John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox

Coat of arms of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox

John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox (* around 1430, † 1495 ), was a Scottish nobleman from the Stewart family .

John was a son of Sir Alan Stewart of Darnley and his wife Catherine Seton. He is a descendant of John Stewart of Bonkyl . His father was murdered in 1439, a year earlier he was married at the age of 8 to the 10-year-old Margaret, daughter of Alexander Montgomerie, 1st Lord Montgomerie .

John Stewart was raised to Lord Darnley in 1460 and Earl of Lennox and squire of the feudal barony of Torbolton in 1473 . He had the following children from his marriage:

• Marion Stewart, ⚭ Robert Crichton of Kinnoull
• Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox
• Robert Stuart (1470–1543), 4th Seigneur d'Aubigny, Marshal of France, ⚭ Anne, daughter of Bernard Stewart, 3rd Seigneur d'Aubigny
• John Stuart († around 1512), Seigneur d'Oison, ⚭ Mary, daughter of Sir Thomas Sempill
• Elizabeth Stewart, ⚭ Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll
• William Stuart (around 1495 – around 1504), Seigneur d'Oison
• Alexander Stewart (around 1495 – around 1509)
• Margaret Stewart, ⚭ John Colquhoun of Luss
• Janet Stewart, ⚭ Ninian Ross, 3rd Lord Ross

Web links

• John Stuart, 1st Earl of Lennox, on thepeerage.com , accessed September 10, 2016.

predecessor	Office	successor
New title created	Lord Darnley 1460-1495	Matthew Stewart
New title created	Earl of Lennox 1473-1495	Matthew Stewart