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     Lady Elizabeth Stewart is the daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl and Lady Eleanor Sinclair.¹ She married John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Lennox, son of Matthew Stuart, 2nd Earl of Lennox and Hon. Elizabeth Hamilton, on 19 January 1511/12 in a by Papal dispensation marriage.¹ She was also reported to have been married on 21 September 1512.
     From 19 January 1511/12, her married name became Stuart.

     John Stuart, 6th Seigneur d'Aubigny was born circa 1519.¹ He was the son of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Lennox and Lady Elizabeth Stewart.^3,4 He married Anne de la Queuille, daughter of François de la Queuille, Seigneur de la Queuille and Anne d'Espinay, circa 1542.³ He died on 31 May 1567.¹
     He was Captain of the Scottish Archers of the Guard between 1536 and 1560.³ He was naturalized as a French subject in January 1536/37.³ He succeeded as the 6th Seigneur d'Aubigny, in Berry [France, 1423] in 1543.¹ Between 1544 and 1547 he was imprisoned in the Bastille when his brother married the King of England's niece.⁴ He was commander of the company of men at arms in 1550 at Italy.⁴ He fought in the Battle of St. Quentin in 1557, where he was caputred by the Spaniards and ransomed.⁴ He supported Mary Queen of Scots claim to the English throne.⁴ He unsuccessfully claimed the hereditary command of the Archer Guards which had passed into the hands of the Montgomeries, and resigned his own company in pique.⁴ He was commander of the Gendarmes Ecossus in 1565.⁴

     Astrid (?) married Olof Skötkonung, King of Sweden, son of Erik VI, King of Sweden and Sigrid 'the Haughty' (?).¹

     Esmé Stuart, 1st Duke of Lennox was born circa 1542.³ He was the son of John Stuart, 6th Seigneur d'Aubigny and Anne de la Queuille.¹ He married Catherine de Balsac, daughter of Guillaume de Balsac, Seigneur d'Entragues et Marcoussins and Louise d'Humieres, circa 1572.⁴ He died on 26 May 1583 at Paris, France^G, from a fever.¹
     He succeeded as the 7th Seigneur d'Aubigny, in Berry [France, 1423] on 31 March 1567.¹ In September 1579 he went to Scotland, after being brought up in France.¹ He held the office of Hereditary Great Chamberlain of Scotland in 1580.⁴ He was created 1st Earl of Lennox [Scotland] on 5 March 1579/80.¹ He was Captain of the King's Guard in 1581.⁴ He was created 1st Duke of Lennox [Scotland] on 5 August 1581.¹ In 1582 he worked for the restoration of Mary Queen of Scots, but was exiled.⁴

     Catherine Sinclair was the daughter of William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness and Marjory Sutherland.^2,3,4 She married Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, son of James II Stewart, King of Scotland and Marie van Egmond-Gelre, before 1477.⁴ She and Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany were divorced on 2 March 1477/78 on the grounds of 'propinquity of blood' (consanguinity.)⁵
     From before 1477, her married name became Stewart.⁵ After her marriage, Catherine Sinclair was styled as Duchess of Albany.⁶

     John Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany was born between 1481 and 1485.³ He was the son of Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany and Anne de la Tour. A contract for the marriage of John Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany and Anne de la Tour, Comtesse d'Auvergne was signed on 13 July 1505.¹ He died on 2 June 1536 at Castle of Mirefleur, Mirefleur, Auvergne, France^G, without legitimate issue.¹ He was buried at Palace of Vic-le-Comte, France.³
     He was styled as Duke of Albany in June 1505.³ He gained the title of 2nd Duke of Albany [S., 1458] on 8 April 1515.³ He held the office of Regent of Scotland between 18 May 1515 and December 1523.¹ He held the office of Governor of Bourbonnais, Auvergne, Forez and Beaujolais after 1523.¹
     On his death, all of his honours became extinct.

     Jill Gomez married Patrick Charles Carnegy, 15th Earl of Northesk, son of Rev. Canon Patrick Charles Alexander Carnegy and Joyce Eleanor Townsley.¹
     She was a sporano.¹ Her married name became Carnegy.¹

     Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany was born in 1362.² He was the son of Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany and Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith.^3,2 He married, firstly, Joan Douglas before 1389.⁴ He married, secondly, Isabel of Lennox, Countess of Lennox, daughter of Duncan, 8th Earl of Lennox and Helen Campbell, from 17 February 1391/92 to 8 November 1392.⁵ He died on 24 May 1425 at Castle Hill, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland^G, beheaded.¹ He was buried at Church of the Black Friars, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland^G.²
     He held the office of Justiciar North of the Forth on 2 April 1389.¹ Between September 1402 and 1415 he was held prisoner by the English, when he was finally exchanged for the Earl of Northumberland.¹ He fought in the Battle of Homildon Hill on 14 September 1402 at Homildon Hill, Northumberland, England, where he was taken prisoner.¹ He held the office of Regent of Scotland between 1420 and 1424.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Fife on 3 September 1420.² He succeeded as the Earl of Monteith on 3 September 1420.² He succeeded as the 2nd Duke of Albany [S., 1398] on 3 September 1420.² On 25 March 1425 he was attainted and forfeited all of his honours.²

     Sir James Stewart of Lorn was the son of Sir John Stewart of Innermeath, 3rd of Lorn and Isabella Macdougall.² He married Lady Joan Beaufort, daughter of John de Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset and Lady Margaret de Holand, before 21 September 1439, with Papal dispensation for both consanguinity and affinity.¹ He died circa 1448.¹
     Sir James Stewart of Lorn also went by the nick-name of 'the Black Knight of Lorn'.³

     John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl was born circa 1440.² He was the son of Sir James Stewart of Lorn and Lady Joan Beaufort.³ He married, firstly, Lady Margaret Douglas, daughter of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas and Lady Eupheme Graham, in 1459/60.¹ He married, secondly, Lady Eleanor Sinclair, daughter of William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness and Marjory Sutherland, before 19 April 1475.⁴ He died on 15 September 1512 at Laighwood, Scotland^G.⁴ He was buried at Dunkeld Cathedral, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland^G.⁴
     He was created 1st Earl of Atholl [Scotland] circa 1457.¹ In 1460 he was granted the Castle and Lordship of Balvenie.³ He was created 1st Lord of Balveny [Scotland] in 1460.⁴ In 1475 he defeated and captured the last Lord of the Isles.³ He held the office of Scottish Ambassador to England in 1484.¹