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     Madeleine de Valois was born on 10 August 1520 at Château of St. Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Île-de-France, France.¹ She was the daughter of François I, Roi de France and Claude de Valois, Duchesse de Bretagne. She married James V Stewart, King of Scotland, son of James IV Stewart, King of Scotland and Lady Margaret Tudor, on 1 January 1537 at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France.¹ She died on 2 July 1537 at age 16 at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.¹ She was also reported to have died on 7 July 1537. She was buried at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.¹

     Sir Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk was born on 17 January 1517.⁴ He was the son of Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset and Margaret Wotton.^2,3 He married, firstly, Katherine FitzAlan before 1530.⁴ He married, secondly, Lady Frances Brandon, daughter of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Mary Rose Tudor, in March 1533 at Suffolk Place, Southwark, London, England.⁴ He died on 23 February 1554 at age 37 at Tower Hill, The City, London, England, executed.⁴ He was buried at Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula, Tower Hill, The City, London, England.⁵
     Sir Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk succeeded to the title of Baron Harrington on 10 October 1530.⁴ He succeeded to the title of 4th Lord Bonville [E., 1449] on 10 October 1530.¹ He succeeded to the title of 9th Lord Ferrers, of Groby on 10 October 1530.⁴ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Marquess of Dorest on 10 October 1530.⁴ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) on 30 May 1533.⁴ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 17 February 1547.⁴ He was created 1st Duke of Suffolk [England] on 11 October 1551.¹ His marriage to Katherine FitzAlan was annulled in 1553. On 17 February 1554 he was attainted as a result of treasonous involvement in Wyatt's rebellion against Queen Mary I.⁴

     Lady Margaret Douglas was born on 18 October 1515 at Harbottle Castle, Harbottle, Northumberland, England.² She was the daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus and Lady Margaret Tudor. She married Matthew Stuart, 4th Earl of Lennox, son of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Lennox and Lady Elizabeth Stewart, on 6 July 1544 at St. James's Palace, St. James's, London, England.³ She married Lord Thomas Howard.¹ She died on 9 March 1578 at age 62.
     As a result of her marriage, Lady Margaret Douglas was styled as Countess of Lennox.

     Matthew Stuart, 4th Earl of Lennox was born on 21 September 1516 at Dumbarton Castle. He was the son of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Lennox and Lady Elizabeth Stewart. He married Lady Margaret Douglas, daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus and Lady Margaret Tudor, on 6 July 1544 at St. James's Palace, St. James's, London, England.² He died on 4 September 1571 at age 54 at Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, shot dead while on a raid on Stirling Castle.
     Matthew Stuart, 4th Earl of Lennox was also known as Matthew Stewart. He gained the title of 4th Earl of Lennox.¹ He held the office of Regent of Scotland between 1570 and 1571.

     Charles Stuart, 5th Earl of Lennox was born in 1555. He was the son of Matthew Stuart, 4th Earl of Lennox and Lady Margaret Douglas. He married Elizabeth Cavendish, daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir William Cavendish and Elizabeth Hardwicke, in 1574.¹ He died circa 1576 at London, England. He was buried at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.
     Charles Stuart, 5th Earl of Lennox gained the title of 5th Earl of Lennox. He gained the title of Lord Darnley.

     Elizabeth Cavendish was born in 1555.² She was the daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir William Cavendish and Elizabeth Hardwicke.¹ She married Charles Stuart, 5th Earl of Lennox, son of Matthew Stuart, 4th Earl of Lennox and Lady Margaret Douglas, in 1574.¹ She died on 21 January 1582 at Sheffield Castle, Sheffield, Yorkshire, West Riding, England.
     From 1574, her married name became Stuart.¹

     Lady Arabella Stuart was born in 1575. She was the daughter of Charles Stuart, 5th Earl of Lennox and Elizabeth Cavendish.¹ She married William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset, son of Edward Beauchamp Seymour, Earl of Hertford and Honora Rogers, on 22 June 1610 in a secret marriage. She died on 25 September 1615 at Tower of London, The City, London, England. She was buried at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.
     Her married name became Seymour. She was sent to Tower on account of her marriage, where she became insane.

     William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset was born in 1588.¹ He was also reported to have been born on 1 September 1587. He was the son of Edward Beauchamp Seymour, Earl of Hertford and Honora Rogers. He married, firstly, Lady Arabella Stuart, daughter of Charles Stuart, 5th Earl of Lennox and Elizabeth Cavendish, on 22 June 1610 in a secret marriage. He married, secondly, Lady Frances Devereux, daughter of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and Frances Walsingham, on 3 March 1616 at Drayton Bassett. He died on 24 October 1660 at Essex House, the Strand, Covent Garden, London, England. He was buried on 1 November 1660 at Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England.
     William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset gained the title of 3rd Earl of Hertford. He gained the title of 2nd Duke of Somerset in 1660.

     Thomas de Beaufort, 1st Duke of Exeter was born illegitimately circa January 1377.^1,2 He was the son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Katherine Roët. He married Lady Margaret de Neville, daughter of Sir Thomas de Neville and Joan Furnivall, before 15 February 1403/4.¹ He died on 27 December 1426 at East Greenwich, Kent, England, without issue.^1,2 He was buried at Bury St. Edmonds Abbey, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England.¹
     In 1396 he was legitimitised.² In February 1397 Parliament legitimised his birth, even though he was born before his parent's marriage. He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) circa 1400.¹ He gained the title of Earl of Dorset on 5 July 1411.¹ He was created 1st Duke of Exeter [England] on 18 November 1416.^1,2 He gained the title of Lord of Lillebonne on 1 July 1418.¹ He gained the title of Count of Harcourt on 1 July 1418.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     Franz Josef I Karl Kaiser von Österreich was born on 18 August 1830 at Schloss Schönbrunn, Vienna, Austria.¹ He was the son of Franz Karl Joseph Erzherzog von Österreich and Sophie Prinzessin von Bayern.¹ He married Elisabeth Amalia Eugenia Herzogin in Bayern, daughter of Maximilian Joseph Herzog in Bayern and Ludovika Wilhelmine Prinzessin von Bayern, on 21 November 1854 at Hofpfarrkirche of St. Augustine, Vienna, Austria.¹ He died on 21 November 1916 at age 86 at Schloss Schönbrunn, Vienna, Austria.¹
     Franz Josef I Karl Kaiser von Österreich was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. He gained the title of Erzherzog von Österreich.¹ He succeeded to the title of Franz Josef I Kaiser von Österreich in 1848.²