~ John "Lord Darnley, 1st Earl of Lennox" Stewart ~
Born: 1425 - Darnley Renfrewshire, Scotland UK
Died: 8 Jul 1495 - in Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox Died: 8 Jul 1495) was known as Lord Darnley and later as the Earl of Lennox. John was the son of Sir Alan Stewart and Catherine Seton and has been confused with another John Stewart, the son of James Stewart "The Black Knight of Lorn" and Joan Beaufort, widow of King James I. Joan's husbands also being confused in the past.

He was created 1st Earl of Lennox on 6 August 1473. He held the office of Lord Warden of the West March in 1481. In 1482 he was one of the lords who seized King James III, but was pardoned. He held the office of Keeper of Dumbarton Castle in 1488.

Marriage: 15 May 1438 John Stewart, who married his first wife Margaret Montgomerie, daughter of Alexander Montgomerie (1st Lord Montgomerie) and his wife Margaret Boyd by indenture, with both parties being underage. and had issue:
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Parents

Father
Sir Alan Stewart of Darnley (1406-1439)
Stewart of Darnley family, involved in the Hundred Years War.
Mother
Catherine Seton Stewart
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Spouse:

Margaret "Countess of Lennox" Stewart formerly ( Montgomery )
Born: about 1425 in Ardrossen, Ayrshire, Scotland
Died: 30 May 1493 in Falahill, Eddelston, Peebleshire, Scotland

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Children


Children of John Stuart, 1st Earl of Lennox and Margaret Montgomery

1. Sir William Stewart, Seigneur d'Oison ( 1446-1504 )
2. Alexander Stewart ( 1455-1509 )
3. Sir John Stewart, Seigneur d'Oison ( 1448- 1512 )
4. Lady Marion Stuart ( 1457-1529 )
5. Barbara Stewart ( 1460-1529 )
6. Lady Elizabeth Stewart ( 1465-1529)
7. Matthew Stuart, 2nd Earl of Lennox. b. 1456- d. 9 Sep 1513.
8. Sir Robert Stuart, 4th Seigneur d'Aubigny. b. c 1470, d. 1544.

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