STUART, ESMÉ, 1ST DUKE OF LENNOX

ĕzˈmē, 1542?–1583, Scottish nobleman; cousin to James VI of Scotland (later James I of England). Born and reared in France, he succeeded his father as seigneur d'Aubigny in 1567. In 1579 he was sent to Scotland by the Guise family to restore French influence and weaken Protestantism. He soon won the friendship of the young King James, was admitted to the council, and was created successively earl (1580) and duke (1581) of Lennox. Although Lennox publicly proclaimed his conversion to Protestantism in 1580, he was suspected (with reason) of complicity in a projected Spanish invasion of England to release Mary Queen of Scots. This, with Lennox's part in the arrest and execution (1581) of the earl of Morton, led to the Protestant nobles' seizure of James in the raid of Ruthven (1582). Against both his own and the king's wishes, Lennox was forced to leave Scotland. He died shortly thereafter.

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Calendar of the Manuscripts of the Most Honourable the Marquess of Salisbury: Preserved at Hatfield House, Hertfordshire
Book by G. Dyfnallt Owen, Robert Cecil Salisbury; Her Majestys Stationary Office, 1883
Subjects: Great Britain--History--Modern Period, 1485---Sources
...Cleres, France, husband of Louise de Balsac, sister of Catherine de Balsac, wife of Esme Stuart, 1st Duke of Lennox and aunt of Ludovic Stuart, 2nd Duke of Lennox letter to Lennox, 243 Cleres Seine-Inferieure, France letter dated from, 243...
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A History of Scotland
Book by Rosalind Mitchison; Routledge, 2002
Subjects: Scotland--History
...William Hamilton, Earl, 2nd Duke of Hamilton, 211 , 219...Leith, 125 , 155 , 230 Lennox, Duncan Stewart, Earl, 60 , 62 , 69 Lennox, Esme Stewart, 1st Duke, 147 -8, 151 Lennox, James Stuart, 4th Duke, 179 , 194...
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The Oxford Companion to British History
Book by John Cannon; Oxford University Press, 1997
Subjects: Great Britain--History--Encyclopedias
...own right, was a daughter of the duke of * Clarence and a niece of Edward...1576. JAC Huntly, George Gordon, 1st marquis of S 1563-1636 . Huntly...in 1588 married the daughter of Esme Stuart, duke of * Lennox. In the same year he was involved...
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The History of Scotland
Book by Fiona Somerset Fry, Peter Somerset Fry; Routledge, 1992
Subjects: Scotland--History
...a8th earl and 1st marquis of, 171...Colin Campbell, 1st earl of, 107 Argyll...John Campbell, 2nd duke of, 187 , 191...James Hamilton, 1st earl of, 121...dAubigny, Lord (Esme Stuart, later earl of Lennox, later duke, and...
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Tudor England - Vol. 2
Book by David Harrison; Cassell, 1953
Subjects: Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603
...Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of...marriage to Mary Stuart, 22 ; ennobled...Henry, 142 Lennox, Esme Stuart, Earl and Duke of, 58 -9. 71 , n. 28 Lennox, Margaret...John Erskine, 1st and 6th Earl...12 - 13 Mary Stuart, Queen of...
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Assessing "Cultural Influence": James I as Patron of the Arts
Journal article by Leeds Barroll; Shakespeare Studies, 2001
Subjects: Art patronage--England, Cultural policy--History, James I, King of England--Influence, Kings and rulers--England
...inner circle of Esme Stuart, Duke of Lennox; George Home, Earl of Dunbar...His Majesty has sent you by the Duke of Lennox the letters from France, wherein...nobility." She mentions the Duke of Lennox, the earls of Mar, Moray, and...


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Stuart, EsmÉ, 1st Duke of Lennox
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
STUART, ESME, 1ST DUKE OF LENNOX ez me, 1542? 1583, Scottish nobleman; cousin to James...was created successively earl (1580) and duke (1581) of Lennox. Although Lennox publicly proclaimed his conversion to Protestantism in 1580...
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Stuart, Ludovick, 2d Duke of Lennox and Duke of Richmond
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STUART, LUDOVICK, 2D DUKE OF LENNOX AND DUKE OF RICHMOND 1574 1624, Scottish nobleman; son of Esme Stuart, 1st duke of Lennox, and cousin of James VI of Scotland (James I of England...
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Morton, James Douglas, 4th Earl Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...regent himself on the death of the 1st earl of Mar. His rule was devoted...the 6th earl of Argyll and John Stuart , 4th earl of Atholl, who persuaded...plot against him, engineered by Esme Stuart , 1st duke of Lennox, and James Stuart , later earl...
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Ruthven
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...his son, William Ruthven, 4th lord of Ruthven and 1st earl of Gowrie, 1541? 1584. He also fled to England...I of England) and brought about the dismissal of Esme Stuart , 1st duke of Lennox. Although pardoned in 1583, Gowrie began plotting...
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Mar, John Erskine, 2d (Or 7th) Earl Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...OF 1558 1634, Scottish nobleman; son of the 1st (or 6th) earl. In 1578 he was persuaded by...attempted to recover his authority. After the rise of Esme Stuart , duke of Lennox, and James Stuart , earl of Arran, Mar fell out of favor with the...


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