Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox
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Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox KG (1579 – 30 July 1624) was the son of Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox
. He was a patron of the playwright Ben Jonson
, who lived in his household for five years.
He married Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton
, in 1609. They had eleven children:
He died in 1624 and was interred, on 6 August 1624, in Westminster Abbey
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Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox
Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, 1st Earl of Lennox was the son of John Stewart, 5th Lord of Aubigny who was the younger brother of Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox...
. He was a patron of the playwright Ben Jonson
Ben Jonson
Benjamin Jonson was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. A contemporary of William Shakespeare, he is best known for his satirical plays, particularly Volpone, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair, which are considered his best, and his lyric poems...
, who lived in his household for five years.
He married Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton
Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton
Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton was an English-born Scottish peeress ....
, in 1609. They had eleven children:
- Elizabeth (1610–1674), married Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of ArundelHenry Howard, 22nd Earl of ArundelHenry Frederick Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel, PC was an English noble and the second son of Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel and Lady Alethea Talbot, later 13th Baroness Furnivall...
- James, later 4th Duke of Lennox (1612–1655)
- Anne (1614–1646), married Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus
- Henry, 8th Seigneur d'Aubigny (1616–1632)
- Francis (1616–1617)
- Frances (1617–1694), married the 2nd Earl of PortlandJerome Weston, 2nd Earl of PortlandJerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland was an English diplomat.-Life:He was the second but eldest surviving son of the 1st Earl of Portland, by his second wife Frances Walgrave. He was born at Neyland, Essex....
- Margaret (1618–1618), died young
- George, 9th Seigneur d'AubignyGeorge Stewart, 9th Seigneur d'AubignyGeorge Stewart , 9th Seigneur d'Aubigny was a Scottish nobleman and Royalist commander in the English Civil War...
(1618–1642) Killed in Battle - Ludovic, 10th Seigneur d'Aubigny (1619–1665)
- Lord John Stewart (1621–1644) Killed in Battle
- Lord Bernard StewartLord Bernard StewartLord Bernard Stewart was a Scottish aristocrat who served as a Royalist commander in the English Civil War. He was the youngest of five sons of Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox and his wife Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton, and the brother of James Stewart, 1st Duke of Richmond.Lord Bernard...
(1623–1645) Killed in Battle
He died in 1624 and was interred, on 6 August 1624, in Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,...
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