Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox 1542-1583

Paternal Family Tree: Stewart

Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox and Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox were married.

In 1542 Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox was born to John Stewart Duke Orkney and Anne Queuille Lady Aubigny.

Around 1573 [his daughter] Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly was born to Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox [aged 31] and Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox. She married 21st July 1581 her third cousin once removed George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly, son of George Gordon 5th Earl Huntley and Anne Hamilton Countess Huntley, and had issue.

On 29th September 1574 [his son] Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond was born to Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox [aged 32] and Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox. He married 1. before June 1590 his third cousin Sophia Ruthven Duchess Lennox, daughter of William Ruthven 1st Earl Gowrie and Dorothea Stewart Countess Gowrie 2. August 1598 his second cousin once removed Jean Campbell Duchess Lennox 3. 16th June 1621 his fifth cousin once removed Frances Howard Duchess Lennox and Richmond, daughter of Thomas Howard 1st Viscount Howard Bindon and Mabel Burton Viscountess Howard Bindon.

In 1579 [his son] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox was born to Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox [aged 37] and Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox. He married 1609 Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox, daughter of Gervase Clifton 1st Baron Clifton and Katherine Darcy, and had issue.

On 5th March 1580 [his uncle] Robert Stewart 1st Earl Lennox 1st Earl March [aged 58] resigned Earl Lennox. On the same day he was created 1st Earl March. Elizabeth Stewart Countess Arran Countess Lennox and March [aged 31] by marriage Countess March.

On the same day Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox [aged 38] was created 1st Earl Lennox by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [aged 13] for being his favourite. Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox by marriage Countess Lennox.

On 21st July 1581 [his son-in-law] George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly [aged 19] and Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly [aged 8] were married. She by marriage Countess Huntley. She the daughter of Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox [aged 39] and Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox. He the son of George Gordon 5th Earl Huntley and Anne Hamilton Countess Huntley. They were third cousin once removed.

On 5th August 1581 Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox [aged 39] was created 1st Duke Lennox. Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox by marriage Duchess Lennox.

Around 1582 [his daughter] Mary Stewart Countess Mar was born to Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox [aged 40] and Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox. She married December 1592 her third cousin once removed John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar, son of John Erskine 18th Earl of Mar, and had issue.

22nd August 1582. The Raid of Ruthven was a plot by several nobles led by William Ruthven 1st Earl Gowrie [aged 39] to kidnap the fifteen years old King James VI of Scotland [aged 16], son of Mary Queen of Scots [aged 39], (before he became King of England) to reform the government of Scotland.

The nobles included [his future son-in-law] John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar [aged 20], Thomas Lyon Master of Glamis, Robert Boyd 5th Lord Boyd [aged 65], Patrick Lindsay 6th Lord Lindsay of the Byres [aged 61], and David Erskine Commendator of Dryburgh.

They were opposed by Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox [aged 40] and James Stewart 1st Earl Arran who controlled the government.

King James VI of Scotland was captured whilst hunting near Ruthven Castle.

The rebels were joined by Francis Stewart 5th Earl Bothwell [aged 19] and James Cunningham 7th Earl Glencairn [aged 30].

Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox was exiled; he died a year later in Paris. James Stewart 1st Earl Arran was imprisoned.

On 26th May 1583 Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox [aged 41] died. His son Ludovic [aged 8] succeeded 2nd Duke Lennox, 2nd Earl Lennox.

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[his father] John Stewart Duke Orkney and [his mother] Anne Queuille Lady Aubigny were married. He the son of [his grandfather] John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox and [his grandmother] Isabel or Elizabeth Stewart Countess Lennox.

[his daughter] Gabrielle Stewart was born to Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox and Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox.

Royal Ancestors of Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox 1542-1583

Kings Wessex: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 11 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 17 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 12 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 3 Grand Son of King James II of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 11 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Royal Descendants of Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox 1542-1583
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Diana Spencer Princess Wales [7]

Ancestors of Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox 1542-1583

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart of Darnley 1st Count Évreux 7 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alan Stewart of Darnley 8 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lennox Countess Évreux

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Stewart 1st Earl Lennox 9 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Seton Master of Seton 9 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Seton 8 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Janet Dunbar 7 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Matthew Stewart 2nd Earl Lennox 10 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Montgomerie Countess Lennox

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Boyd 5th of Kilmarnock

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Boyd

Grandfather: John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox Great Grandson of King James II of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Hamilton

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Hamilton 1st Lord Hamilton

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Lennox Granddaughter of King James II of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King James I of Scotland son of King Robert III of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: King James II of Scotland son of King James I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Stewart Countess Arran daughter of King James II of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arnold Egmont Duke Guelders

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary of Guelders Queen Consort Scotland 3 x Great Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine de la Marck 2 x Great Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

father: John Stewart Duke Orkney 2 x Great Grandson of King James II of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Stewart of Innermeath 5 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stewart of Innermeath 3rd of Lorn 6 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Holkettle

Great x 2 Grandfather: James "Black Knight of Lorn" Stewart 7 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Macdougall

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl 2 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England

Grandmother: Isabel or Elizabeth Stewart Countess Lennox 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Sinclair 2nd Earl Orkney

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Sinclair 3rd Earl Orkney 1st Earl Caithness Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Nithsdale" Douglas 6 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Egidia "Fair Maid of Nithsdale" Douglas Countess Orkney Granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Egidia Stewart daughter of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Sinclair Countess Atholl 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marjory Sutherland Countess Orkney and Caithness

Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox 3 x Great Grandson of King James II of Scotland

mother: Anne Queuille Lady Aubigny