Individual Notes
Note for: Elizabeth Stewart, -
Index
Individual Note: [Francis_Hay.ged]
Associated with the King but not Married
[spelman.FTW]
REFN: 9478
GIVN Elizabeth SURN STEWART
REFN: 9478
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Name Suffix:
Lady Loudoun Ancestral File Number: 9G0M-WJ
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Individual Notes
Note for: Mathew IV ( Earl of Lennox) Stewart, 21 SEP 1516 - 1571 Index
Alias: 4th Earl of /Lennox/
Occupation:
Place: Earl of Lennox
Burial:
Date: ABT. 1571
Individual Note:
[Francis_Hay.ged]
Murdered.
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From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
4th Earl of Lennox
GIVN Matthew SURN STEWART NSFX 4th Earl TEXT Debrett's Family Historian _MASTER Y PAGE 20 1 NAME Stuart // 1 UPDA 2 DATE 1526 2 PLAC Acceded: 2 SOUR S54 2 QUAY 3 Regent of Scotland, mortally wounded by the Hamiltons.13th Earl of Stew art ? 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 nam e derives.
GIVN Matthew SURN STEWART NSFX 4th Earl TEXT Debrett's Family Historian _MASTER Y PAGE 20 1 NAME Stuart // 1 UPDA 2 DATE 1526 2 PLAC Acceded: 2 SOUR S54 2 QUAY 3 Regent of Scotland, mortally wounded by the Hamiltons.13th Earl of Ste wart ? 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 na me derives.
SOURCES: 1. 1998 Ancestral File
Related to the royal family, being heir presumptive after James Hamilton,2nd earl of Arran, Lennox returned to Scotland in 1542, after service inFrance, to contest the claims of Arran. In 1544 he joined the Englishparty, later led invasions of Scotland, and lived for 20 years inEngland. He married Lady Margaret Douglas, a niece of Henry VIII anddaughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th earl of Angus, a woman of greatambition and ability. Until the death of Mary I, Lennox and his wif e werein great favor in England, but Elizabeth I did not trust them. Theybecame the leaders of the Catholic nobles and succeeded in marrying theirson, Lord Darnley, to Mary, Queen of Scots. After Darnley's death, Lennoxaccused James Hepburn , 4th earl of Bothwell, of murdering him. When Marywas imprisoned at Lochleven, Lennox again became prominent and, throughElizabeth's intervention, was chosen regent to succeed (1570) the 1stearl of Murray. Mary's party, led by the Hamilton s and Sir WilliamMaitland, at once declared war against him. Lennox was stabbed to deathin a raid during the war. His surviving son, Charles, was created earl ofLennox and was the father of Arabella Stuart
He took French nationality in 1537 and changed his surname fromStewart to Sturat, the french spelling.
Fourth Earl of Lennox
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1 NAME Stuart // 1 UPDA 2 DATE 1526 2 PLAC Acceded: 2 SOUR S54 2 QUAY 3
Regent of Scotland, mortally wounded by the Hamiltons.13th Earl ofStewart ? The early part of his life was passed in the service of the crown ofFrance in the wars of Italy. He returned home on the death of James V. He tookFrench nationalit y in 1537, and from this date the French (Stuart) spelling ofthe name derives.
Related to the royal family, being heir presumptive after James Hamilton,2nd earl of Arran, Lennox returned to Scotland in 1542, after service inFrance, to contest the claims of Arran. In 1544 he joined the Englishparty, later led invasions of Scotland, and lived for 20 years inEngland. He married Lady Margaret Douglas, a niece of Henry VIII anddaughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th earl of Angus, a woman of greatambition and ability. Until the death of Mary I, Lennox and his wif e werein great favor in England, but Elizabeth I did not trust them. Theybecame the leaders of the Catholic nobles and succeeded in marrying theirson, Lord Darnley, to Mary, Queen of Scots. After Darnley's death, Lennoxaccused James Hepburn , 4th earl of Bothwell, of murdering him. When Marywas imprisoned at Lochleven, Lennox again became prominent and, throughElizabeth's intervention, was chosen regent to succeed (1570) the 1stearl of Murray. Mary's party, led by the Hamilton s and Sir WilliamMaitland, at once declared war against him. Lennox was stabbed to deathin a raid during the war. His surviving son, Charles, was created earl ofLennox and was the father of Arabella Stuart.
a marriage was contracted between Matthew and Christian Montgomery, great-granddaughter of Alexander Montgomery, the Master of Montgomery's son and heir; this marriage never took place
Related to the royal family, being heir presumptive after James Hamilton,2nd earl of Arran, Lennox returned to Scotland in 1542, after service inFrance, to contest the claims of Arran. In 1544 he joined the Englishparty, later led invasion s of Scotland, and lived for 20 years inEngland. He married Lady Margaret Douglas, a niece of Henry VIII anddaughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th earl of Angus, a woman of greatambition and ability. Until the death of Mary I, Lennox and his wi fe werein great favor in England, but Elizabeth I did not trust them. Theybecame the leaders of the Catholic nobles and succeeded in marrying theirson, Lord Darnley, to Mary, Queen of Scots. After Darnley's death, Lennoxaccused James Hepbur n, 4th earl of Bothwell, of murdering him. When Marywas imprisoned at Lochleven, Lennox again became prominent and, throughElizabeth's intervention, was chosen regent to succeed (1570) the 1stearl of Murray. Mary's party, led by the Hamilto ns and Sir WilliamMaitland, at once declared war against him. Lennox was stabbed to deathin a raid during the war. His surviving son, Charles, was created earl ofLennox and was the father of Arabella Stuart
SOURCES: 1. 1998 Ancestral File
Murdered.
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From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
GIVN Matthew SURN STUART AFN 9G0T-ST REPO @@REPO1094@@ TITL Ancestral File (R) AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints PUBL Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998 ABBR Ancestral File (R) _MASTER Y
He took French nationality in 1537 and changed his surname fromStewart to Sturat, the french spelling.
GIVN Matthew SURN STEWART NSFX 4th Earl TEXT Debrett's Family Historian _MASTER Y PAGE 20 1 NAME Stuart // 1 UPDA 2 DATE 1526 2 PLAC Acceded: 2 SOUR S54 2 QUAY 3 Regent of Scotland, mortally wounded by the Hamiltons.13th Earl of Ste wart ? 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 na me derives. GIVN Matthew SURN STEWART NSFX 4th Earl TEXT Debrett's Family Historian _MASTER Y PAGE 20 1 NAME Stuart // 1 UPDA 2 DATE 1526 2 PLAC Acceded: 2 SOUR S54 2 QUAY 3 Regent of Scotland, mortally wounded by the Hamiltons.13th Earl of Stewart ? 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) spellin g of the name derives.
Fourth Earl of Lennox
Name Suffix: Earl of Lennox Ancestral File Number: 9G0T-ST
Matthew, 4th Earl of Lennox took French nationality in 1537, from himderives the French spelling of the surname, Stuart.
Individual Notes
Note for: Matthew STUART, 1516 - 1571 Index
Alias: Fourth Earl of /Lennox/
Burial:
Date: 1571
Individual Note:
[Francis_Hay.ged]
The following from Denis R. Reed's GEDCOM file on royalty & nobility:
NAME: 4th Earl of Lennox.
Regent; This Earl of Lennox took French nationality in 1537. From him derives the French spelling of the surname, Stuart.
Individual Notes
Note for: Matthew Stewart, ABT. 1472 - 9 SEP 1513 Index
Individual Note:
[Francis_Hay.ged]
He was the 2nd Earl of Lennox.
[COLHOUNS FROM 6MILEX.FTW]
REFN: 9493 AFN 8HRT-50
Individual Notes
Note for: Elizabeth Hamilton, 1473 - AFT. APR 1531 Index
Event:
Type: Info 2
Place: 4 Children
Individual Note:
[Francis_Hay.ged]
Line 2950 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: TITL [Countess of Lennox]/
Lady Elizabeth, daughter of James, Earl of Arran and Lady Mary, daughter of James II of Scotland
[spelman.FTW]
REFN: 9494
GIVN Elizabeth SURN HAMILTON
GIVN Elizabeth SURN HAMILTON
Elizabeth, daughter of James, 1st Lord Hamilton, by Mary, sister of JamesIII. [Burke's Peerage]
REFN: 9494
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Name Suffix: Countess Lennox Ancestral File Number: 9G0M-M5
[COLHOUNS FROM 6MILEX.FTW]
Still Living. AFN 9G0M-M5
Individual Notes
Note for: John STEWART, 24 JUL 1877 - 5 SEP 1895 Index
Alias: 3rd Earl of /Lennox/
Occupation:
Place: 3rd earl. Warden of East Marches.
Event:
Type: Unknown-Begin
Place: Taken Prisoner By The Laird Of Pardovan And Murdered In Cold Blood By Sir James Hamilton Of Finnart After Trying To Resc
Event:
Type: Info 6
Place: See Burke's Landed Gentry under "Stewarts of Appin". "The Stewarts of Appin" by H.J. Stewart & Lt-Col. D. Stewart, published in 1880 (in the library of the Royal Museum in Edinburgh)
Event:
Type: Info 3
Place: Taken prisoner by the Laird of Pardovan and murdered in cold blood by James (Sir) Hamilton of Finnart after trying to rescue the King
Burial:
Date: ABT. SEP 1895
Place: Stewart Family Cemetery, Coats, Grove Twnshp., Harnett Co., North Carolina
Individual Note:
[Francis_Hay.ged][Francis_Hay.ged]
This individual has the following other parents in the Ancestral File: Alexander /STEWART/ (AFN:58KZ-0G) and M /CONS OR DIXON/ (AFN:9N7V-61)
NOTE: 3rd Earl of Lennox.
3rd Earl of Lennox
Lord of Aubigne
[spelman.FTW]
REFN: 9491
GIVN John SURN STEWART NSFX 3rd Earl 1 UPDA 2 PLAC Earl Lennox III 2 SOUR S31 3 PAGE 20 2 QUAY 3 One of the most astimable characters of the age in which he lived, Who was captured and taken prisoner by the Laid of Pardovan and murdere d in cold blood by Sir James Hamilton, of Finnart, natural son of Arran,at the battle of Manuel.
GIVN John III SURN STUART AFN 9G0M-S1 REPO @@REPO1094@@ TITL Ancestral File (R) AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints PUBL Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998 ABBR Ancestral File (R) _MASTER Y
OCCUPATION: SOLDIER
BIO:KILLED IN THE SERVICE.
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From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
REFN: 9491
1 UPDA 2 PLAC Earl Lennox III 2 SOUR S31 3 PAGE 20 2 QUAY 3
One of the most astimable characters of the age in which he lived, Who was captured and taken prisoner by the Laid of Pardovan and murdered in cold blood by Sir James Hamilton, of Finnart, natural son of Arran,at the battle of Manuel.
Taken prisoner by the Laird of Pardovan and murdered in cold blood by SirJames Hamilton of Finnart after trying to rescue the king.
Burke's Dormant and Extinct Peerages, p 509, says he married Anne, youngest daughter of Sir John Stewart, of Balveny, Earl of Athol, by his second wife, his ninth daughter over all. Page 512 agrees it was Anne, but says she was "8th dau. of John, Earl of Atholl, uterine brother of King James II"; it goes on to say she was the mother of Matthew (4th Earl), Robert (6th Earl), and John, Lord of Aubigny (in right of his wife)
Murdered
Name Suffix: Earl of Lennox Ancestral File Number: 9G0M-S1
He was the Earl of Lennox.
Burke's Dormant and Extinct Peerages, p 509, says he married Anne,youngest daughter of Sir John Stewart, of Balveny, Earl of Athol, byhis second wife, his ninth daughter over all. Page 512 agrees it wasAnne, but says she was "8th dau. of John, Earl of Atholl, uterinebrother of King James II"; it goes on to say she was the mother ofMatthew (4th Earl), Robert (6th Earl), and John, Lord of Aubigny (inright of his wife).
Taken prisoner by the Laird of Pardovan and murdered in cold blood by Sir James Hamilton of Finnart after trying to rescue the King.
Individual Notes
Note for: Janet Stewart, ABT. 1465 - BEF. 1558 Index
Individual Note:
[Francis_Hay.ged]
[danbuckley62.ged]
Natural relationship to Stewart, Matthew
Natural relationship to Unknown Father
Individual Notes
Note for: Margaret Stewart, ABT. 1496 - Index
Individual Note:
[Francis_Hay.ged]
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Individual Notes
Note for: Elizabeth Stewart, ABT. 1498 - Index
Individual Note:
[Francis_Hay.ged]
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