart|b. 1292 or 1293\nd. 9 Apr 1326|p820.htm#i13593|Lady Marjory Bruce|b. Dec 1296\nd. 2 Mar 1315/16|p110.htm#i13592|Adam Mure||p575.htm#i14207||||
     Margaret Stewart was the daughter of Robert, II Stewart, King of Scotland and Elizabeth Mure.
     Margaret Stewart married John Lord of the Isles, son of Angus Og of Islay, after 14 June 1350 in Scotland. On that date, they received a Papal dispensation to marry. She was his second wife.

Child of Margaret Stewart and John Lord of the Isles

Margaret Stewart

Margaret Stewart||p819.htm#i28234|Robert, II Stewart, King of Scotland|b. 2 Mar 1316\nd. 19 Apr 1390|p820.htm#i13591|Euphemia Ross Countess of Moray|b. c 1330\nd. 1387|p692.htm#i13596|Walter Stewart|b. 1292 or 1293\nd. 9 Apr 1326|p820.htm#i13593|Lady Marjory Bruce|b. Dec 1296\nd. 2 Mar 1315/16|p110.htm#i13592|Hugh, Earl of Ross,|d. 19 Jul 1333|p11.htm#i22556|Margaret Graham Countess of Ross||p364.htm#i5461|
     Margaret Stewart was the daughter of Robert, II Stewart, King of Scotland and Euphemia Ross Countess of Moray.
     Margaret Stewart married Sir John Swinton (of that Ilk) circa 1392.

Margaret Stewart

( - January 1667)
Margaret Stewart|d. Jan 1667|p819.htm#i28767|James Stewart Earl of Moray|b. 1531 or 1533?\nd. 20 Jan 1569/70|p818.htm#i13599||||James, V, King of Scotland|b. 10 Apr 1512\nd. 13 Dec 1542|p11.htm#i13581||||||||||
     Margaret Stewart was the daughter of James Stewart Earl of Moray.
     Margaret Stewart married Alexander Sutherland 1st Lord Duffus, son of William Sutherland of Duffus and Jean Grant, after 1653. She was the dauaghter of James Stewart, Earl of Moray.
     Margaret died in January 1667.

Lady Margaret Stewart

( - before 1460)
Lady Margaret Stewart|d. b 1460|p819.htm#i14086|John Stewart Earl of Buchan & Ross|b. 1380\nd. 17 Aug 1424|p819.htm#i14087|Elizabeth Douglas||p278.htm#i14136|Robert Stewart Duke of Albany|b. 1339\nd. 2 Sep 1420|p820.htm#i13597|Muriel Keith|b. b 1360\nd. 1449|p479.htm#i14102|||||||
     Lady Margaret Stewart was born in Scotland?. Lady Margaret Stewart was also known as Margaret Stewart in some records. She was the daughter of John Stewart Earl of Buchan & Ross and Elizabeth Douglas.
     Lady Margaret Stewart married George Seton Lord Seton, son of Sir William Seton and Janet Dunbar (Seton) (Johnston).
     Margaret died before 1460.

Child of Lady Margaret Stewart and George Seton Lord Seton

Margaret Stewart (Murray)

Margaret Stewart (Murray)||p819.htm#i14128|John Stewart Earl of Athol|b. c 1440\nd. 15 Sep 1512|p818.htm#i14114|Eleanor Sinclair Countess of Atholl|d. bt 21 Mar 1517 - 1518|p760.htm#i14120|James Stewart Black Kt of Lorn|b. s 1415|p818.htm#i14109|Queen Joan o. J. Beaufort|d. 14 Jul 1495|p56.htm#i13588|William Sinclair Earl of Orkney & Caithness||p760.htm#i14121|Marjory Sutherland|d. b 29 Mar 1482|p826.htm#i14243|
     Margaret Stewart (Murray) was the daughter of John Stewart Earl of Athol and Eleanor Sinclair Countess of Atholl.

Margaret Stewart (Stewart)

Margaret Stewart (Stewart)||p819.htm#i14165|Robert Stewart Duke of Albany|b. 1339\nd. 2 Sep 1420|p820.htm#i13597|Margaret Graham Countess of Menteith|b. __ ___ 1348 or 1339\nd. 1380|p364.htm#i14100|Robert, II Stewart, King of Scotland|b. 2 Mar 1316\nd. 19 Apr 1390|p820.htm#i13591|Elizabeth Mure|d. b 1355|p575.htm#i13595|Alan Graham Earl of Menteith||p364.htm#i14101||||
     Margaret Stewart (Stewart) was the daughter of Robert Stewart Duke of Albany and Margaret Graham Countess of Menteith.
     Margaret Stewart (Stewart) married Robert Stewart Lord of Lorn, son of Sir John Stewart.
     Margaret Stewart (Stewart) lived at Innermeath, Argyllshire, Scotland.
     Margaret died in Scotland.

Child of Margaret Stewart (Stewart) and Robert Stewart Lord of Lorn

Margaret Stewart Dauphine of France

Margaret Stewart Dauphine of France||p819.htm#i13589|James, I Stewart, King of Scotland|b. Dec 1394\nd. 20 Feb 1437|p818.htm#i11869|Queen Joan or Jane Beaufort|d. 14 Jul 1495|p56.htm#i13588|Robert, III Stewart, King of Scotland|b. c 1337\nd. 4 Apr 1406|p820.htm#i13586|Annabella Drummond|d. 4 Apr 1406|p282.htm#i13859|John Beaufort 1st Earl of Somerset|b. 1371\nd. 16 Mar 1410|p56.htm#i13953|Margaret Holland|b. c 1385\nd. 30 Dec 1439|p438.htm#i15203|
     Margaret Stewart Dauphine of France was born in Scotland. She was the daughter of James, I Stewart, King of Scotland and Queen Joan or Jane Beaufort.

Princess Margaret Stewart Lady of Galloway

Princess Margaret Stewart Lady of Galloway||p819.htm#i32827|Robert, III Stewart, King of Scotland|b. c 1337\nd. 4 Apr 1406|p820.htm#i13586|Annabella Drummond|d. 4 Apr 1406|p282.htm#i13859|Robert, II Stewart, King of Scotland|b. 2 Mar 1316\nd. 19 Apr 1390|p820.htm#i13591|Elizabeth Mure|d. b 1355|p575.htm#i13595|Sir John Drummond|d. a 1360|p282.htm#i14231|Mary Montfichet||p567.htm#i15200|
     Princess Margaret Stewart Lady of Galloway was the daughter of Robert, III Stewart, King of Scotland and Annabella Drummond.
     Princess Margaret Stewart Lady of Galloway married Archibald Douglas 4th Earl, son of Archibald Douglas 3rd Earl.

Margaret or Mary Stewart

     Margaret or Mary Stewart was born in Banffshire, Scotland.
     Margaret or Mary Stewart married John MacPherson (younger, of Dell), son of unlinked early MacPherson, on 8 December 1763 in Kirkmichael, Banffshire, Scotland.

Children of Margaret or Mary Stewart and John MacPherson (younger, of Dell)

Maria or Mary Stewart

Maria or Mary Stewart||p819.htm#i33205|Robert, II Stewart, King of Scotland|b. 2 Mar 1316\nd. 19 Apr 1390|p820.htm#i13591||||Walter Stewart|b. 1292 or 1293\nd. 9 Apr 1326|p820.htm#i13593|Lady Marjory Bruce|b. Dec 1296\nd. 2 Mar 1315/16|p110.htm#i13592|||||||
     Maria or Mary Stewart was the daughter of Robert, II Stewart, King of Scotland.
     She was illegitimate (possibly the daughter of Isabella Boucellier) and married Sir John Danielston. See John Ravilious on the Medieveal mailing list for full details.

Marjory Stewart

(circa 1350 - after May 1417)
Marjory Stewart|b. c 1350\nd. a May 1417|p819.htm#i13653|Robert, II Stewart, King of Scotland|b. 2 Mar 1316\nd. 19 Apr 1390|p820.htm#i13591|Elizabeth Mure|d. b 1355|p575.htm#i13595|Walter Stewart|b. 1292 or 1293\nd. 9 Apr 1326|p820.htm#i13593|Lady Marjory Bruce|b. Dec 1296\nd. 2 Mar 1315/16|p110.htm#i13592|Adam Mure||p575.htm#i14207||||
     Marjory Stewart was born circa 1350 in Scotland. She was the daughter of Robert, II Stewart, King of Scotland and Elizabeth Mure.
     Marjory Stewart married John Dunbar 1st Earl of Moray, son of Sir Patrick Dunbar and Isabella Randolph, after 11 July 1370. The Earl married (in terms of a dispensation dated 11 July 1370) Marjorie, a daughter of Robert, Earl of Strathearn, afterwards King Robert II, who survived him. She married, secondly, between 1391 and 1403, Sir Alexander Keith of Grandown, as appears from a Papal indult to him and her on 24 April 1403 to choose a confessor. She may have been the mother of Sir Alexander's daughter Christian, who married, about 1413, Sir Patrick Ogilvy (see title Airlie), but this is not certain. Her seal shows 'a lion rampant within a royal tressure.'
Dispensation by Pope Urban V, 11 July 1371.
     Marjory Stewart married Sir Alexander Keith between 1391 and 1403 in Scotland.
     Marjory died after May 1417.

Marjory Stewart

(circa 1380 - before August 1432)
Marjory Stewart|b. c 1380\nd. b Aug 1432|p819.htm#i14298|Robert Stewart Duke of Albany|b. 1339\nd. 2 Sep 1420|p820.htm#i13597|Margaret Graham Countess of Menteith|b. __ ___ 1348 or 1339\nd. 1380|p364.htm#i14100|Robert, II Stewart, King of Scotland|b. 2 Mar 1316\nd. 19 Apr 1390|p820.htm#i13591|Elizabeth Mure|d. b 1355|p575.htm#i13595|Alan Graham Earl of Menteith||p364.htm#i14101||||
     Marjory Stewart was born circa 1380. She was the daughter of Robert Stewart Duke of Albany and Margaret Graham Countess of Menteith.
     Marjory Stewart married Sir Duncan Campbell Lord Campbell. He married secondly Margaret Stewart, daughter of Sir John Stewart, before 12 March 1439/40.
     Marjory died before August 1432 in Lochow, Argyllshire.

Marjory Stewart (Campbell)

Marjory Stewart (Campbell)||p819.htm#i14127|John Stewart Earl of Athol|b. c 1440\nd. 15 Sep 1512|p818.htm#i14114|Eleanor Sinclair Countess of Atholl|d. bt 21 Mar 1517 - 1518|p760.htm#i14120|James Stewart Black Kt of Lorn|b. s 1415|p818.htm#i14109|Queen Joan o. J. Beaufort|d. 14 Jul 1495|p56.htm#i13588|William Sinclair Earl of Orkney & Caithness||p760.htm#i14121|Marjory Sutherland|d. b 29 Mar 1482|p826.htm#i14243|
     Marjory Stewart (Campbell) was the daughter of John Stewart Earl of Athol and Eleanor Sinclair Countess of Atholl.

Princess Mary Stewart

(circa 1452 - May 1488)
Princess Mary Stewart|b. c 1452\nd. May 1488|p819.htm#i11841|James, II, King of Scotland|b. 16 Oct 1430\nd. 3 Aug 1460|p11.htm#i11840|Mary of Gueldres Queen of Scotland|b. 17 Jan 1433\nd. 16 Nov 1463?|p383.htm#i11845|James, I Stewart, King of Scotland|b. Dec 1394\nd. 20 Feb 1437|p818.htm#i11869|Queen Joan o. J. Beaufort|d. 14 Jul 1495|p56.htm#i13588|Arnold d'Egmond Duke of Gueldres|b. 1410\nd. 24 Feb 1473|p252.htm#i11844|Catherine, of Cleves,|b. 25 May 1417\nd. 10 Feb 1479|p8.htm#i13605|
     Princess Mary Stewart was born circa 1452. She was the daughter of James, II, King of Scotland and Mary of Gueldres Queen of Scotland.
     Princess Mary Stewart married Thomas Boyd Earl of Arran, son of Lord Robert Boyd and Mariota or Janet Maxwell, in 1469. The marriage was declared null and void and she was compelled to marry James, Lord Hamilton. Mary was granted a divorce from Thomas Boyd Earl of Arran before 1474.
     Princess Mary Stewart married Sir James Hamilton (1st Lord) as his second wife, circa February 1473/74. After the forfeiture of Thomas Boyd, earl of Arran in 1469, Hamilton married Boyd's widow, the Princess Mary Stewart, daughter of James II. Buchanan states that a divorce was made during Boyd's absence in Flanders, and the princess married Hamilton much against her will. Boyd, he adds, died not long afterwards. Another version is that Boyd was dead before the marriage was arranged. It probably took place in February or March 1473/4. On 25 April 1476 a dispensation was granted by Pope Sixtus IV to Lord James Hamilton and Mary Stewart as having married within the prohibited degrees.
     Mary died in May 1488.

Children of Princess Mary Stewart and Thomas Boyd Earl of Arran

Children of Princess Mary Stewart and Sir James Hamilton (1st Lord)

Princess Mary Stewart

Princess Mary Stewart||p819.htm#i32828|Robert, III Stewart, King of Scotland|b. c 1337\nd. 4 Apr 1406|p820.htm#i13586|Annabella Drummond|d. 4 Apr 1406|p282.htm#i13859|Robert, II Stewart, King of Scotland|b. 2 Mar 1316\nd. 19 Apr 1390|p820.htm#i13591|Elizabeth Mure|d. b 1355|p575.htm#i13595|Sir John Drummond|d. a 1360|p282.htm#i14231|Mary Montfichet||p567.htm#i15200|
     Princess Mary Stewart was the daughter of Robert, III Stewart, King of Scotland and Annabella Drummond.
     She married firstly George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus, secondly Sir James Keendy of Dunure, thirdly Sir William Graham, fourthly, Sir William Edmonstone of Culloden.

Mary Stewart Countess of Mar

Mary Stewart Countess of Mar||p819.htm#i13971|Esme Stewart Duke of Lennox|b. c 1543\nd. 26 May 1583|p817.htm#i11830|Catherine de Balsac|d. a 1631/32|p44.htm#i12087|John Stuart Lord of Aubigny|b. c 1519\nd. 31 May 1567|p824.htm#i12084|Anne d. l. Queuille|d. a 1579|p647.htm#i12085|William de Balsac||p44.htm#i13970||||
     Mary Stewart Countess of Mar was the daughter of Esme Stewart Duke of Lennox and Catherine de Balsac.

Mary Stewart Queen of Scots

(8 December 1542 - 8 February 1586/87)
Mary Stewart Queen of Scots|b. 8 Dec 1542\nd. 8 Feb 1586/87|p819.htm#i13574|James, V, King of Scotland|b. 10 Apr 1512\nd. 13 Dec 1542|p11.htm#i13581||||James, IV, King of Scotland|b. 17 Mar 1473\nd. 9 Sep 1513|p11.htm#i11874|Princess Margaret, Tudor, Queen of Scotland|b. 1489 or 1491|p850.htm#i13580|||||||
     Mary Stewart Queen of Scots was born on 8 December 1542 in West Lothian (Linlithgowshire), Scotland. She was the daughter of James, V, King of Scotland.
     Mary Stewart Queen of Scots married Henry Stewart Lord Darnley, son of Matthew Stewart 4th Earl of Lennox and Lady Margaret Douglas, on 29 July 1565 in Holyrood, Edinburgh, Midlothian.
     Mary died on 8 February 1586/87 in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England, aged 44.

Child of Mary Stewart Queen of Scots and Henry Stewart Lord Darnley

Matthew Stewart 2nd Earl of Lennox

( - 9 September 1513)
Matthew Stewart 2nd Earl of Lennox|d. 9 Sep 1513|p819.htm#i12081|John Stewart Earl of Lennox|d. 1494|p819.htm#i13522|Margaret Montgomerie Countess of Lennox|b. a 1430|p568.htm#i13927|Sir Alan Stewart|d. 1439|p815.htm#i13525|Catherine Seton (Stewart) (Maxwell)||p753.htm#i13929|Alexander Montgomerie Lord of Ardrossan|b. 1429\nd. c 1470|p567.htm#i13928|Margaret Boyd|d. a Sep 1453|p102.htm#i14352|
     Matthew Stewart 2nd Earl of Lennox was the son of John Stewart Earl of Lennox and Margaret Montgomerie Countess of Lennox.
     Matthew Stewart 2nd Earl of Lennox married secondly Elizabeth Hamilton Countess of Lennox circa April 1494.
     A contract for the marriage of Matthew Stewart 2nd Earl of Lennox and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess of Lennox was signed on 9 April 1494.
     Matthew died on 9 September 1513 in Flodden, Northumberland, England.

Child of Matthew Stewart 2nd Earl of Lennox and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess of Lennox

Matthew Stewart 4th Earl of Lennox

(21 September 1516 - 4 September 1571)
Matthew Stewart 4th Earl of Lennox|b. 21 Sep 1516\nd. 4 Sep 1571|p819.htm#i13513|John Stewart 3rd Earl of Lennox|d. 1526|p818.htm#i12082|Lady Anne Stewart (Countess of Lennox)||p816.htm#i12083|Matthew Stewart 2nd Earl of Lennox|d. 9 Sep 1513|p819.htm#i12081|Elizabeth Hamilton Countess of Lennox|d. c Apr 1531|p394.htm#i12080|John Stewart Earl of Athol|b. c 1440\nd. 15 Sep 1512|p818.htm#i14114|Eleanor Sinclair Countess of Atholl|d. bt 21 Mar 1517 - 1518|p760.htm#i14120|
      Matthew Stewart 4th Earl of Lennox was also known as Matthew Stuart in some records. The use of the Stuart spelling began with Matthew Stewart/Stuart, 4th Earl of Lennox, the father of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, who was the second husband of Mary Queen of Scots.
During the early part of his life, Matthew Stewart served at the pleasure of the King of France in the Wars in Italy. He returned home at the death of James V in 1542. He took French nationality in 1537. From that date, the French [Stuart] spelling of his name began.
     Matthew Stewart was the leader of the Catholic nobility in Scotland. Lennox was instrumental in the marriage of his son, Lord Darnley, to Mary I of Scotland. In 1570, Lennox became regent for his grandson, James VI, but the Queen's party declared war against him and he was killed the next year. He was born on 21 September 1516 in Scotland?. He was the son of John Stewart 3rd Earl of Lennox and Lady Anne Stewart (Countess of Lennox).
     Matthew Stewart 4th Earl of Lennox married Lady Margaret Douglas, daughter of Archibald Douglas 6th Earl Angus and Princess Margaret, Tudor, Queen of Scotland, circa 1544. She became the Countess of Lennox. Matthew was Regent of Scotland in 1570.
     Matthew died on 4 September 1571 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, aged 54.

Children of Matthew Stewart 4th Earl of Lennox and Lady Margaret Douglas

Murdoch Stewart 2nd Duke of Albany

(circa 1362 - 25 May 1425)
Murdoch Stewart 2nd Duke of Albany|b. c 1362\nd. 25 May 1425|p819.htm#i14296|Robert Stewart Duke of Albany|b. 1339\nd. 2 Sep 1420|p820.htm#i13597|Margaret Graham Countess of Menteith|b. __ ___ 1348 or 1339\nd. 1380|p364.htm#i14100|Robert, II Stewart, King of Scotland|b. 2 Mar 1316\nd. 19 Apr 1390|p820.htm#i13591|Elizabeth Mure|d. b 1355|p575.htm#i13595|Alan Graham Earl of Menteith||p364.htm#i14101||||
     Murdoch Stewart 2nd Duke of Albany was born circa 1362. He was the son of Robert Stewart Duke of Albany and Margaret Graham Countess of Menteith.
     Murdoch Stewart 2nd Duke of Albany married Isabella Lennox Duchess of Albany, daughter of Duncan Lennox 8th Earl and Ellen Campbell Countess of Lennox, in 1391 in Scotland. Murdoch was Regent of Scotland in 1425.
     Murdoch died on 25 May 1425 in the Castle, Stirling, Scotland.

Children of Murdoch Stewart 2nd Duke of Albany and Isabella Lennox Duchess of Albany

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