Biography of Sophia Ruthven Duchess Lennox

Sophia Ruthven Duchess Lennox was born to William Ruthven 1st Earl Gowrie and Dorothea Stewart Countess Gowrie.

Before Jun 1590 Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 15) and Sophia Ruthven Duchess Lennox were married. She by marriage Duchess Lennox. She the daughter of William Ruthven 1st Earl Gowrie and Dorothea Stewart Countess Gowrie. He the son of Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox and . They were third cousins.

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Around Aug 1598 [her husband] Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 23) and (age 45) were married. She by marriage Duchess Lennox. The difference in their ages was 21 years. He the son of Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox and . They were second cousin once removed.

On 16 Jun 1621 [her husband] Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 46) and Frances Howard Duchess Lennox and Richmond (age 42) were married. She by marriage Duchess Lennox. He the son of Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox and .

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On 16 Feb 1624 [her husband] Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 49) died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Duke Richmond and Earl Newcastle upon Tyne extinct. His brother Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 45) succeeded 3rd Duke Lennox. Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 32) by marriage Duchess Lennox.

Family Trees of Sophia Ruthven Duchess Lennox

Paternal Family Tree: Ruthven

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Boyd 1420-1453

Royal Ancestors of Sophia Ruthven Duchess Lennox

Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Ancestors of Sophia Ruthven Duchess Lennox

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ruthven 1st Lord Ruthven

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Ruthven

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Livingstone

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Ruthven 2nd Lord Ruthven

GrandFather: Patrick Ruthven 3rd Lord Ruthven

Great x 2 Grandfather: Patrick Halyburton 4th Lord Dirletoun

Great x 1 Grandmother: Janet Halyburton Lady Dirletoun

Father: William Ruthven 1st Earl Gowrie 12 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Douglas 4th Earl Angus 1427-1463 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Archibald "Bell the Cat" Douglas 5th Earl Angus 1449-1513 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother:

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Douglas 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Boyd 1st Lord Boyd

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Boyd Countess Angus

Great x 1 Grandfather: Archibald Douglas 6th Earl Angus 10 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Drummond 1st Lord Drummond

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drummond m Douglas

GrandMother: Janet Douglas 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Sophia Ruthven Duchess Lennox 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Stewart 6 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Stewart 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Arnot

Great x 1 Grandfather: Andrew Stewart 1st Lord Avondale 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

GrandFather: Henry Stewart 1st Lord Methven 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gilbert Kennedy 1st Lord Kennedy 6 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Stewart Countess Angus -1457 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Kennedy 2nd Lord Kennedy 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Herbert Maxwell 1st Lord Maxwell

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Maxwell Lady Kennedy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Janet Herries

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Kennedy Lady Avondale 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Seton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Gordon 1st Earl Huntley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gordon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gordon Countess Erroll -1500 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Mother: Dorothea Stewart Countess Gowrie 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James "Black Knight of Lorn" Stewart

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Macdougall

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl 1440- 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Stewart 2nd Earl Atholl 1475-1522 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Sinclair 2nd Earl Orkney

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Sinclair 3rd Earl Orkney 1st Earl Caithness 6 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Egidia "Fair Maid of Nithsdale" Douglas Countess Orkney 1380-1438 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Sinclair Countess Atholl 1457-1518 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother:

GrandMother: Janet Stewart 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Archibald Campbell 6 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Colin Campbell 1st Earl Argyll 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Archibald Campbell 2nd Earl Argyll 1449-1513 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart 2nd Lord Lorn 6 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Stewart Countess Argyll 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Janet Campbell Countess Atholl 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alan Stewart of Darnley

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stewart 1st Earl Lennox 1429-1495 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Seton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stewart Countess Argyll 1463- 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Montgomerie Countess Lennox

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Boyd