Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox
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Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox KG (1579 – July 30, 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 of Leighton Bromswold, in 1609. They had eleven children:
- Lady Elizabeth Stewart (1610–1674), married Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel and had issue.
- James Stewart, 4th Duke of Lennox (1612–1655)
- Lady Anne Stewart (1614–1646), married Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus and had issue.
- Henry Stewart, 8th Seigneur d'Aubigny (1616–1632)
- Francis Stewart (1616–1617)
- Frances Stewart (1617–1694), married Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland.
- Margaret Stewart (1618–1618), died young.
- George Stewart, 9th Seigneur d'Aubigny (1618–1642)
- Ludovic Stewart, 10th Seigneur d'Aubigny (1619–1665)
- John Stewart (1621–1644)
- Bernard Stewart (1623–1645)
He died in 1624 and was interred, on 6 August 1624, in Westminster Abbey. See [1]
| Honorary Titles | ||
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| Preceded by: The Lord St John of Bletso |
Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire jointly with The Lord St John of Bletso 1619–1624 |
Succeeded by: The Lord St John of Bletso and The Viscount Mandeville |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by: Ludovic Stewart |
Duke of Lennox 1624 |
Succeeded by: James Stewart |
| Preceded by: New Creation |
Earl of March 1619–1624 |
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