Can I install Max OS X Lion from Tiger 10.4.11? If so, how can I do it?

The questions is simple,
I want to buy Mac OS X Lion and install it on my macbook. I am using OS X Tiger 10.4.11. The problems is that it seems that in order to instal OS X Lion it is necessary to have the last version of OS X 10.5 (Snow Leopard).
So the question is, Can I install Max OS X Lion from Tiger 10.4.11? If so, how can I do it?
Thanks in advance,
Best regards,
Jesus P.

Hi,
This Question has been asked and answered many times...
See this Link for pertinent information:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/15357762#15357762
Cheers,
(Also... Just to Clarify... Snow Leopard is OS X 10 6)

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