Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox ( 4th.) (13 [Parents] was born ¹ 21 Sep 1516 in Dumbarton Castle. He died ² 4 Sep 1571 in Stirling and was buried in Sterling, Sterlingshire, Scotland. Matthew married ³ Margaret Douglas Countess of Lennox on 6 Jul 1544 in St. James's Palace.

Matthew 1526. He killed.

[Peer18.FTW]
RIN: 275
DEATH: Shot dead during a raid on the castle.
FULL TITLE: Earl of Lennox ( 4th.) (13th.?), Lord Darnley, Regent of
Scotland
(1570 - 1571)
MARRIAGE: Query date - 29th June 1544

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.

Margaret Douglas Countess of Lennox [Parents] was born ¹ 18 Oct 1515 in Harbottle Castle. She died ² 9 Mar 1577/1578 in Hackney and was buried ³ 3 Apr 1578 in Westminster Abbey. Margaret married ⁴ Matthew Stewart Earl of Lennox ( 4th.) (13 on 6 Jul 1544 in St. James's Palace.

Other marriages:

Howard, Lord Thomas , Of Howard

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RIN: 274
FULL TITLE: Countess of Lennox
MARRIAGE: Query date - 29th June 1544

John Stewart Earl of Lennox (12th.?), L [Parents] died ¹ 4 Sep 1526. He married ² Elizabeth Stewart on 21 Sep 1512.

[Peer18.FTW]
RIN: 3200
DEATH: Murdered in cold blood while a prisoner by Sir James Hamilton of
Finnart,
"rge Bastard of Arran", as he was a potential rival to the Hamiltons as
eventual
heir presumptive to the throne.
FULL TITLE:Earl of Lennox (12th.?), Lord Darnley
MARRIAGE: Married by Papal dispensation(Query date  29th. Jan 1511/2.)

Elizabeth Stewart [Parents] married ¹ John Stewart Earl of Lennox (12th.?), L on 21 Sep 1512.

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RIN: 3201
MARRIAGE: Married by Papal dispensation (Query date  29th. Jan 1511/2.)

II James King of Scotland (1437 - 1 [Parents] was born ¹ 16 Oct 1431 in Holyrood Monastery, Edinburgh. He died ² 3 Aug 1460 in near Roxborough and was buried ³ in Holyrood. II married ⁴ Mary on 3 Jul 1449 in Holyrood.

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RIN: 387
NICKNAME: "Fiery Face"
FULL TITLE: King of Scotland (1437 - 1460)
James II     King of Scotland     1437 - 1460
Accession  21 Feb 1437
Succeeded at the age of 6 following the murder of his father, James I. A
large
birthmark bequeathed the nickname "Fiery Face".  His coronation at Kelso
Abbey
was the first not at Scone.  By giving authority to men of his own
choice, and
travelling energetically, Jaames II strengthened a monarchy weakened by
powerful nobles.  In particular, he murdered the 8th, and killed the 9th.
Earl
of Douglas (1452-5).  He married Mary of Guelders (died 1463), daughter of
Arnold, Duke of Guelders (a Rhine principality) on the 3rd. July 1449.
They
had four sons and two daughters. James died in a gun accident - the gun
exploded whilst King standing nearby near Roxborough Castle (held by the
British) during seige.
Succeeded by his son as James III

Mary [Parents] died ¹ 1 Dec 1463 in Edinburgh. She married ² II James King of Scotland (1437 - 1 on 3 Jul 1449 in Holyrood.

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RIN: 2033
POSTFIX: of Gueildres

I Ferdinand Emperor of the Holy Roman [Parents] was born ¹ 10 Mar 1502/1503. He died ² 25 Jul 1564. I married ³ Anne on 5 May 1521.

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RIN: 389
FULL TITLE: Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1558 - 1564)

Anne [Parents] was born ¹ 23 Jul 1503. She died ² 27 Jan 1546/1547. Anne married ³ I Ferdinand Emperor of the Holy Roman on 5 May 1521.

Other marriages:

von Habsburg, Ferdinand I"Beaucleric" I

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RIN: 3195
POSTFIX: of BohemiaRIN: 8967
POSTFIX: of Bohemia
208967

I Philip King of Castile (1504 - 15 [Parents] was born ¹ 22 Jun 1478. He died ² 25 Sep 1506. I married ³ Queen of Castile and Leon Joanna on 21 Aug 1496.

[Peer18.FTW]
RIN: 3224
FULL TITLE: King of Castile (1504 - 1506), House of Hapsburg, Arch-Duke of
Austria

Queen of Castile and Leon Joanna [Parents] was born ¹ 6 Nov 1479. She died ² 13 Apr 1555. Queen of Castile and Leon Joanna married ³ I Philip King of Castile (1504 - 15 on 21 Aug 1496.

Other marriages:

von Habsburg, Philip I King of Castile (1504 - 15

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RIN: 3225
NICKNAME: "The Crazy"
FULL TITLE: Queen of Castile (1504 - 1506)RIN: 8923
FULL TITLE: Queen of Castile (1504 - 1506)
208923

Francesco I de Medici Grand-Duke of Tuscany (157 [Parents] was born ¹ 25 Mar 1541. He died ² 19 Oct 1587. Francesco married Giovanna (Joanna).

[Peer18.FTW]
RIN: 390
FULL TITLE: Grand-Duke of Tuscany (1574 - 1587)

Giovanna (Joanna) [Parents] was born ¹ 1547. She died ² 1578. Giovanna married Francesco I de Medici Grand-Duke of Tuscany (157.

[Peer18.FTW]
RIN: 391
POSTFIX: of Hungary & Bohemia (Austria)

Cosimo I de Medici Grand-Duke of Tuscany (153 [Parents] was born ¹ 11 Jun 1519. He died ² 21 Apr 1574. Cosimo married ³ Eleanor de Toledo on 29 Mar 1539.

[Peer18.FTW]
RIN: 3197
FULL TITLE: Grand-Duke of Tuscany (1537 - 1574)

Eleanor de Toledo [Parents] was born ¹ about 1522. She died ² 18 Dec 1562. Eleanor married ³ Cosimo I de Medici Grand-Duke of Tuscany (153 on 29 Mar 1539.

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RIN: 3198

Charles IV de Bourbon Duke of Vendome [Parents] was born ¹ 2 Jun 1489. He died ² 25 Mar 1537. Charles married ³ Francoise on 18 May 1513.

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RIN: 3189

Francoise [Parents] was born ¹ Bet. 1490 - 1491. She died ² 14 Sep 1550 in La Fleche. Francoise married ³ Charles IV de Bourbon Duke of Vendome on 18 May 1513.

[Peer18.FTW]
RIN: 3190

Antoine de Bourbon Duke of Vendome [Parents] was born ¹ 22 Apr 1518. He died ² 17 Nov 1562. Antoine married ³ Joanna III d'Albret Queen of Navarre on 20 Oct 1548.

[Peer18.FTW]
RIN: 394

Joanna III d'Albret Queen of Navarre [Parents] was born ¹ 7 Jan 1527/1528 in Pau. She died ² 9 Jun 1572 in Paris. Joanna married ³ Antoine de Bourbon Duke of Vendome on 20 Oct 1548.

[Peer18.FTW]
RIN: 395
FULL TITLE: Queen of Navarre