THE HOUSE OF STEWART
KING JAMES I b 1394 m Queen Joan Beaufort b 1405
Princes of the Royal Blood
Robert Stuart: b 1395 d 1426. Steward of Scotland, Regent of the Land, Traitor to Scotland.
Duncan b 1396 Duke of Albany, Count of Orkney, Earl of Carrick.
Henry b 1401 Duke of Edinburg, Count of Shetland, Earl of Fife.
Princesses of the Royal Blood
Erin b 1400 betrothed to Prince Fernando of Portugal.
Isabelle b 1401
Jean b 1402
Elizabeth b 1403
Mary b 1404 betrothed to Erik VII of Pomerania, King of Denmark and Norway, Sovereign of Sweden.
Abigail b 1405
Margaret, Princess of Scotland, Duchess of Oban b 1406 betrothed to Juan II de Trastamara, by the grace of God, King of Castilla and León, Toledo, Galicia, Seville, Jaén, Cordoba, Algeciras, and the Algarves, Prince of Antioch, Lord of Biscay & Molina, Duke of Oban.
Marjorie b 1406
THE HOUSE OF STEWART
ROBERT II, (only child of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, and Marjorie Bruce, dau. of ROBERT I), b 2 March, 1315-16, Steward of Scotland, 9 April, 1326, Regent 1335-41, and 1346-57, created Earl of Atholl, 16 Feb. 1341-2, Earl of Strathearn before 1357-8, and crowned at Scone, 26 March, 1371. He m 1stly (dispensation dd 22 Nov. 1347), Elizabeth (d ante 1355), dau. of Sir Adam Mure, of Rowallan. By her he had previously had issue,
1a JOHN, Earl of Carrick, 1368, s to the throne as ROBERT III.
2a Walter, jure uxoris Earl of Fife, m Isabel, Countess of Fife, widow of Sir William Ramsay, and dau. and heiress of Duncan Earl of Fife, and d.s.p. after 14 Aug. 1362.
3a Robert, 1st Duke of Albany, b ca 1340, Earl of Menteith by m, and Earl of Fife and Earl of Buchan by entail, created Duke of Albany, 1398, and Earl of Atholl for the life of Robert III 1403, Great Chamberlain 1383-1407, Governor of the realm during part of the reigns of Robert II and III, Regent from the death of Robert III to his own death, 3 Sept 1420, m 1stly, (by dispensation. 9 Sept. 1361), Margaret, Countess of Menteith (d 1380), widow of Sir John Moray, Lord of Bothwell, Thomas, 13th Earl of Mar, and Sir John Drummond of Concraig, and dau. of Sir John Graham (and Mary, Countess of Menteith), and had issue,
1b Murdoch, 2nd Duke of Albany, and Regent of Scotland, who was attainted and beheaded 25 May, 1425. He m 17 Feb. 1391-92, Isabel, eldest dau. and co-heiress of Duncan, Earl of Lennox, and had issue, with a dau. Isobel, m Sir Walter Buchanan of that Ilk, four sons,
1c Robert, Master of Fife, d.v.p., s.p. before July 1421.
2c Walter (Sir) of Lennox, tried and beheaded at Stirling, 24 May, 1425, was ancestor of the Lords Avandale, Ochiltree, Methven, St. Colme etc. (see MORAY, E.).
3c Alexander (Sir), beheaded 25 May, 1425.
4c James (Sir), fled to Ireland, d.s.p. 1451, ancestor of the Stewarts of Ardvorlich (see that family).
1b Janet, betrothed (20 July, 1372) as a child to David, infant son of Sir Bartholomew de Loen and Lady Philippa Moubray, but it is doubtful if the m took place.
2b Maria, m Sir William Abernethy of Saltoun, and had issue.
3b Margaret, m 1stly, Sir John Swinton, of Swinton (see that family) and had issue. He was k 14 Sept. 1401. She m 2ndly, Robert Stewart of Lorn (see MORAY, E.), and had further issue.
4b Isobel, m 1stly, Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross, and had issue. She m 2ndly, Walter Haliburton, of Dirleton, and had further issue.
Robert, Duke of Albany m 2ndly, Muriella (d 1449), dau. of Sir William Keith, Marischal of Scotland (see KINTORE, E.), and by her had issue,
2b John, 3rd Earl of Buchan on the resignation of his father, 20 Sept. 1406, and Chamberlain of Scotland soon afterwards, head of the Scottish auxiliaries in France 1420, Constable of France, fell at Verneuil, 17 Aug. 1424. He m 1413, Elizabeth (who 2ndly, Sir Thomas Stewart, and 3rdly, William, Earl of Orkney), dau. of Archibald, 4th Earl of Douglas, and had issue, a dau.,
1c Margaret, m 1436, George, 1st Lord Seton and had issue (see MONTGOMERIE, Earls of Eglinton & Winton).
3b Andrew, d.s.p. before 1413.
4b Robert, de jure Earl of Ross, living 1431, d.s.p.
5b Marjory, m Sir Duncan Campbell of Lochaw, 1st Lord Campbell (see CAMPBELL, Dukes of Argyll), and had issue.
6b Elizabeth, m Malcolm Fleming of Biggar and Cumbernauld, and had issue. He d 1440.
4a Alexander, Earl of Buchan, 1374, and jure uxoris, Earl of Ross, known as “The Wolf of Badenoch” m Euphemia, Countess of Ross, widow of Sir Walter Leslie, and dau. and heiress of William, 5th Earl of Ross, and d.s.p. 24 July, 1394, leaving several illegitmate children. He was ancestor of the Stewarts of Fothergill, STEWART-MEIKLEJOHN of Edradynate (see that family) and STEWART-WILSON of Balnakeilly (see that family).
1a Margaret, m (by dispensation 14 June, 1350), John Macdonald, Lord of the Isles. He d 1387, having had issue (see MACDONALD, Lords Macdonald).
2a Marjorie, m 1stly (Papal Dispensation, 11 July, 1371), her cousin, John Dunbar, who was created Earl of Moray, 9 March 1371-72. He d ca 1390, leaving issue (see DUNBAR of Mochrum, Bt.). She m 2ndly ca 1403, Sir Alexander Keith, of Grandtown.
3a Jean, m 1stly, Sir John Keith, 2ndly, 1379, Sir John Lyon, Chamberlain of Scotland, ancestor of the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne (see that family), and 3rdly, Sir James Sandilands, of Calder, ancestor of the Lords Torphichen (see that family).
4a Isabella, m 1stly (dispensation 24 Sept.1371), 2nd Earl of Douglas (d.s.p. 19 Aug. 1388). She m 2ndly, before 1390, Sir John Edmonstone (see EDMONSTONE, Bt.) and had issue, a son.
5a Elizabeth, m before 7 Nov. 1372, Sir Thomas Hay, Constable of Scotland (who d July, 1406), an ancestor of the Earls of Erroll (see HAY, Earls of Erroll).
Robert II, m 2ndly (Papal Dispensation 2 May, 1355), Euphemia (d 1387), widow of John Randolph, Earl of Moray, and dau. of Hugh, Earl of Ross, and by her had issue,
5a David, Earl Palatine of Strathearn, and Earl of Caithness, b ca 1356, and d before 1389, leaving issue, an only dau. and heiress Euphemia, COUNTESS PALATINE OF STRATHEARN and Countess of Caithness, which latter Earldom she resigned to her uncle, Walter Stewart. She m ante Dec. 1406, her cousin, Sir Patrick Graham of Kilpont (k 10 Aug. 1412), son of Sir Patrick Graham of Kincardine, and d Oct. 1415, having had issue,
1b Malise, 3rd Earl of Strathearn, who was during his minority divested of that Earldom on the pretence that it was a male fee and was created instead EARL OF MENTEITH 6 Sept. 1427 (see GRAHAM, Dukes of Montrose, and BURKE's Dormant and Extinct Peerages).
1b Euphemia, m 1stly, 1425, Archibald, 5th Earl of Douglas, and had issue. He d 26 June, 1439. She m 2ndly, 1440, James, 1st Lord Hamilton and d 1468-69, leaving further issue (see HAMILTON, Dukes of Abercorn),. He d 14 Nov. 1479.
2b Elizabeth, m. Sir John Lyon of Glamis, ancestor of the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne (see that family).
6a Walter, Earl of Caithness, on resignation of his niece Euphemia, 1390, and created Earl of Atholl 1409. He m before 19 Oct. 1378, Margaret, dau. and heiress of Sir David de Barclay, Lord of Brechin, in whose right he was Lord of Brechin. He was the chief organiser of the conspiracy to which JAMES I fell a victim, and for which he suffered death and attainder 26 March, 1437. He had two sons,
1b David, d.v.p. and left issue,
1c Robert Stewart (Sir), who suffered for complicity in the same crime 1437.
2b Alan, Earl of Caithness, in whose favour his father resigned that Earldom, d.v.p., unm 1431, k at Inverlochy.
6a Egidia, m 1387, Sir William Douglas of Nithsdale, natural son of Archibald, 3rd Earl of Douglas, and had issue.
7a Katherine (or Jean or Elizabeth), m 1380, Sir David Lindsay, 1st Earl of Crawford and had issue (see LINDSAY, Earls of Crawford & Balcarres).
Robert II also had several illegitimate sons,
7a Sir John, ancestor of the Marquesses of Bute (see that family).
8a Thomas, Archdeacon of St Andrews and Dean of Dunkeld.
9a Alexander, Canon of Glasgow.
10a Sir John, of Dundonald, k. 1425.
11a Alexander, of Inverlunan.
12a James, of Kinfauns.
13a Sir John, ancestor of the Stewarts of Cardney (see BURKE’s LG 1952 Edn., STEUART MENZIES of Culdares).
Robert II d at his Castle of Dundonald, 19 Apri1, 1390, and was s. by his eldest son, John Stewart, Earl of Carrick, as,
ROBERT III, b 1337, Crowned at Scone 14 Aug. 1390, m in or shortly before 1367, Annabella (d 1401), dau. of John Drummond, of Stobhall (see DRUMMOND, Earls of Perth), and had issue,
