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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Scottish nobleman</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;"><span style="display:none">(<span class="dday deathdate">1526-09-04</span>)</span>4 September 1526<br /><a href="/wiki/Linlithgow" title="Linlithgow">Linlithgow</a>, Scotland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Nobility" title="Nobility">Noble family</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Stewart_of_Darnley" title="Stewart of Darnley">Stewart of Darnley</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse(s)</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">Lady Elizabeth Stewart</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Issue</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Stewart,_4th_Earl_of_Lennox" title="Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox">Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Robert_Stewart,_1st_Earl_of_March" title="Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of March">Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of March</a><br />John Stewart, 5th Lord of Aubigny<br />Helen Stewart, Countess of Erroll<br />Elizabeth Stewart-Ross</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Father</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Stewart,_2nd_Earl_of_Lennox" title="Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox">Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mother</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: left;">Lady Elizabeth Hamilton</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox</b> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 1490 – 4 September 1526) was a prominent <a href="/wiki/Scottish_people" title="Scottish people">Scottish</a> nobleman. He was the son of <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Stewart,_2nd_Earl_of_Lennox" title="Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox">Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox</a>, and his wife Lady Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of <a href="/wiki/James_Hamilton,_1st_Lord_Hamilton" title="James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton">James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mary_Stewart,_Princess_of_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland">Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland</a>, daughter of King <a href="/wiki/James_II_of_Scotland" title="James II of Scotland">James II of Scotland</a>. </p><p>The Earl of Lennox led an army to <a href="/wiki/Linlithgow" title="Linlithgow">Linlithgow</a> with the intention of liberating the young King <a href="/wiki/James_V_of_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="James V of Scotland">James V of Scotland</a> from the pro-English <a href="/wiki/Clan_Douglas" title="Clan Douglas">Douglases</a>. He was defeated by a smaller force led by <a href="/wiki/James_Hamilton,_1st_Earl_of_Arran" title="James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran">James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran</a>, at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Linlithgow_Bridge" title="Battle of Linlithgow Bridge">Battle of Linlithgow Bridge</a>. He survived the battle and was taken captive, only to be murdered subsequently by <a href="/wiki/James_Hamilton_of_Finnart" title="James Hamilton of Finnart">James Hamilton of Finnart</a>. </p><p>He was succeeded by his eldest son, <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Stewart,_4th_Earl_of_Lennox" title="Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox">Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox</a>. The latter was the father of <a href="/wiki/Henry_Stewart,_Lord_Darnley" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley">Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley</a>, and the grandfather of King <a href="/wiki/James_VI_of_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="James VI of Scotland">James VI of Scotland</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Marriage_and_issue">Marriage and issue</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Stewart,_3rd_Earl_of_Lennox&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Marriage and issue"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 19 January 1511, he married Lady Elizabeth Stewart,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> daughter of <a href="/wiki/John_Stewart,_1st_Earl_of_Atholl" title="John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl">John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl</a>, and Lady Eleanor Sinclair, daughter of <a href="/wiki/William_Sinclair,_3rd_Earl_of_Orkney" class="mw-redirect" title="William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney">William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>They had issue: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Stewart,_4th_Earl_of_Lennox" title="Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox">Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Stewart,_1st_Earl_of_March" title="Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of March">Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of March</a>.</li> <li>John Stewart, 5th Lord of Aubigny (died c. 1567), father of <a href="/wiki/Esm%C3%A9_Stewart,_1st_Duke_of_Lennox" title="Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox">Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox</a>.</li> <li>Lady Helen (or Eleanor) Stewart, who married: firstly, to <a href="/wiki/William_Hay,_6th_Earl_of_Erroll" title="William Hay, 6th Earl of Erroll">William Hay, 6th Earl of Erroll</a>; secondly, to <a href="/wiki/John_Gordon,_11th_Earl_of_Sutherland" title="John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland">John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland</a>.</li> <li>Lady Elizabeth Stewart, who married <a href="/wiki/Ninian_Ross,_3rd_Lord_Ross" title="Ninian Ross, 3rd Lord Ross">Ninian Ross</a>. She was the mistress of King <a href="/wiki/James_V" title="James V">James V</a>, and the mother of Adam Stewart, Prior of <a href="/wiki/Perth_Charterhouse" title="Perth Charterhouse">Perth Charterhouse</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ancestors">Ancestors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Stewart,_3rd_Earl_of_Lennox&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ancestors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1268078990">.mw-parser-output table.ahnentafel{border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;line-height:130%}.mw-parser-output .ahnentafel tr{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ahnentafel-t{border-top:var(--color-base,#000)solid 1px;border-left:var(--color-base,#000)solid 1px}.mw-parser-output .ahnentafel-b{border-bottom:var(--color-base,#000)solid 1px;border-left:var(--color-base,#000)solid 1px}</style><div class="noresize"><table class="collapsible collapsed" style="margin:0.3em auto;clear:none;min-width:60em;width:auto;font-size:88%;border:1px solid #aaa"><tbody><tr><th style="padding:0.2em 0.3em 0.2em 4.3em;background:none;color:inherit;width:auto">Ancestors of John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><table class="ahnentafel" style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><tbody><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="28" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="13"> </td><td rowspan="12" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="5"> </td><td rowspan="4" colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding: 2px 4px 2px 4px;background-color: #bfc;"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Stewart_of_Darnley" title="Alan Stewart of Darnley">Sir Alan Stewart, 2nd Seigneur d'Aubigny</a></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="3" class="ahnentafel-t"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding: 2px 4px 2px 4px;background-color: #ffc;"><a href="/wiki/John_Stewart,_1st_Earl_of_Lennox" title="John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox">John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox</a></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="7" class="ahnentafel-t"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="6" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="3" class="ahnentafel-b"> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding: 2px 4px 2px 4px;background-color: #bfc;">Catherine Seton</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding: 2px 4px 2px 4px;background-color: #fb9;"><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Stewart,_2nd_Earl_of_Lennox" title="Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox">Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox</a></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="7"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="15" class="ahnentafel-t"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="14" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="7" class="ahnentafel-b"> </td><td rowspan="6" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="3"> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding: 2px 4px 2px 4px;background-color: #bfc;"><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Montgomerie,_1st_Lord_Montgomerie" title="Alexander Montgomerie, 1st Lord Montgomerie">Alexander Montgomerie, 1st Lord Montgomerie</a></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="3" class="ahnentafel-t"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding: 2px 4px 2px 4px;background-color: #ffc;"><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Montgomerie,_Countess_of_Lennox" class="mw-redirect" title="Margaret Montgomerie, Countess of Lennox">Margaret Montgomerie</a></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="7"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="6" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="3" class="ahnentafel-b"> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding: 2px 4px 2px 4px;background-color: #bfc;">Margaret Boyd</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding: 2px 4px 2px 4px;background-color: #fcc;"><b>John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox</b></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="11"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="28" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="15" class="ahnentafel-b"> </td><td rowspan="14" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="7"> </td><td rowspan="6" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="3"> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; 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padding: 2px 4px 2px 4px;background-color: #bfc;"><a href="/wiki/Mary_of_Guelders" title="Mary of Guelders">Mary of Guelders</a></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sources">Sources</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Stewart,_3rd_Earl_of_Lennox&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/G._E._Cokayne" class="mw-redirect" title="G. E. Cokayne">G. E. Cokayne</a> et al., eds. <i>The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant</i>. Reprint ed. (Gloucester, UK: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000). </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Richard D Oram in his article on John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox in the new Ox. DNB writes that he married Elizabeth Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl on 19 January 1511.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Sir <a href="/wiki/James_Balfour_Paul" title="James Balfour Paul">James Balfour Paul</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Scots_Peerage" title="The Scots Peerage">The Scots Peerage</a></i>, Volume I (<i>Stewart, Earl of Atholl</i>) and Volume VII (<i>Ross of Halkhead</i>)</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ACE777;"><a href="/wiki/Peerage_of_Scotland" title="Peerage of Scotland">Peerage of Scotland</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Stewart,_2nd_Earl_of_Lennox" title="Matthew Stewart, 2nd 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