The Scottish Peerage title of Earl of Lennox has been created six times, becoming extinct every time. The Earl of Lennox (see Lennox (district)) was elevated to Duke of Lennox in 1581. Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots3 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  -  First Minister Jack McConnell... For other uses, see Peerage (disambiguation). ... The district of Lennox (Gaelic: Leamhnachd) is a region of Scotland centred around the village of Lennoxtown in Stirling, eight miles north of the centre of Glasgow. ... The title Duke of Lennox has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland. ...

Mormaers of Lennox/Gaelic Earls of Lennox

• Ailín I, Earl of Lennox (c. 1200)
• Ailín II, Earl of Lennox (d. 1217)
• Maol Domhnaich, Earl of Lennox (d. 1250)
• Maol Choluim I, Earl of Lennox (d. 1303)
• Maol Choluim II, Earl of Lennox (d. 1333)
• Domhnall, Earl of Lennox (d. 1365)
• Margaret of Lennox (?) (resigned 1385)

  m. Baltar mac Amlaimh, descendant of the 2nd Earl.

• Donnchadh, Earl of Lennox (d. 1425)
• Isabella of Lennox (d. 1458)

  m. Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany

• her four sons; all died without legitimate issue (extinct c. 1459)

The Mormaer or Mormaerdom of Lennox was the long-lasting native Mormaerdom in the High Medieval Kingdom of the Scots. ... Events University of Paris receives charter from Philip II of France The Kanem-Bornu Empire was established in northern Africa around the year 1200 Mongol victory over Northern China — 30,000,000 killed Births Al-Abhari, Persian philosopher and mathematician (died 1265) Ulrich von Liechtenstein, German nobleman and poet (died... April 9 - Peter of Courtenay crowned emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople at Rome, by Pope Honorius III May 20 - First Barons War, royalist victory at Lincoln. ... // April 30 - King Louis IX of France released by his Egyptian captors after paying a ransom of one million dinars and turning over the city of Damietta. ... Mormaer Maol Choluim I of Lennox ruled the Mormaerdom of Lennox, between 1250 and 1303. ... // Events 24 February: Battle of Roslin 20 April: Pope Boniface VIII founds the University of Rome La Sapienza Edward I of England reconquers Scotland (see also: William Wallace, Wars of Scottish Independence) The Khilji Dynasty conquers time travel Births Saint Birgitta, Swedish saint (died 1373) Gegeen Khan, Mongol emperor of... Mormaer Maol Choluim II of Lennox ruled Lennox in the years 1303-1333. ... Events End of the Kamakura period and beginning of the Kemmu restoration in Japan. ... Mormaer Domhnall of Lennox ruled Lennox in the years 1333-1365. ... Events Foundation of the University of Vienna Births John de Ros, 6th Baron de Ros (died 1394) Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk (died 1399) Deaths May 17 - Louis VI the Roman, elector of Brandenburg (born 1328) July 27 - Duke Rudolf IV of Austria (born 1339) Categories: 1365 ... Events August 14 - Battle of Aljubarrota between the Portuguese under John I of Portugal and the Castilians, under John I of Castile. ... Events Foundation of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Births John II, Duke of Lorraine (died 1470) Edmund Sutton, English nobleman (died 1483) Deaths January 18 - Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (born 1391) March 17 - Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (born 1407) May 24 - Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of... Isabella of Lennox was the ruler of Lennox, 1437–1458. ... Events January 24 - Matthias I Corvinus becomes king of Hungary Foundation of Magdalen College, University of Oxford George of Podebrady becomes king of Bohemia Pope Pius II becomes pope Turks sack the Acropolis Births February 15 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. ... Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany (1362 – 24 May 1425) was a Scottish nobleman who inherited the Dukedom of Albany in 1420, but was convicted and executed for treason five years later. ... Events September 23 - Battle of Blore Heath. ...

Earls of Lennox, Second Creation (1488)

• John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox, Lord Darnley (d. 1495)
• Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox (1488-Battle of Flodden Field, 1513)
• John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox (d. 1526)
• Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox (1516-1571)
• lapsed into the crown in James VI of Scotland, his grandson

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Earls of Lennox, Third Creation (c. 1571)

• Charles Stuart, 1st Earl of Lennox (1555-1576), second son of the 4th Earl of the second creation
• Lady Arbella Stuart, 2nd Countess of Lennox (1575-1615) (over-ridden)

Events January 11 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion. ... Charles Stuart, 1st Earl of Lennox (1555–1576), was the second son of Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox and of Margaret Douglas, granddaughter of Margaret Tudor. ... Events Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland February 2 - Diet of Augsburg begins February 4 - John Rogers becomes first Protestant martyr in England February 9 - Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake May 23 - Paul IV becomes Pope. ... Events May 5 - Peace of Beaulieu or Peace of Monsieur (after Monsieur, the Duc dAnjou, brother of the King, who negotiated it). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Year 1575 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... Events June 2 - First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France. ...

Earls of Lennox, Fourth Creation (1578)

• Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox, "exchanged" for Earldom of March 1580, second son of the 3rd Earl of the second creation

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Earls of Lennox, Fifth Creation (1580)

with subsidiary Lord Darnley, Aubigny and Dalkeith (1580) Events March 1 - Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. ...

• Esmé Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox (1542–1583), grandson of the 3rd Earl of the second creation through his third son John

Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, 1st Earl of Lennox (1542–May 26, 1583) was the son of John Stewart, 5th Seigneur dAubigny. ... Events War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII of England is allied to the Emperor, while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French. ... 1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ...

Dukes of Lennox, First Creation (1581)

• Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, 1st Earl of Lennox (1542–1583)
• Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond (1574–1623)
• Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox (1579–1624)
• James Stewart, 4th Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond (1612–1655)
• Esmé Stewart, 5th Duke of Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond (1649–1660)
• Charles Stewart, 6th Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond (1639–1672) (extinct)

Events January 16 - English Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism April 4 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. July 26 - The Northern Netherlands proclaim their independence from Spain in the Oath of Abjuration. ... Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, 1st Earl of Lennox (1542–May 26, 1583) was the son of John Stewart, 5th Seigneur dAubigny. ... Events War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII of England is allied to the Emperor, while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French. ... 1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond (September 29, 1574–February 16, 1624) was the son of Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox. ... Year 1574 was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1623 (MDCXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox (1579–July 30, 1624) was the son of Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox. ... Events January 6 - The Union of Atrecht united the southern Netherlands under the Duke of Parma, governor in the name of king Philip II of Spain. ... Events January 24 - Alfonso Mendez, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa. ... James Stewart, 4th Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond (1612-1655) was a Scottish nobleman The Scottish connection to the earldom of Richmond began in 1613 when Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox, was created Earl of Richmond. ... Events January 20 - Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... Events March 25 - Saturns largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christian Huygens. ... Esmé Stuart, 2nd Duke of Richmond, 5th Duke of Lennox (November 2, 1649–August 10, 1660) was the son of James Stewart, 1st Duke of Richmond. ... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ... // Events January 1 - Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and begins advance towards London in support of English Restoration. ... Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox (March 7, 1639–December 1672) was the son of George Stewart, 9th Seigneur dAubigny. ... Events January 14 - Connecticuts first constitution, the Fundamental Orders, is adopted. ... Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ...

See also

• Seigneur d'Aubigny
• Earl of Richmond

Ducs dAubigny have had their origins in Aubigny-sur-Nère from the 15th century, which was an important honour throughout the Auld Alliance and Ancien Régime. ... The title of Earl of Richmond was created many times in the Peerage of England. ...

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.