Lennox, Maldouen 1a

Birth Name Lennox, Maldouen
Gender male
Age at Death 63 years, 2 months, 11 days

Narrative

Lennox, Previous Creations: A shadow figure called Alwyn, possibly of Celtic origin, possibly of Saxon origin, possibly of both, may have become Earl of Lennox in the mid-12th century. He is also referred to in near-contemporary sources as Mormaer of a territory called Leamhan, from which the Levenax or Lennox is derived. Alwyn's son and grandson, respectively another Alwyn and Maldouen (cognate with Maldwyn), seem to have succeeded to the Earldom, the latter in about 1224. In a list of the seven Earldoms of Scotland which is thought to have represented the old Mormaerships, by now evolved into medieval titles of honour, and which dates from 1237, that of Lennox features. Yet it was missing from a somewhat later list, that of 1244, only to be reinstated in yet a third list, that of 1297. At the time of the earliest of these three lists it was surrendered by Maldouen, the 3rd Earl, to Alexander II for regrant. This was a common Scottish practice. [Burke's Peerage, p. 2402]

1238 - Built Balloch Castle

EARLDOM OF LENNOX [SCT] (III)
MALDOUEN, EARL OF LENNOX [SCT], son and heir, who [1208-1214] granted a charter to the church of Glasgow. Early in 1226 he gave them an undertaking to pay tithes and not to demand corrodies for his servants, and (before 1233) gave them the church of Cardinros, saving the rights of his brother Duuegall. In 1237 he was a witness to the treaty made between England and Scotland. He surrendered the earldom and all his possessions to the King, who, retaining the castle of Dunbarton and the territory of Morach, regranted the same to him and his heirs (as Maldouen, son of Earl Alwyn) in 1238. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Walter STEWARD, High Steward [SCT], by Beatrice, daughter of Gilchrist, EARL OF ANGUS [SCT]. She died before him. He was living 12 March 1250/1.

Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999
Page: 1985, 2402

Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, by G. E Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2000
Page: VII:589-90

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1187 Inchmurrin Isle, Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland   2
Death 1250-03-12 Balloch Castle, Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland   2
Event Note

D: AFT 12 MAR 1250/1251

Age: 63y

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father of Lennox, Alwyn11601225
Mother Menteith, Eva1168-04-00
         Lennox, Maldouen 1187 1250-03-12
    Sister     of Lennox, Eva 1217-08-10

Families

Family of Lennox, Maldouen and Stewart, Elizabeth

Unknown Partner Stewart, Elizabeth ( * 1189 + 1250 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Mor, Malcolm1204
Lennox, Ada1220

Source References

  1. Holly Forest Tamer: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hollye&id=I7328 @ RootsWeb
      • Source text:

        # ID: I7328
        # Name: *@Maldouen (Maldwin) Lennox
        # Title: Earl
        # Sex: M
        # Birth: BEF 1187 in Inchmurrin Isle, Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
        # Death: AFT 12 MAR 1250/1251 in Balloch Castle, Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
        # Note:

        Lennox, Previous Creations: A shadow figure called Alwyn, possibly of Celtic origin, possibly of Saxon origin, possibly of both, may have become Earl of Lennox in the mid-12th century. He is also referred to in near-contemporary sources as
        Mormaer of a territory called Leamhan, from which the Levenax or Lennox is derived. Alwyn's son and grandson, respectively another Alwyn and Maldouen (cognate with Maldwyn), seem to have succeeded to the Earldom, the latter in about 1224. In a
        list of the seven Earldoms of Scotland which is thought to have represented the old Mormaerships, by now evolved into medieval titles of honour, and which dates from 1237, that of Lennox features. Yet it was missing from a somewhat later list,

        # Note: that of 1244, only to be reinstated in yet a third list, that of 1297. At the time of the earliest of these three lists it was surrendered by Maldouen, the 3rd Earl, to Alexander II for regrant. This was a common Scottish practice. [Burke's
        # Note: Peerage, p. 2402]
        # Note: 1238 - Built Balloch Castle
        # Note: ----------------------
        # Note: EARLDOM OF LENNOX [SCT] (III)
        # Note: MALDOUEN, EARL OF LENNOX [SCT], son and heir, who [1208-1214] granted a charter to the church of Glasgow. Early in 1226 he gave them an undertaking to pay tithes and not to demand corrodies for his servants, and (before 1233) gave them the
        # Note:

        church of Cardinros, saving the rights of his brother Duuegall. In 1237 he was a witness to the treaty made between England and Scotland. He surrendered the earldom and all his possessions to the King, who, retaining the castle of Dunbarton and
        the territory of Morach, regranted the same to him and his heirs (as Maldouen, son of Earl Alwyn) in 1238. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Walter STEWARD, High Steward [SCT], by Beatrice, daughter of Gilchrist, EARL OF ANGUS [SCT]. She died
        before him. He was living 12 March 1250/1.

        # Note: Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999
        # Note: Page: 1985, 2402
        # Note: Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, by G. E Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2000
        # Note: Page: VII:589-90
        # Change Date: 20 APR 2007

         

         

        Father: *@Alwyn de Lennox b: 1160 in Lennox, Scotland
        Mother: *@Eve Menteith b: APR 1168 in Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland

        Marriage 1 *@Elizabeth (Beatrix) Stewart b: ABT 1189 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

        Children

        1. Has Children *Malcolm Mor b: BEF 1204 in Inchmurrin Isle, Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
        2. Has Children *@Ada Lennox b: ABT 1220 in Inchmurrin Isle, Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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