Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox
Esmé Stewart KG (around 1579 ; † July 30, 1624 ) was a Scottish nobleman from the Stewart family .
Life
Stewart was a son of Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox , and his wife Catherine de Balsac. Since 1583 he was the 7th seigneur d'Aubigny. In 1619 Stewart was promoted to Earl of March .
Anthony van Dyck : Sir John Stuart and his brother Bernard, the Duke's two sons, died in 1644 and 1645
In the year of his death, he succeeded his brother Ludovic , who died without legitimate descendants, as the Duke of Lennox.
Esmé Stewart was a patron and promoter of the writer Ben Jonson , who also lived in his household for a few years.
progeny
Stewart married Catherine (1592–1637), daughter of Gervais Clifton, 1st Lord Clifton, in 1609, with whom he had the following children:
- Elizabeth (1610–1674), ⚭ Henry Frederick Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel
- James (1612-1655), 4th Duke of Lennox
- Anne (1614–1646), ⚭ 1629/30 Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Ormonde
- Henry (1616-1632), p. Seigneur d'Aubigny
- Francis
- Frances (1617–1694), ⚭ 1632 Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland
- Margaret
- George (1618–1649), 9th seigneur d'Aubigny, married Catherine, daughter of Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk , and is the father of Charles Stewart, 6th Duke of Lennox
- Ludovic (1619–1665), 10th seigneur d'Aubigny
- John (1621-1644)
- Bernard (1623-1645)
Web links
- Esmé Stuart, 3rd Duke of Lennox on thepeerage.com , accessed September 11, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ludovic Stewart |
Duke of Lennox 1624 |
James Stewart |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stewart, Esmé, 3rd Duke of Lennox |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Esmé Stuart |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1579 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1624 |