Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox (c. 1460 – 9 September 1513) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the eldest son of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox, and his wife Margaret Montgomerie, daughter of Alexander Montgomerie, 1st Lord Montgomerie. He was Lord Provost of Glasgow in 1497, and from 1509 to 1513. He died fighting at the Battle of Flodden in 1513.
Marriages and issue
He married firstly, on 13 June 1490, Margaret Lyle, daughter of Robert Lyle, 2nd Lord Lyle, Chief Justiciar of Scotland. He married secondly, on 9 April 1494, Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton, and Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland, daughter of King James II of Scotland.
With his second wife, he had six children – Mungo Stewart, Agnes Stewart, John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox, Margaret Stewart, Elizabeth Stewart, and Catherine Stewart.
Ancestors
Sources
- G. E. Cokayne et al., eds. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant. Reprint ed. (Gloucester, UK: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000).
References
External links
- Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox. The Stewart Society
