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JOHN Stewart
3rd Earl of Lennox
JOHN, THIRD EARL,1 9 January 1511, he married Lady Elizabeth Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl and Lady Eleanor Sinclair, daughter of William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney. They had issue:
a) Matthew MATTHEW , 4th Earl of Lennox.
b) Robert ROBERT, Bishop of Caithness .
c) John JOHN, 5th Lord of Aubigny .
d)Lady Helen (or Eleanor) Stewart, who married: firstly to William Hay, 6th Earl of Erroll; secondly to John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland.
e)Lady Elizabeth Stewart, who married Ninian Ross. She was the mistress of King James V, and the mother of Adam Stewart, Prior of Perth Charterhouse.
He was murdered in 1526.
Arms: on Seal 1521, as his father, 1510 (Laing). Arms on Seal, 1526.I and 4. Three fleurs-de-lis. 2 and 3. A fess chequy within engrailed bordure. En surtout, A saltire between four roses . CREST: A bull´s head. SUPPORTERS: Two wolves