Lasse & Anita - Person Sheet
Lasse & Anita - Person Sheet
NameMatthew Stewart Earl Lennox 4th
Birth21 Sep 1516, Dunbarton Castle
Death4 Sep 1571, Stirling
OccupationEarl Lennox 4th
Alias/AKAStuart
Spouses
1Lady Margaret Douglas, 5C15R
Birth18 Oct 1515, Harbottle
Death9 Mar 1577, Hackney
FatherArchibald Douglas Earl of Angus VI (1489-1557)
MotherMargaret Tudor (1489-1541)
Marriage29 Jun 1544, St.James's Palace
ChildrenHenry Stuart (1545-1567)
Notes for Matthew Stewart Earl Lennox 4th
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.