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Paternal Family Tree: Stewart
Maternal Family Tree: Maud Vaux 1569
In 1609 [his father] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 30) and [his mother] Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 17) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox and [his grandmother] Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox.
On 6th April 1612 James Stewart 4th 1st was born to [his father] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 33) and [his mother] Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 20).
On 14th October 1618 [his grandfather] Gervase Clifton 1st Baron Clifton (age 48) stabbed himself to death in the Fleet Prison [Map]. His daughter [his mother] Katherine (age 26) succeeded 2nd Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire. According to a letter from Reverend Thomas Lorkin the date was the 5th of October and the location "at his lodgings in Holborn" - see Letter.
In 1619 [his father] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 40) was created 1st Earl March. [his mother] Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 27) by marriage Countess March.
On 16th February 1624 [his uncle] Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 49) died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Duke Richmond and Earl Newcastle upon Tyne extinct. His brother [his father] Esmé (age 45) succeeded 3rd Duke Lennox. [his mother] Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 32) by marriage Duchess Lennox.
On 30th July 1624 [his father] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 45) died. His son James (age 12) succeeded 4th Duke Lennox, 2nd Earl March.
On 7th March 1626 [his brother-in-law] Henry Howard 15th or 22nd Earl of Arundel 5th Earl of Surrey 2nd Earl Norfolk (age 17) and [his sister] Elizabeth Stewart Countess Arundel and Norfolk (age 16) were married. She the daughter of [his father] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox and [his mother] Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 34). He the son of Thomas Howard 14th or 21st Earl of Arundel 4th Earl of Surrey 1st Earl Norfolk (age 40) and Alethea Talbot Countess Arundel, Surrey and Norfolk (age 41). They were half fifth cousins.
In 1627 [his step-father] James Hamilton 2nd Earl Abercorn (age 23) and [his mother] Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 35) were married. She by marriage Baroness Hamilton of Strabane. He the son of James Hamilton 1st Earl Abercorn and Marion Boyd Countess Abercorn (age 44).
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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On 10th June 1632 [his brother-in-law] Jerome Weston 2nd Earl of Portland (age 26) and [his sister] Frances Stewart Countess Portland (age 15) were married. She the daughter of [his father] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox and [his mother] Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 40). He the son of Richard Weston 1st Earl of Portland (age 55) and Frances Waldegrave Countess Portland (age 55).
In 1633 King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 32) created four Knights of the Garter..
423nd Charles Louis Palatinate Simmern (age 15).
433rd James Stewart 4th 1st (age 20).
434th Henry Danvers 1st Earl Danby (age 59).
435th William Douglas 7th Earl Morton (age 51).
On 8th January 1634 Charles Herbert (age 15) and [his future wife] Mary Villiers Duchess Lennox Duchess Richmond (age 12) were married. The marriage was short-lived with his dying a year later. She re-married in Aug 1637 to James Stewart 4th 1st (age 21). She the daughter of George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham and [his future mother-in-law] Katherine Manners Duchess Buckingham (age 31). He the son of Philip Herbert 4th Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Montgomery (age 49) and Susan Vere Countess Montgomery.
On 13th March 1635 Richard Weston 1st Earl of Portland (age 58) died. He was buried at Winchester Cathedral [Map] where he has a monument. The marble elments sculpted by Isaac Besnier, Sculptor in Ordinary and Keeper of the Statues to Charles I until 1643, when he was superseded by his son Peter; the bronze elements perhaps cast by Hubert le Sueur. His son [his brother-in-law] Jerome (age 29) succeeded 2nd Earl of Portland, 2nd Baron Weston of Nayland in Suffolk. [his sister] Frances Stewart Countess Portland (age 18) by marriage Countess of Portland.
Jerome Weston 2nd Earl of Portland: On 16th December 1605 he was born to Richard Weston 1st Earl of Portland and Frances Waldegrave Countess Portland. On 10th June 1632 he and Frances Stewart Countess Portland were married. She the daughter of Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox. He the son of Richard Weston 1st Earl of Portland and Frances Waldegrave Countess Portland. On 17th March 1663 he died. His son Charles succeeded 3rd Earl of Portland, 3rd Baron Weston of Nayland in Suffolk.
Frances Stewart Countess Portland: In 1617 she was born to Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox. In 1694 Frances Stewart Countess Portland died.
On 3rd August 1637 James Stewart 4th 1st (age 25) and Mary Villiers Duchess Lennox Duchess Richmond (age 15) were married. She by marriage Duchess Lennox. She the daughter of George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham and Katherine Manners Duchess Buckingham (age 35). He the son of Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 45). They were half fifth cousin once removed.
Before 17th September 1637 [his mother] Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 45) died. She was buried on 17th September 1637. Her son James (age 25) succeeded 3rd Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.
In 1641 James Stewart 4th 1st (age 28) was created 1st Duke Richmond by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 40). [his wife] Mary Villiers Duchess Lennox Duchess Richmond (age 19) by marriage Duchess Richmond.
On 4th October 1646 Thomas Howard 14th or 21st Earl of Arundel 4th Earl of Surrey 1st Earl Norfolk (age 61) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Henry (age 38) succeeded 14th or 22nd Earl Arundel, 5th Earl Surrey, 2nd Earl Norfolk, 12th Baron Maltravers, 12th Baron Arundel, 15th Baron Mowbray, 16th Baron Segrave. [his sister] Elizabeth Stewart Countess Arundel and Norfolk (age 36) by marriage Countess Arundel, Countess Norfolk, Countess Norfolk.
In 1649 [his brother-in-law] George Villiers 2nd Duke of Buckingham (age 20) was appointed 446th Knight of the Garter by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 18).
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In 1649 [his mother-in-law] Katherine Manners Duchess Buckingham (age 46) died. Her son [his brother-in-law] George (age 20) succeeded 19th Baron Ros Helmsley
In 1649 [his son] Esmé Stewart 2nd Duke Richmond 5th Duke Lennox was born to James Stewart 4th 1st (age 36) and [his wife] Mary Villiers Duchess Lennox Duchess Richmond (age 27). He died aged eleven in 1660.
On 10th July 1651 [his daughter] Mary Stewart Countess Arran was born to James Stewart 4th 1st (age 39) and [his wife] Mary Villiers Duchess Lennox Duchess Richmond (age 29). She married September 1664 her half fifth cousin once removed Richard Butler 1st Earl Arran, son of James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde and Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde.
On 30th March 1655 James Stewart 4th 1st (age 42) died. His son Esmé (age 6) succeeded 2nd Duke Richmond, 5th Duke Lennox, 3rd Earl March, 4th Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.
John Evelyn's Diary. 11th January 1662. I dined at Arundel House [Map], where I heard excellent music performed by the ablest masters, both French and English, on theorbos, viols, organs, and voices, as an exercise against the coming of the Queen (age 23), purposely composed for her chapel. Afterward, my [his brother] Lord Aubigny (age 42) her Majesty's Almoner to be) showed us his elegant lodging, and his wheel-chair for ease and motion, with divers other curiosities; especially a kind of artificial glass, or porcelain, adorned with relievos of paste, hard and beautiful. Lord Aubigny (brother to the Duke of Lennox) was a person of good sense, but wholly abandoned to ease and effeminacy.
In November 1664 Captain Thomas Howard (age 33) and [his former wife] Mary Villiers Duchess Lennox Duchess Richmond (age 42) were married. She the daughter of George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham and [his former mother-in-law] Katherine Manners Duchess Buckingham. They were fifth cousin once removed.
In November 1685 [his former wife] Mary Villiers Duchess Lennox Duchess Richmond (age 63) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Philip V King France I King Navarre
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart 1st Earl Lennox 
10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Matthew Stewart 2nd Earl Lennox 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Montgomerie Countess Lennox
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 1st Lord Hamilton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Lennox 4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Stewart Countess Arran 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Stewart Duke Orkney 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: James "Black Knight of Lorn" Stewart
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl 2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland 
Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel or Elizabeth Stewart Countess Lennox 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sinclair 3rd Earl Orkney 1st Earl Caithness 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Sinclair Countess Atholl 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marjory Sutherland Countess Orkney and Caithness
GrandFather: Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Queuille Lady Aubigny
Father: Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox 
6 x Great Grand Son of
GrandMother: Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox
James Stewart 4th Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Clifton of Walsingham Parva 
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Clifton of Barrington
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Clifton
GrandFather: Gervase Clifton 1st Baron Clifton 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby 
4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Stanley 1st Baron Monteagle 3 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Baroness Stanley 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 2nd Baron Monteagle 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Vaughan 
9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vaughan Baroness Grey Wilton 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Stanley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Mother: Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Darcy 
4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Templehurst 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Euphemia Langton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Arthur Darcy 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Tempest 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dousabella Tempest 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Clifford 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Darcy 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Carew 
4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Carew of Beddington in Surrey 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Malyn Oxenbridge
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Carew 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Bryan
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bryan 4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Bourchier 1st Baroness Bryan 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of
GrandMother: Katherine Darcy 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Fermor 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Katherine Fermor
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Vaux of Harrowden 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Vaux