Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox
Matthew Stewart | |
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| 2nd Earl of Lennox | |
| Born | c. 1460 |
| Died | 9 September 1513 |
| Cause of death | Died at the Battle of Flodden |
| Noble family | Stewart of Darnley |
| Spouses | Margaret Lyle Elizabeth Hamilton |
| Issue | 6, including John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox |
| Father | John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox |
| Mother | Margaret Montgomerie |
Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox (c. 1460 – 9 September 1513) was a Scottish nobleman.[1] He was the eldest son of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox, and his wife Margaret Montgomerie, daughter of Alexander Montgomerie, 1st Lord Montgomerie. He was Lord Provost of Glasgow in 1497, and from 1509 to 1513. He died fighting at the Battle of Flodden in 1513.[2]
Marriages and issue
He married firstly, on 13 June 1490, Margaret Lyle, daughter of Robert Lyle, 2nd Lord Lyle, Chief Justiciar of Scotland.
He married secondly, on 9 April 1494, Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton, and Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland, daughter of King James II of Scotland.,[3][4] and he had six children – Mungo Stewart, Agnes Stewart, John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox,[4] Margaret Stewart, Elizabeth Stewart, and Catherine Stewart.
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Sources
- G. E. Cokayne et al., eds. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant. Reprint ed. (Gloucester, UK: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000).
References
- ^ "Matthew STEWART 2nd Earl of Lennox". www.patrickspeople.scot. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ Sadler, John; Serdiville, Rosie (2011). The Battle of Flodden 1513. History Press. ISBN 9780752479132.
- ^ Jansen, Sharon L. (2002). The monstrous regiment of women: female rulers in early modern Europe. Queenship and Power (1. ed.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-230-60211-3.
- ^ a b Ring, Morgan (2017). So high a blood: the story of Margaret Douglas, the Tudor that time forgot (First U.S. ed.). New York: Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-63286-605-9. OCLC 982377715.