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The [[Peerage]] title of '''Earl of Lennox''' has been created six times in British history, becoming extinct every time. The Earl of Lennox was elevated to [[Duke of Lennox]] in 1581. |
The [[Peerage]] title of '''Earl of Lennox''' has been created six times in British history, becoming extinct every time. The Earl of Lennox was elevated to [[Duke of Lennox]] in 1581. |
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==Earls of Lennox, First Creation |
==[[Mormaer of Lennox|Mormaers of Lennox]]/Earls of Lennox, First Creation([[1184]])== |
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*[[Ailin I of Lennox|Ailin, 1st Earl of Lennox|]] (c. [[1200]]]) |
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*[[Ailin II of Lennox|Ailin, 2nd Earl of Lennox]] (d. [[1217]]) |
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*[[Maol Domhnaich of Lennox|Maol Domhnaich, 3rd Earl of Lennox]] (d. [[1250]]) |
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*[[Maol Chaluim I of Lennox|Maol Chaluim, 4th Earl of Lennox]] (d. [[1303]]) |
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*[[Maol Chaluim II of Lennox|Maol Chaluim, 5th Earl of Lennox]] (d. [[1333]]) |
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*[[Domhnall of Lennox|Domhnall, 6th Earl of Lennox]] (d. [[1365]]) |
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*[[Margaret |
*[[Margaret of Lennox|Margaret, 7th Countess of Lennox]] (?) (resigned [[1385]]) |
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*: m. [[Baltar mac Amlaimh|Baltar, 7th Earl of Lennox]], descendant of the 2nd Earl. |
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*[[Donnchadh of Lennox|Donnchadh, 8th Earl of Lennox]] (d. [[1425]]) |
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*[[Isabella of Lennox|Isabella, 9th Countess of Lennox]] (d. [[1458]]) |
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*: m. [[Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany]] |
*: m. [[Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany]] |
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*''her four sons; all died without legitimate issue'' (extinct ''c.'' [[1459]]) |
*''her four sons; all died without legitimate issue'' (extinct ''c.'' [[1459]]) |
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Revision as of 16:01, 1 February 2006
The Peerage title of Earl of Lennox has been created six times in British history, becoming extinct every time. The Earl of Lennox was elevated to Duke of Lennox in 1581.
Mormaers of Lennox/Earls of Lennox, First Creation(1184)
- Ailin, 1st Earl of Lennox| (c. 1200])
- Ailin, 2nd Earl of Lennox (d. 1217)
- Maol Domhnaich, 3rd Earl of Lennox (d. 1250)
- Maol Chaluim, 4th Earl of Lennox (d. 1303)
- Maol Chaluim, 5th Earl of Lennox (d. 1333)
- Domhnall, 6th Earl of Lennox (d. 1365)
- Margaret, 7th Countess of Lennox (?) (resigned 1385)
- m. Baltar, 7th Earl of Lennox, descendant of the 2nd Earl.
- Donnchadh, 8th Earl of Lennox (d. 1425)
- Isabella, 9th Countess of Lennox (d. 1458)
- her four sons; all died without legitimate issue (extinct c. 1459)
Earls of Lennox, Second Creation (1488)
- John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox, Lord Darnley (d. 1495)
- Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox (1488-Battle of Flodden Field, 1513)
- John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox (d. 1526)
- Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox (1516-1571)
- lapsed into the crown in James VI of Scotland, his grandson
Earls of Lennox, Third Creation (c. 1571)
- Charles Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox (1555-1576), second son of the 4th Earl of the second creation
- Lady Arbella Stuart, 2nd Countess of Lennox (1575-1615) (over-ridden)
Earls of Lennox, Fourth Creation (1578)
- Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox, "exchanged" for Earldom of March 1580, second son of the 3rd Earl of the second creation
Earls of Lennox, Fifth Creation (1580)
- Esmé Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox (1542–1583), grandson of the 3rd Earl of the second creation through his third son John
Dukes of Lennox, First Creation (1581)
- Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, 1st Earl of Lennox (1542–1583)
- Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond (1574–1623)
- Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox (1579–1624)
- James Stewart, 4th Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond (1612–1655)
- Esmé Stewart, 5th Duke of Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond (1649–1660)
- Charles Stewart, 6th Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond (1639–1672) (extinct)
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References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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