Individual Details
Matthew "2nd Earl of Lennox" Stewart
(1472 - 9 Sep 1513)
[[Category:Scotland, Notables]]
[[Category:Killed in Battle]]
[[Category: Stewart (Stuart) of Darnley]]
[[Category: Earls of Lennox]]
[[Category:Battle of Flodden]]
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==Biography==
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}Matthew Stuart, 2nd Earl of Lennox (c.1465-1513) was the son of John Stuart, 10th Earl of Lennox and Margaret Montgomerie. He m.(1) Margaret Lyle, daughter of Robert Lyle, Lord Lyle, between 1471 and 13 June 1480 and (2) by contract Hon. Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton and Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland, on 9 April 1494. He succeeded his father as 2nd (or 11th) Earl of Lennox and Lord of Darnley in September 1495. He died on 9 September 1513 at Flodden Field, Northumberland, England, killed in action.[https://archive.org/stream/completepeerage05cokahrish/TN-313027_5#page/n63/mode/2up The Complete Peerage 1st Ed., v.4, p.63]
Child of Matthew Stuart, 2nd Earl of Lennox and Margaret Lyle
#Janet Stewart d. b 12 Dec 1523
Children of Matthew Stuart, 2nd Earl of Lennox and Hon. Elizabeth Hamilton
#Mungo Stuart
#Lady Elizabeth Stuart
#Lady Agnes Stuart
#Catherine Stuart
#John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Lennox b. c 1490, d. 4 Sep 1526
#Margaret Stuart b. c 1495
===Battle of Flodden Field===September 9, 2013 is the 500th Anniversary of the Battle of Flodden Field in which Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox died whilst fighting for the Kingdom of Scotland for King James IV.
[[#Elliot|Elliot]]:[https://archive.org/stream/battleoffloddenr00elliuoft#page/204/mode/1up p. 204] Here are some links to information about the battle and the people involved.
[http://www.flodden.net/ REMEMBERING FLODDEN] <--This is a must-see site!
[http://www.englandsnortheast.co.uk/Flodden.html Battle of Flodden Field]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Flodden The Battle Wiki]
[http://www.flodden1513.com/ Flodden Ecomuseum Site]
[http://www.battlefieldstrust.com/resource-centre/medieval/battleview.asp?BattleFieldId=15 UK Battlefield Resource Centre]
=== Family ===
: Husband: [[Stewart-3257|Matthew Stewart]]
: Wife: [[Hamilton-1665|Elizabeth Hamilton]]
: Child: [[Stewart-3234|Elizabeth Stewart]]
: Child: [[Stewart-3266|John Stewart]]
: Child: [[Stewart-3206|Margaret Stewart]]
: Child: [[Stewart-3243|Mungo Stewart]]
: Child: [[Stewart-3242|Agnes Stewart]]
== Sources ==
* Elliot, Fitzwilliam, "Battle of Flodden and the Raids of 1513", Edinburgh, Andrew Elliot, 1911
See also:
* Wikipedia: [[Wikipedia:Matthew_Stewart,_2nd_Earl_of_Lennox|Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox]]
* [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY%20LATER.htm#JohnStewartLennoxdied1495B Foundation for Medieval Genealogy]
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p10212.htm#i102119 ThePeerage.com 10212]* Source S266 Title: The Hepburn Family, Scotland to Australia, with many interrelated branches including Marendaz, Dodd, Baker, Bath, Robertson, Reddie and many more, including ancient and royal links. Type: Web Site URL: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=thehepburnfamily&id=I2849
: Date: Change Date: 18 MAY 2008
: Author: Ross Hepburn
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== Acknowledgments ==Thank you to Michael Stephenson, Ted Williams, Robin Craig, Jim Walker, Charles Walter, and to all who contributed to this profile
[[Category:Killed in Battle]]
[[Category: Stewart (Stuart) of Darnley]]
[[Category: Earls of Lennox]]
[[Category:Battle of Flodden]]
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==Biography==
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}Matthew Stuart, 2nd Earl of Lennox (c.1465-1513) was the son of John Stuart, 10th Earl of Lennox and Margaret Montgomerie. He m.(1) Margaret Lyle, daughter of Robert Lyle, Lord Lyle, between 1471 and 13 June 1480 and (2) by contract Hon. Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton and Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland, on 9 April 1494. He succeeded his father as 2nd (or 11th) Earl of Lennox and Lord of Darnley in September 1495. He died on 9 September 1513 at Flodden Field, Northumberland, England, killed in action.[https://archive.org/stream/completepeerage05cokahrish/TN-313027_5#page/n63/mode/2up The Complete Peerage 1st Ed., v.4, p.63]
Child of Matthew Stuart, 2nd Earl of Lennox and Margaret Lyle
#Janet Stewart d. b 12 Dec 1523
Children of Matthew Stuart, 2nd Earl of Lennox and Hon. Elizabeth Hamilton
#Mungo Stuart
#Lady Elizabeth Stuart
#Lady Agnes Stuart
#Catherine Stuart
#John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Lennox b. c 1490, d. 4 Sep 1526
#Margaret Stuart b. c 1495
===Battle of Flodden Field===September 9, 2013 is the 500th Anniversary of the Battle of Flodden Field in which Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox died whilst fighting for the Kingdom of Scotland for King James IV.
[[#Elliot|Elliot]]:[https://archive.org/stream/battleoffloddenr00elliuoft#page/204/mode/1up p. 204] Here are some links to information about the battle and the people involved.
[http://www.flodden.net/ REMEMBERING FLODDEN] <--This is a must-see site!
[http://www.englandsnortheast.co.uk/Flodden.html Battle of Flodden Field]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Flodden The Battle Wiki]
[http://www.flodden1513.com/ Flodden Ecomuseum Site]
[http://www.battlefieldstrust.com/resource-centre/medieval/battleview.asp?BattleFieldId=15 UK Battlefield Resource Centre]
=== Family ===
: Husband: [[Stewart-3257|Matthew Stewart]]
: Wife: [[Hamilton-1665|Elizabeth Hamilton]]
: Child: [[Stewart-3234|Elizabeth Stewart]]
: Child: [[Stewart-3266|John Stewart]]
: Child: [[Stewart-3206|Margaret Stewart]]
: Child: [[Stewart-3243|Mungo Stewart]]
: Child: [[Stewart-3242|Agnes Stewart]]
== Sources ==
* Elliot, Fitzwilliam, "Battle of Flodden and the Raids of 1513", Edinburgh, Andrew Elliot, 1911
See also:
* Wikipedia: [[Wikipedia:Matthew_Stewart,_2nd_Earl_of_Lennox|Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox]]
* [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY%20LATER.htm#JohnStewartLennoxdied1495B Foundation for Medieval Genealogy]
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p10212.htm#i102119 ThePeerage.com 10212]* Source S266 Title: The Hepburn Family, Scotland to Australia, with many interrelated branches including Marendaz, Dodd, Baker, Bath, Robertson, Reddie and many more, including ancient and royal links. Type: Web Site URL: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=thehepburnfamily&id=I2849
: Date: Change Date: 18 MAY 2008
: Author: Ross Hepburn
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== Acknowledgments ==Thank you to Michael Stephenson, Ted Williams, Robin Craig, Jim Walker, Charles Walter, and to all who contributed to this profile
Events
| Birth | 1472 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |||
| Death | 9 Sep 1513 | Battle of Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England | |||
| Reference No | 1100234 | ||||
| Reference No | 1122532 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Father | John "Lord Of Darnley Stewart" Stewart 1st Earl of Lennox (1428 - 1495) |
| Mother | Margaret "Countess of Lennox" Montgomerie (1425 - 1493) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Stewart (1465 - 1529) |
| Sibling | Marion Stewart (1455 - 1488) |
| Sibling | Sir John Stewart (1460 - 1512) |
| Sibling | Sir William Stewart (1460 - 1503) |
| Sibling | Alexander Stewart (1460 - 1509) |
| Sibling | Lady Elizabeth Stewart (1464 - 1536) |
| Sibling | Alan "1st Laird of Cardonald" Stewart (1465 - 1496) |
| Sibling | Robert "4th Seigneur d'Aubigny" Stuart (1470 - 1544) |