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Biography of John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox 1490-1526
Around 1490 John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox 1490-1526 was born to Matthew Stewart 2nd Earl Lennox -1513 and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Lennox 1474-
On 19 Jan 1511 John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox 1490-1526 (21) and Isabel or Elizabeth Stewart Countess Lennox 1495-1564 (16) were married (he was her half first-cousin twice-removed). Isabel or Elizabeth Stewart Countess Lennox 1495-1564 (16) by marriage Countess Lennox (2C 1488) .
On
09 Sep 1513
at the
Battle of Flodden
the English army was commanded by
Thomas Howard 2nd Duke Norfolk 1443-1524 (70)
,
Thomas Howard 3rd Duke Norfolk 1473-1554 (40)
,
Edmund Howard 1478-1539 (35)
,
Thomas Dacre 2nd Baron Dacre Gilsland 1467-1525 (45)
,
Edward Stanley 1st Baron Monteagle 1462-1524 (51)
and
Marmaduke Constable 1457-1518 (56)
.
The English army included:
Henry "Shepherd Lord" Clifford 10th Baron Clifford 1454-1523 (59)
, William Conyers 1st Baron Conyers 1468-1524 (44)
,
Thomas Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley 1472-1533 (41)
and
Richard Neville 2nd Baron Latimer Snape 1468-1530 (45)
.
Randall Babington -1513
,
John Bigod 1475-1513 (38)
and
Thomas Fitzwilliam 1474-1513 (39)
were killed
.
Marmaduke Constable 1480-1545 (33)
,
William Constable 1475-1551 (38)
,
George Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Aston -1558
,
Edmund Walsingham 1480-1550 (33)
,
Thomas Burgh 7th Baron Cobham Sternborough, 5th Baron Strabolgi, 1st Baron Burgh 1488-1550 (25)
and
Walter Stonor 1477-1551
were knighted by
Thomas Howard 3rd Duke Norfolk 1473-1554 (40)
.
Christopher Savage -1513
,
Thomas Venables 1469-1513 (44)
and Brian Tunstall -1513
were killed
.
Bryan Stapleton of Wighill 1458-1513 (55)
was killed
.(Some reports have him dying in 1518)
The Scottish army suffered heavy casualties.
James IV King Scotland 1473-1513 (40)
was killed
. His son
James V King Scotland 1512-1542 (1)
succeeded as
V
King Scotland: Stewart
.
Alexander Stewart Archbishop St Andrews 1493-1513 (20)
was killed
.
William Keith 3rd Earl Marischal -1513
was killed
. His nephew William Keith 4th Earl Marischal 1506-1581 (7)
succeeded as
4th
Earl Marischal
.
David Kennedy 1st Earl Cassilis 1470-1513 (43)
was killed
. His son Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl Cassilis 1494-1527 (18)
succeeded as
2nd
Earl Cassilis
. Isabel Campbell Countess Cassilis
by marriage
Countess Cassilis
.
William Sinclair 2nd Earl Caithness 1459-1513 (54)
was killed
. His son John Sinclair 3rd Earl Caithness -1529
succeeded as
3rd
Earl Caithness
.
Matthew Stewart 2nd Earl Lennox -1513
was killed
. His son
John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox 1490-1526 (23)
succeeded as
3rd
Earl Lennox (2C 1488)
.
William Hay 4th Earl Erroll -1513
was killed
. His son William Hay 5th Earl Erroll 1495-1522 (18)
succeeded as
5th
Earl Erroll
.
John Douglas 2nd Earl Morton -1513
was killed
. His son James Douglas 3rd Earl Morton -1553
succeeded as
3rd
Earl Morton
, 6th
Lord Dalkeith
.
Adam Hepburn 2nd Earl Bothwell -1513
was killed
. His son Patrick Hepburn 3rd Earl Bothwell 1512-1556 (1)
succeeded as
3rd
Earl Bothwell
.
Alexander Stewart 4th of Garlies 1481-1513 (32)
was killed
. His son
Alexander Stewart 5th of Garlies 1507-1581 (6)
succeeded as
5th
Master Garlies
.
Alexander Elphinstone 1st Lord Elphinstone -1513
was killed
. His son Alexander Elphinstone 2nd Lord Elphinstone 1510-1547 (3)
succeeded as
2nd
Lord Elphinstone
.
Thomas Hay -1513
, George Hepburn Bishop Isles 1454-1513
, Adam Hepburn Master 1457-1513
, Thomas "Younger of Cushnie" Lumsden -1513
,
William Douglas 6th Lord Drumlanrig -1513
was killed. William "Younger" Douglas 7th Lord Drumlanrig -1572
succeeded as
7th
Lord Drumlanrig
.
George Seton 5th Lord Seton -1513
was killed
. His son George Seton 6th Lord Seton -1549
succeeded as
6th
Lord Seton
.
John Hay 2nd Lord Hay -1513
was killed
. His son John Hay 3rd Lord Hay -1543
succeeded as
3rd
Lord Hay of Yester
. Elizabeth Douglas Lady Hay
by marriage
as
Lord Hay of Yester
.
Robert Keith 1483-1525
, Guiscard Harbottle 1485-1513
, John Erskine -1513
, David Home 1491-1513
. Henry 03 Lord Sinclair 1465-1513,
Andrew Stewart 1st Lord Avondale 1470-1513 (43)
,
James Traquair 1480-1513 (33)
, Archibald Campbell 2nd Earl Argyll 1449-1513 (64)
, Robert Douglas 1424-1513 (89)
, John Maxwell 4th Lord Maxwell -1513
was killed
. Robert Maxwell 5th Lord Maxwell 1493-1552 (20)
succeeded as
5th
Lord Maxwell
.
William Murray 1470-1513 (43)
, Colin Oliphant 1487-1513 (26)
, William Ruthven -1513
, George Douglas 1469-1513 (44)
and William Douglas 1471-1513 (42)
were killed
.
George Home 4th Lord Home -1549
and
John Stewart 2nd Earl Atholl 1475-1522 (38)
fought.
Brothers David Lyon of Cossins -1513
, William Lyon -1513
and George Lyon -1513
were killed
.
Around 1535 Corneille de Lyon 1520-1575 (15) . Portrait of James V King Scotland 1512-1542 (22) .
Around 1536 Corneille de Lyon 1520-1575 (16) . Portrait of James V King Scotland 1512-1542 (23) .
On 21 Sep 1516 Matthew Stewart 4th Earl Lennox 1516-1571 was born to John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox 1490-1526 (26) and Isabel or Elizabeth Stewart Countess Lennox 1495-1564 (21) at Dumbarton Castle, Dunbarton
Around 1517 Robert Stewart 6th Earl Lennox, 1st Earl March 1517-1586 was born to John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox 1490-1526 (27) and Isabel or Elizabeth Stewart Countess Lennox 1495-1564 (22) at Dumbarton Castle, Dunbarton.
On 04 Sep 1526 John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox 1490-1526 (36) died . His son Matthew Stewart 4th Earl Lennox 1516-1571 (9) succeeded as 4th Earl Lennox (2C 1488) .
On 25 Nov 1564 Isabel or Elizabeth Stewart Countess Lennox 1495-1564 (69) died
John Stewart Duke Orkney was born to John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox 1490-1526 and Isabel or Elizabeth Stewart Countess Lennox 1495-1564 at Dumbarton Castle, Dunbarton.
Helen or Eleanor Stewart Countess Erroll, Countess Sutherland was born to John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox 1490-1526 and Isabel or Elizabeth Stewart Countess Lennox 1495-1564 .
Elizabeth Stewart was born to John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox 1490-1526 and Isabel or Elizabeth Stewart Countess Lennox 1495-1564 .
Family Trees
Paternal Family Tree: Stewart
Descent
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of Aethelwulf King Wessex -858
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 10 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 16 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg, King Deheubarth 880-950
Kings Powys: Great x 11 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of Edward III King England 1312-1377
Kings Scotland: Great Grand Son of James II King Scotland 1430-1460
Kings Franks: Great x 11 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks 1120-1180
Kings France: Great x 6 Grand Son of John "The Good" II King France 1319-1364
Ancestry
Father:
Matthew Stewart 2nd Earl Lennox -1513
Great x 10 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377
GrandFather:
John Stewart 1st Earl Lennox 1429-1495
Great x 9 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377
Great GrandFather:
Alan Stewart 1406-1439
Great x 2 GrandFather:
John Stewart of Darnley 1st Count Évreux 1380-1429
Great x 3 GrandFather:
Alexander Stewart -1404
Great x 3 GrandMother: Jonetta Keith 1335-1404
Great x 2 GrandMother: Elizabeth Lennox Count Évreux 1370-1429
Great x 3 GrandFather: Duncan Lennox 8th Earl Lennox 1345-1425
Great GrandMother: Catherine Seton Great x 8 Granddaughter of Edward III King England 1312-1377
Great x 2 GrandFather: William Seton Great x 7 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377
Great x 3 GrandFather: George Seton 7th Lord Seton 1531-1586 Great x 6 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377
Great x 3 GrandMother: Isobel Hamilton Lady Seton Great x 11 Granddaughter of John "Lackland" I King England 1166-1216
Great x 2 GrandMother: Janet Dunbar
GrandMother: Margaret Montgomerie Countess Lennox
Great GrandFather: Alexander Montgomerie 1st Lord Montgomerie -1470
Mother: Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Lennox 1474- Great x 4 Granddaughter of Edward III King England 1312-1377
GrandFather: James Hamilton 1st Lord Hamilton 1415-1479
Great GrandFather: James Hamilton 1396-1440
GrandMother:
Mary Stewart Countess Arran 1453-1488
Great x 3 Granddaughter of Edward III King England 1312-1377
Great GrandFather:
James II King Scotland 1430-1460
Great x 2 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377
Great x 2 GrandFather:
James I King Scotland 1394-1437
Great x 5 Grandson of John "Lackland" I King England 1166-1216
Great x 3 GrandFather:
Robert III King Scotland 1337-1406
Great x 4 Grandson of John "Lackland" I King England 1166-1216
Great x 3 GrandMother: Anabella Drummond Queen Consort Scotland 1350-1401
Great x 2 GrandMother:
Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland 1404-1445
Great Granddaughter of Edward III King England 1312-1377
Great x 3 GrandFather:
John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset, 1st Marquess Dorset 1373-1410
Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377
Great x 3 GrandMother:
Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence 1385-1439
Great x 2 Granddaughter of Edward "Longshanks" I King England 1239-1307
Great GrandMother: Mary Egmont Queen Consort Scotland 1434-1463 Great x 6 Granddaughter of Edward "Longshanks" I King England 1239-1307
Great x 2 GrandFather: Arnold Egmont 1st Duke Guelders 1410-1473
Great x 3 GrandFather: John Egmont 1385-1451
Great x 2 GrandMother: Catherine Marck 1417-1479 Great x 5 Granddaughter of Edward "Longshanks" I King England 1239-1307
Great x 3 GrandFather: Adolph Marck I Duke Cleves 1373-1448 Great x 7 Grandson of Stephen I King England 1094-1154
Great x 3 GrandMother: Marie Valois-Burgundy Duchess Cleves 1393-1466 Great x 4 Granddaughter of Edward "Longshanks" I King England 1239-1307