STUART of Lennox

Notes: Taken prisoner by the Laird of Pardovan and murdered in cold blood by Sir James Hamilton of Finnart after trying to rescue the King. The Complete Peerage vol.VII, pp.596-597

Father: Matthew STEWART (2° E. Lennox)

Mother: Elizabeth HAMILTON

Married: Elizabeth STUART (C. Lennox) 19 Jan 1511

Children:

1. Matthew STUART (4° E. Lennox)

2. Robert STEWART (6° E. Lennox)

3. John STUART (Lord d'Aubigny)

4. Helen STEWART

5. Elizabeth STEWART

Helen STEWART

Died: BEF 25 Nov 1564, Flanders

Father: John STEWART (3° E. Lennox)

Mother: Elizabeth STUART (C. Lennox)

Married 1: William HAY (6° E. Erroll)

Children:

1. Jean HAY

Married 2: John GORDON (11° E. Sutherland) BEF 6 Aug 1548

Elizabeth STEWART

Father: John STEWART (3° E. Lennox)

Mother: Elizabeth STUART (C. Lennox)

Associated with: JAMES V STUART (King of Scotland)

Children:

1. Adam STUART (Prior of Charterhouse)

Matthew STUART (4° E. Lennox)

Born: 21 Sep 1516, Dunbarton Castle

Acceded: 1526

Died: 4 Sep 1571, Stirling

Notes: Regent of Scotland. The early part of his life was passed in the service of the crown of France in the wars of Italy. He returned home on the death of James V. He took French nationality in 1537, and from this date the French (STUART) spelling of the name derives. Killed in an attack on Parliament. The Complete Peerage vol.VII, pp.597-599.

Father: John STEWART (3° E. Lennox)

Mother: Elizabeth STUART (C. Lennox)

Married: Margaret DOUGLAS (C. Lennox) 29 Jun 1544, St.James's Palace

Children:

1. Henry STUART

2. Henry STUART (B. Darnley)

3. Son STUART

5. Dau. STUART

6. Dau. STUART

7. Son STUART

8. Charles STUART (5° E. Lennox)

9. Son STUART

10. Son STUART

Henry STUART

Born: Feb 1544/5

Died: 29 Nov 1545

Notes: The Complete Peerage vol.VII,p.600,note a.

Father: Matthew STUART (4° E. Lennox)

Mother: Margaret DOUGLAS (C. Lennox)

Henry STUART (B. Darnley)

Born: 7 Dec 1545, Temple Newsham, Yorkshire

Acceded: 1565

Died: 10 Feb 1567, Provost's House, Kirk o'the Field, Edinburgh

Buried: Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland

Notes: See his Biography

Father: Matthew STUART (4° E. Lennox)

Mother: Margaret DOUGLAS (C. Lennox)

Married: MARY I STUART (Queen of Scotland) 29 Jul 1565, Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland

Children:

1. JAMES I STUART (King of Great Britain)

Charles STUART (5° E. Lennox)

Born: 1555

Acceded: 18 Apr 1572

Died: 1576, London, England

Buried: Westminster Abbey, London, England

Notes: The Complete Peerage vol.VII, pp.600-601.

Father: Matthew STUART (4° E. Lennox)

Mother: Margaret DOUGLAS (C. Lennox)

Married: Elizabeth CAVENDISH (C. Lennox)1574

Children:

1. Arabella STUART

Arabella STUART

Born: 1575

Died: 27 Sep 1615, Tower of London, London, England

Buried: 28 Sep 1615, Westminster Abbey, London, England

Notes: See her Biography.

Father: Charles STUART (5° E. Lennox)

Mother: Elizabeth CAVENDISH (C. Lennox)

Married: William SEYMOUR (2° D. Somerset) 22 Jun 1610, Greenwich Palace Children:

1. Mary SEYMOUR (C. Winchelsea) (d. BEF 10 Apr 1673)

2. Jane SEYMOUR (d. 23 Nov 1679)

3. Arabella SEYMOUR

Robert STEWART (6° E. Lennox)

Born: 1516

Acceded: 16 Jun 1578

Died: 29 Mar 1586

Notes: Baron Torbaltoun. Provost of Dunbarton. Bishop of Caithness 1542. Later took the titles of Earl of March and Lord of Dunbar in exchange for Lennox so the King could grant this on Esme Earl of Aubigny. The Complete Peerage vol.VII, pp.601-602.

Father: John STEWART (3° E. Lennox)

Mother: Elizabeth STUART (C. Lennox)

Married: Elizabeth STEWART (C. Lennox / C. Arran) 6 Dec 1578 Divorce

John STUART (Lord d'Aubigny)

Father: John STEWART (3° E. Lennox)

Mother: Elizabeth STUART (C. Lennox)

Married: Anne De La QUEUILLE

Children:

1. Esmé STUART (1° D. Lennox)

Esmé STUART (1° D. Lennox)

Born: ABT 1542

Acceded: 5 Aug 1581