Stewart, Elizabeth (fl. 1578)

views updated

Stewart, Elizabeth (fl. 1578)

Countess of Lennox and countess of Arran. Name variations: Lady Elizabeth Stewart; Elizabeth Stuart. Flourished around 1578; daughter of John Stewart, 4th earl of Atholl, and Elizabeth Gordon (daughter of George Gordon, 4th earl of Huntly, and Elizabeth Kieth ); married Hugh Fraser, 6th Lord Lovat; married Robert Stewart (c. 1516–1586), 6th earl of Lennox (r. 1578–1586), on December 6, 1578 (divorced); married James Stewart, earl of Arran, on July 6, 1581.

More From encyclopedia.com

About this article

Stewart, Elizabeth (fl. 1578)

Updated About encyclopedia.com content Print Article

You Might Also Like