Stuart, Ludovic (1574 - 1623/4)

Other Last Names

Stewart

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1574-09-29
Death Date: 1624-02-16

Notes

Naturalized in England 18 July 1603

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1621-6-16
    Union ended: n.d.

Primary Title

2nd Duke of Lennox

Titles

  • 18th Earl of Lennox
    Assumed 1583-05-26
    Vacated 1623/4-02-16
  • 2nd Duke of Lennox
    Assumed 1583-05-26
    Vacated 1623/4-02-16
  • 15th Earl of Richmond
    Assumed 1613-10-06
    Vacated 1623/4-02-16
  • Baron of Settrington
    Assumed 1613-10-06
    Vacated 1623/4-02-16
  • 1st Earl of Newcastle upon Tyne
    Assumed 1623-05-17
    Vacated 1623/4-02-16
  • 2nd Duke of Richmond
    Assumed 1623-05-17
    Vacated 1623/4-02-16

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Great Chamberlain, Scotland 1583-5-26 1623/4-02-16 Hereditary office
President, Privy Council, Scotland 1586 n.d.
Lieut, Scotland 1589-11 1590-05 Held jointly
Chamberlain of the Household, Scotland 1590 n.d.
Lord High Admiral, Scotland 1591-8-4 1623/4-02-16
Privy Councillor, England 1603-5-4 n.d.
Deputy Earl Marshal, England 1614 n.d.
Steward of the Household, England 1615 1624
Lord Lieut, Kent 1620-6-8 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • St Andrew's Parish, Holborn townhouse, London (city-county)
  • Richmond Castle, Yorkshire: North Riding

Lands

  • Kent
  • Yorkshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1604-1604 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Duke of Lennox's Players
Performance 1604-1604 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Duke of Lennox's Players
Performance 1604-1605 Guildhall (2), Barnstaple , Devon Duke of Lennox's Players
Performance 1604-1605 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Duke of Lennox's Players
Performance 1607-1608 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Duke of Lennox's Players
Performance 1609-1609 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Duke of Lennox's Players
Performance 1617-1618 Town Hall, Folkestone , Kent Duke of Lennox's Players
Performance 1614-1614 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Duke of Lennox's Trumpeter
Performance 1614-1615 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Duke of Lennox's Trumpeter
Performance 1618-1618 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Duke of Lennox's Trumpeter
Performance 1618-1618 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Duke of Lennox's Trumpeter
Performance 1619-1619 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Duke of Lennox's Trumpeter
Performance 1606-1606 York (Unknown), York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Duke of Lennox's Trumpeter/s
Performance 1615-1616 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Duke of Lennox's Trumpeter/s
Performance 1607-1608 York (Unknown), York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Duke of Lennox's Trumpeters
Performance 1617-1617 Fordwich (Unknown), Fordwich , Kent Duke of Lennox's Trumpeters
Performance 1618-1618 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Duke of Lennox's Trumpeters
Performance 1621-1621 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Duke of Lennox's Trumpeters
Performance 1622-1622 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Duke of Lennox's Trumpeters
Performance 1622-1622 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Duke of Lennox's Trumpeters
Performance 1623-1623 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Duke of Lennox's Trumpeters

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Duke of Lennox's Players Stuart, Ludovic (1574 - 1624) Players 7
Duke of Lennox's Trumpeter Stuart, Ludovic (1574 - 1624) Musicians 5
Duke of Lennox's Trumpeter/s Stuart, Ludovic (1574 - 1624) Musicians 2
Duke of Lennox's Trumpeters Stuart, Ludovic (1574 - 1624) Musicians 7

Bibliographic Sources

The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)