Noble family Stewart of Darnley Died September 9, 1513 Role Lord Provost of Glasgow | Name Matthew 2nd Mother Margaret Montgomerie | |
Father John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox Spouse Elizabeth Hamilton (m. 1494), Margaret Lyle (m. 1490) Children John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox Parents Margaret Montgomerie, John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox Grandchildren Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox Similar People Archibald Campbell - 2nd Earl, James IV of Scotland, Thomas Howard - 3rd Duke, Thomas Howard - 2nd Duke, Catherine of Aragon | ||
Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox (1460 – 9 September 1513, Flodden) was a prominent Scottish nobleman. Stewart was the son of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox, and Margaret Montgomerie, daughter of Alexander, Master of Montgomerie.
He married firstly, on 13 June 1490, Margaret Lyle, daughter of Robert Lyle, Lord Lyle. On 9 April 1494, he married Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton, and Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland, daughter of King James II of Scotland.
Stewart and Elizabeth Hamilton had six children: Mungo Stewart, Agnes Stewart, John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox, Margaret Stewart, Elizabeth Stewart, and Catherine Stewart.
He was Lord Provost of Glasgow in 1497, and from 1509–1513.
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