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Individuals : Stewart Walter
He was the son of James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland and Giles (or Egidia) de Burgh, daughter of Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster. Walter's mother is sometimes identified as Cecily or Cecilia de Dunbar (his father's first wife), but this identification is erroneous[citation needed].
erroneous[citation
Walter fought on the Scottish side at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 commanding, with Douglas, the left wing of the Scots' Army. According to another version of events, he was the nominal leader of one of the four Scottish schiltrons, but because of his youth and inexperience, its effective leader was his cousin James Douglas, Lord of Douglas. This is, however, disputed, as some claim that there were only three Scottish schiltrons at Bannockburn. For his services at Bannockburn, Walter was appointed Warden of the Western Marches and rewarded with a grant of the lands of Largs, which had been forfeited by John Balliol. In 1316, Stewart gifted these lands to Paisley Abbey.
1 CONC lands of Largs, which had been forfeited by John Balliol. In 1316,
Upon the liberation of Robert the Bruce's wife, Elizabeth de Burgh, and daughter Marjorie from their long captivity in England, the High Steward was sent to receive them at the Anglo-Scottish Border and conduct them back to the Scottish court.[2] He later married Marjorie, receiving the Barony of Bathgate in Linlithgowshire as part of his wife's dowry.
married Marjorie, receiving the
During the Bruce's absence in Ireland the High Steward and Sir James Douglas managed government affairs and spent much time defending the Scottish Borders. Upon the capture of Berwick-upon-Tweed from the English in 1318 he got command of the town which, on 24 July 1319 was laid siege to by King Edward II of England. Several of the siege engines were destroyed by the Scots' garrison and the Steward suddenly rushed in force from the town to drive off the enemy. In 1322, with Douglas and Thomas Randolph, he made an attempt to surprise the English King at Byland Abbey, near Malton, Yorkshire. Edward, however, escaped, pursued towards York by the Steward and 500 horsemen.
made an attempt to surprise the English King at Byland
Walter, Steward of Scotland, made a charter to John St. Clair, his valet, of the lands of Maxton, Roxburghshire, circa 1320/1326, one of the witnesses being "Roberto de Lauwedir (Robert de Lauder) tunc justiciario Laudonie" (Justiciar of Lothian).
ton, Roxburghshire, circa 1320/1326, one of the
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Individuals : Bruce Marjorie
Marjorie Bruce or Marjorie de Brus (1296/7 - 2 March 1316) was the eldest daughter of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots by his first wife, Isabella of Mar. Her marriage to Walter, High Steward of Scotland gave rise to the House of Stewart. Her son was the first Stewart monarch, King Robert II of Scotland. Her widowed father later married Elizabeth de Burgh.

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Individuals : Bruce Robert the
Robert I (11 July 1274 - 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Medieval Gaelic: Roibert a Briuis; modern Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart Bruis; Norman French: Robert de Brus or Robert de Bruys; Early Scots: Robert Brus; Latin: Robertus Brussius), was King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert was one of the most famous warriors of his generation, and eventually led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England. He fought successfully during his reign to regain Scotland's place as an independent country and is today revered in Scotland as a national hero.

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Individuals : Mar Isabella of
Isabella, was a noblewoman from the Clan Mar. Soon after giving birth to Marjorie, at the age of nineteen, Isabella died. Her father was at that time the Earl of Carrick. Marjorie was named after her father's mother, Marjorie, Countess of Carrick.

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Individuals : Bruce David II
David II (Medieval Gaelic: Daibhidh a Briuis, Modern Gaelic: Dàibhidh Bruis; Norman French: Dauid de Brus, Early Scots: Dauid Brus; 5 March 1324 - 22 February 1371) was King of Scots from 1329 until his death, and the last male of the House of Bruce. Although David spent long periods in exile or captivity, he managed to resist English attempts to annex his kingdom, and left the monarchy in a strong position.

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Individuals : Stewart Henry
British Royalty. Also known as Lord Darnley. First-cousin and second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, and father of James VI, of Scotland. He was the son of Matthew Stewart, Earl of Lennox, and Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, the granddaughter of Henry VII and niece of Henry VIII. He was first Duke of Albany, Earl of Ross, King Consort of Scotland. His death remains one of the great unsolved historical mysteries.

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Individuals : Hepburn James
Earl of Bothwell

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Individuals : Guise Mary of
Mary of Guise (French: Marie de Guise; 22 November 1515 - 11 June 1560) was Queen of Scots from 1538 to 1542 as the second wife of King James V. She was the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, and served as Regent of Scotland in her daughter's name from 1554 to 1560. A native of Lorraine, she was a member of the powerful House of Guise, which played a prominent role in 16th-century French politics. Her main goal was a close alliance between the powerful French Catholic nation and smaller Scotland, which she wanted to be Catholic and independent of England. She failed, and at her death the Protestants took control of Scotland, with her own grandson achieving the Union of the Crowns a few decades later.

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Individuals : Claude Duke of Guise
Claude de Lorraine, duc de Guise (20 October 1496, Château de Condé-sur-Moselle, - 12 April 1550, Château de Joinville) was a French aristocrat and general. He became the first Duke of Guise in 1528.
of Guise in 1528.
He was the second son of René II, Duke of Lorraine, and Philippa of Guelders. He was educated at the French court of Francis I. At seventeen, Claude made an alliance to the royal house of France by a marriage with Antoinette de Bourbon (1493–1583), daughter of François, Count of Vendôme.
83), daughter of François, Count of Vendôme.
Claude distinguished himself at the Battle of Marignano (1515), and was long in recovering from the twenty-two wounds he received in the battle. In 1521, he fought at Fuenterrabia, and Louise of Savoy ascribed the capture of the place to his efforts. In 1523, he became governor of Champagne and Burgundy, after defeating at Neufchâteau the imperial troops who had invaded this province. In 1525, he destroyed the Anabaptist peasant army, which was overrunning Lorraine at Lupstein, near Saverne (Zabern). On the return of Francis I from captivity in 1528, Claude was made Duke of Guise in the peerage of France, though up to this time only princes of the royal house had held the title of duke and peer of France. The Guises, as cadets of the sovereign House of Lorraine and descendants of the Capetian House of Anjou, claimed precedence over the Bourbon princes of Condé and Conti.

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Individuals : de Bourbon-Vendôme Antoinette
Antoinette de Bourbon (25 December 1493 - 22 January 1583) was a French noblewoman of the House of Bourbon. She was the wife of Claude de Lorraine, Duke of Guise. Through her eldest daughter, Mary of Guise, Queen consort of King James V of Scotland, she was the maternal grandmother of Mary, Queen of Scots.
NC grandmother of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Antoinette de Bourbon was born on 25 December 1493 at the Chateau de Ham, in the Somme department, Picardy, France. She was the child of Francis, Count of Vendôme and Marie de Luxembourg. Her paternal grandparents were John VIII, Count of Vendôme and Isabelle de Beauveau, and her maternal grandparents were Peter II, Count of Saint-Pol, and Margaret of Savoy.
re Peter II, Count of Saint-Pol, and Margaret of Savoy.
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Individuals : Stewart Jean
Lady Jean Stewart (also known as Jane Stuart; c. 1533 - 7 January 1587/88) was an illegitimate daughter of King James V of Scotland by his mistress Elizabeth Bethune (sometimes spelled Betoun or Beaton).
etoun or Beaton).
Jean was born between 1528 and 1537. Her mother, Elizabeth Bethune or Beaton, was the daughter of John Bethune, 2nd Laird of Creich, and his wife Janet Hay. Elizabeth was married firstly to John Stewart, 4th Lord Innermeath, by whom she had two sons: John Stewart (died 1607) and James Stewart, 5th Lord Innermeath. Her mother married, secondly, James Gray, son of Patrick Gray, 4th Lord Gray.
condly, James Gray,
The Scottish treasurer's accounts record purchases for the infant Lady Jean. In September 1538 she was given a canopy made with 27 ells of red, yellow and green cloth. By March 1539, she was housed with her half brothers, "Lord James of Kelso" and "Lord James of Saint Andrews" and had a black velvet and taffeta night gown lined with 'martrik' sable. In July 1540, at St Andrews, she was sent seven hanks of coloured silks and cloth to work samplers, and in December 1540 she was given a missal and a matins book.[2]
of coloured silks and cloth
On 1 July 1553, Jean was married to Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll. They divorced on 23 June 1573, the reason being desertion.
an was married to Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of
On the night of 9 March 1566, Jean Stewart, her mother Elizabeth, and her half-sister Mary, Queen of Scots, witnessed the murder of Mary's secretary, David Rizzio, at Holyrood Palace. After the siege of Edinburgh Castle in 1573, Lady Jean was taken prisoner.
, David Rizzio, at Holyrood Palace. After the siege of Edinburgh
Jean was buried next to her father in the royal vault at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh.[3]
o her father in the royal vault at Holyrood Palace
Lady Jean Stewart (also known as Jane Stuart; c. 1533[1] - 7 January 1587/88) was an illegitimate daughter of King James V of Scotland by his mistress Elizabeth Bethune (sometimes spelled Betoun or Beaton).
ress Elizabeth Bethune (sometimes spelled Betoun or Beaton).
Jean was born between 1528 and 1537. Her mother, Elizabeth Bethune or Beaton, was the daughter of John Bethune, 2nd Laird of Creich, and his wife Janet Hay. Elizabeth was married firstly to John Stewart, 4th Lord Innermeath, by whom she had two sons: John Stewart (died 1607) and James Stewart, 5th Lord Innermeath. Her mother married, secondly, James Gray, son of Patrick Gray, 4th Lord Gray.
condly, James Gray,
The Scottish treasurer's accounts record purchases for the infant Lady Jean. In September 1538 she was given a canopy made with 27 ells of red, yellow and green cloth. By March 1539, she was housed with her half brothers, "Lord James of Kelso" and "Lord James of Saint Andrews" and had a black velvet and taffeta night gown lined with 'martrik' sable. In July 1540, at St Andrews, she was sent seven hanks of coloured silks and cloth to work samplers, and in December 1540 she was given a missal and a matins book.[2]
of coloured silks and cloth
On 1 July 1553, Jean was married to Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll. They divorced on 23 June 1573, the reason being desertion.
an was married to Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of
On the night of 9 March 1566, Jean Stewart, her mother Elizabeth, and her half-sister Mary, Queen of Scots, witnessed the murder of Mary's secretary, David Rizzio, at Holyrood Palace. After the siege of Edinburgh Castle in 1573, Lady Jean was taken prisoner.
, David Rizzio, at Holyrood Palace. After the siege of Edinburgh
Jean was buried next to her father in the royal vault at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh.[

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Individuals : Gray Patrick
Patrick Gray, 4th Lord Gray (c. 1518 -1584) was a Scottish landowner and Sheriff of Angus, active during the war of the Rough Wooing as a supporter of the Scottish Reformation.
tish Reformation.
Patrick Gray was the son of Egidia Mercer and Gilbert Gray of Buttergask half-brother of Patrick Gray, 3rd Lord Gray, and the grandson of Andrew Gray, 2nd Lord Gray. He became Lord Gray in April 1541 after the death of his uncle. In order to succeed to the Gray lands as heir of his grandfather he had to pay 10,000 marks to James V's treasury, and was confirmed Lord Gray on 14 September 1542. He was still paying Regent Arran in 1543.[1]
on 14 September 1542. He was still paying Regent
Patrick Gray married Marion Ogilvy in 1537. Their son was Patrick Gray, 5th Lord Gray. Patrick was married again to Margaret Ker, daughter of Sir Walter Ker of Cessford, in 1557. The chief residence of the Grays was Fowlis Castle in the Carse of Gowrie, and they lived at Castle Huntly near Dundee. In 1583, an English list of the Scottish nobility described Patrick with an interesting but inaccurate English pedigree;
ish nobility described
"an aged man, esteemed to come of English bloode, that came into Scotlande with the Lady Somerset, wyef to King James the Firste. In religion suspected; of no greate power or frendes. His eldest sonne married th'erle of Gowrie's father's sister, and his other the daughter of Lord Glamis." - Wikipedia.org

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Individuals : Elphinstone Euphemia
Euphemia Elphinstone (also written Euphame or Eupheme; 11 May 1509 - either 1542 or after 1547) was a mistress of James V of Scotland and the mother of his son Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney, born in 1532, as well as another royal bastard who died in childhood. One of her sons with her husband John Bruce was Laurence Bruce of Cultmalindie (1547 - 1617), the builder of Muness Castle.
- 1617),
She was the second daughter of Alexander Elphinstone (born c. 1480, died 9 September 1513, at the Battle of Flodden), created Lord Elphinstone in 1510, and Elizabeth Barlow (Berclay) of Aberdeenshire (c. 1476 – 10 September 1518). The family hailed from Elphinstone in Stirling. Her brother Alexander, Lord Elphinstone, died at Edinburgh following the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, and is the ancestor of the Elphinstone family. Euphemia married John Bruce of Cultmalindie (c. 1507 – March 1546/7), a descendant of Robert the Bruce, and had five children: Laurence Bruce, Robert Bruce (born c. 1536), Henry Bruce (born c. 1538), James Bruce (born c. 1540) and Euphamie Bruce (born c. 1542). She died either in 1542, or after 1547: there is no firm evidence for any death date.
uce
Euphemia appears to have been, in her own right, rather unimportant: the daughter of a minor noble, she married a minor member of the Bruce family, and many consider her to be only a passing fancy to James V (although if she conceived by him on two separate occasions then this would appear slightly misleading). However, her children and descendants were to be important in the history of the Shetland Islands and Orkney Islands. Her two most significant children, Laurence Bruce and Robert Stewart and their families were to become closely entwined in the Shetland Islands, of which Laurence Bruce was appointed Sheriff by his half-brother.
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According to legend, many people in the Shetland Islands are descended from her; in particular, those named Bruce are supposed to be descended from her children by John Bruce.

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Individuals : Erskine Margaret
Lady Margaret Erskine (died 5 May 1572) was a mistress of King James V of Scotland.
tland.
She was a daughter of John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine and Lady Margaret Campbell.
t
James V had a number of mistresses in his time, but some accounts describe her as his favourite. She was the mother of the most important of his illegitimate children, James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, who was Regent during the minority of James VI.
oray, who was
In 1527, Margaret married Sir Robert Douglas of Lochleven, who was killed at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh. Her son Robert Douglas was sent to England and Cambridge University in 1560 as a hostage for the Treaty of Berwick.[1] She was the châtelaine of Lochleven Castle when Mary, Queen of Scots was kept there, with her eldest surviving son William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton.
en
Although Margaret Erskine had married Robert Douglas there is evidence that James V may have considered arranging their divorce and marrying his mistress. It seems that James or one of his advisors sought the advice of the Pope in the matter in June 1536. Shortly before James V finalised his marriage contract with Madeleine of Valois in November 1536, Charles, Bishop of Macon and French ambassador at the Vatican, wrote discussing his audience with the Pope. The Bishop had told the Pope that James never intended to marry Margaret and the petition was an imposture. The Pope replied that he had postponed any grant, thinking that the proposal was made without the King's knowledge.
James never
Chronicle accounts and English letters also mention this scheme and the involvement of James Hamilton of Finnart. One of the English ambassador Sir William Howard's informants was Margaret Tudor, and he reported to Henry VIII;
icle accounts and English letters also mention this scheme and the
"Sire, I hear, both by the Queen's Grace your sister and diverse others that the marriage is broken between the King's Grace your nephew and the Monsieur de Vendôme, and he will marry a gentlewoman in Scotland, the Lord of Erskine's daughter, who was with your Grace the last summer at Thornbury; by whom he has had a child, having a husband, and his Grace has found means to divorce them. And there is great lamentation made for it in this country as far as men dare. Sire, there was no man made privy to this matter but Sir James Hamilton." (25 April 1536)
a child, having a husband, and his Grace
Had the marriage gone ahead, their son James Stewart, the future Regent, could have been declared legitimate. By July 1536, the Imperial ambassador in London, Eustace Chapuys, and Spanish diplomats at the Vatican believed the marriage had already taken place.
ge gone ahead, their son James Stewart, the future Regent,
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Individuals : Bethune Elizabeth
Elizabeth Bethune, or Beaton, was one of the mistresses of King James V of Scotland. Their daughter Jean married Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll.
1 CONC Argyll.
Elizabeth was the daughter of Sir John Beaton of Creich, a nephew of James Beaton, Archbishop of St Andrews. With James V she had a daughter, Lady Jean Stewart. As an infant, Lady Jean was brought up in the household of Mary of Guise and then briefly in the nursery of her legitimate half-brother Prince James.
of her
Subsequently, Elizabeth was married to John Stewart, 4th Lord Innermeath, by whom she had two sons, John Stewart (d.1607), and James Stewart, 5th Lord Innermeath. Elizabeth and John were granted lands in the parish of Inverkeilor in May 1544. She married, secondly, James Gray, son of Patrick Gray, 4th Lord Gray.

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Individuals : Stewart Isabel
Mistress of James IV

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Individuals : Stewart James
He was made Marquess of Ormond at his baptism. He was created Earl of Ross in 1481 after that title was forfeited to the crown by John, Lord of the Isles.
1 CONC the Isles.
Of his father's three sons, James of Ross was the favourite. James III even tried to marry him to Edward IV's daughter, Catherine of York. This increasing preference shown to James of Ross was a factor in the rebellion of his elder brother (the future James IV) against their father; and later, as king, James IV was suspicious of his brother's loyalty.
king, James IV was suspicious of his brother's
Nonetheless, when the elder James succeeded to the crown in 1488, he raised James of Ross's title to Duke of Ross.
ed James of Ross's title to Duke of Ross.
Around May 1497, his brother the King nominated James of Ross (then twenty years old) to be Archbishop of St Andrews. King James thought that would keep James of Ross from rebelling against him. Also, James of Ross was a minor, and so the revenues of the archbishopric would be controlled by King James.
bishopric would be controlled
James of Ross also became Lord Chancellor of Scotland in 1502.
Lord Chancellor of Scotland in 1502.
He was one of three brothers, his two brothers being King James IV of Scotland and John Stewart, Earl of Mar. It may seem surprising that there were two brothers both called James. It has been suggested that at the time the younger was born the older was seriously ill and seemed unlikely to survive, but it is unclear whether there is any evidence for this hypothesis. In late mediaeval Scotland it was not uncommon to have two brothers with the same Christian name, or occasionally even three.

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Individuals : Stewart John 'Robert III'
King Robert III of Scots" Stewart
4 August 1337 - 1384
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Robert III (c.1337/40 - 4 April 1406), born John Stewart, was King of Scots from 1390 to his death. He was known primarily as John, Earl of Carrick before ascending the throne at the age of 53. He was the eldest son of Robert II and Elizabeth Mure and was legitimated with the marriage of his parents in 1347.
ed with the marriage
John joined his father and other magnates in a rebellion against his grand-uncle, David II early in 1363 but submitted to him soon afterwards. He married Anabella Drummond, daughter of Sir John Drummond of Stobhall before 31 May 1367 when the Steward ceded to him the earldom of Atholl. In 1368 David created him Earl of Carrick. His father became king in 1371 after the unexpected death of the childless King David. In the succeeding years Carrick was influential in the government of the kingdom but became progressively more impatient at his father's longevity. In 1384 Carrick was appointed the king's lieutenant after having influenced the general council to remove Robert II from direct rule. Carrick's administration saw a renewal of the conflict with England. In 1388 the Scots defeated the English at the Battle of Otterburn where the Scots' commander, James, Earl of Douglas, was killed. By this time Carrick had been badly injured by a horse-kick but the loss of his powerful ally, Douglas, saw a turnaround in magnate support in favour of his younger brother Robert, Earl of Fife and in December 1388 the council transferred the lieutenancy to Fife.
his powerful ally, Douglas, saw a
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nate support in favour of his younger brother Robert,
Robert III, also called (until 1390) John Stewart, earl of Carrick (born c. 1337—died April 4, 1406, Rothesay, Bute, Scot.), king of Scots from 1390, after having ruled Scotland in the name of his father, Robert II, from 1384 to 1388. Physically disabled by a kick from a horse, he was never the real ruler of Scotland during the years of his kingship.
d in the name of his father, Robert II,
The eldest son of Robert the Steward (the future Robert II) and Elizabeth Mure, he was legitimated by their marriage several years after his birth. In 1362–63 he joined his father in a futile revolt against King David II, who both imprisoned him and created him earl of Carrick in 1368. (He had been created earl of Atholl in 1367.) Robert II became king in 1371; in 1384, because of his advanced age, he turned over the government to Carrick. After his injury in 1388, however, Carrick was supplanted by his brother Robert, earl of Fife.
1367.) Robert II became king in 1371; in
On his accession, probably on April 19, 1390, he changed his name to Robert (III) from John, to avoid reminding others of John de Balliol, king of Scotland from 1292 to 1296, who was not favourably remembered. Fife, created duke of Albany in 1398, continued to govern throughout this reign, except for three years (1399–1402) when Robert III’s eldest son, David, duke of Rothesay, took his place. The dissolute Rothesay died in March 1402 while imprisoned in Albany’s castle of Falkland, Fife. Perhaps in an attempt to save his remaining son, James (afterward James I, king of Scots), from death at Albany’s hands, Robert III sent the boy to France, but James was captured by English sailors, a shock to the aging king.
while imprisoned in Albany’s castle of Falkland, Fife. Perhaps
Scottish monarch. Son of Robert II and Elizabeth Mure, he was crowned on August 14, 1390 at Scone. His given name was John, but that was considered an unlucky name for a king, so he adopted the name of his father and grandfather. He is described as feeble, timid, and unfit to rule, but he had a reputation for kindliness and justice despite having organized the Battle of the Clans between clans Chattay and Kay. His personal qualities and failing physical and mental health undermined his authority, and much of his power was transferred to his brother, the Duke of Albany. Robert married Annabella Drummond in 1367, by whom he had 7 children. He died at Rothesay Castle at the age of 69, after having described himself as "the worst of kings and the most wretched of men". Queen Victoria later paid for the construction of a new tomb after a visit to the abbey. (bio by: Kristen Conrad)

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Individuals : Stewart James
James Stewart (died 16 July 1309) was the 5th hereditary High Steward of Scotland and a Guardian of Scotland during the First Interregnum.
egnum.
James was a son of Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland; the identity of Alexander's wife is unknown. The date of his birth is not certainly known and some sources have placed it, on no good evidence, as early as 1243. This is now thought to be unlikely. Firstly, James's father is known to have planned a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint James of Compostella in 1252 or after, so that James would probably have been born after this. Secondly, James's Christian name was an unusual one, uncommon in Scotland in the 13th century and not a traditional name in the Stewart family where Walter and Alan were favoured. It is therefore quite possible that he was not Alexander's eldest son, but rather the eldest surviving son. For these reasons, and also the fact of his son and successor Walter Stewart being described as a "beardless lad" around 1314 in John Barbour's The Brus, it is proposed that James was born around 1260.
Stewart being described as a "beardless lad" around 1314
In 1286 James was chosen as one of the six Guardians of Scotland. He subsequently submitted to King Edward I of England on 9 July 1297, and was one of the auditors for the competitor, Robert Bruce, 5th Lord of Annandale. However, during the Wars of Scottish Independence he joined Sir William Wallace. After Wallace's defeat at the Battle of Falkirk in 1298, he gave his support[citation needed] to Robert Bruce, later King Robert I of Scotland, grandson of the competitor.
eat at the Battle of Falkirk in
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Individuals : Stewart Alexander
Alexander Stewart (1214-1283), also known as Alexander of Dundonald, was 4th hereditary High Steward of Scotland from his father's death in 1246.
1246.
A son of Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland by his wife Bethóc, daughter of Gille Críst, Earl of Angus, Alexander is said to have accompanied Louis IX of France on the Seventh Crusade (1248-1254). In 1255 he was one of the councillors of King Alexander III, though under age.
ors of King Alexander III, though under
He was the principal commander under King Alexander III of Scotland at the Battle of Largs, on 2 October 1263, when the Scots defeated the Norwegians under Haakon IV. The Scots invaded and conquered the Isle of Man the following year, which was, with the whole of the Western Isles, then annexed to the Crown of Scotland

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Individuals : Macrory Jean
Jean MacRory is the daughter of James MacRory, Lord of Bute (d. 1210), the granddaughter of Angus, Lord of Bute (d. 1210), and the great-granddaughter of Somerled, Lord of Man and the Isles (d. 1164).

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Individuals : de Angus Beatrix
Beatrix de Angus, also known as "Bethóc nic Gille Crist Countess of Angus".
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Countess of Angus.
Daughter of Gille Crist, Earl of Angus and Marjorie of Huntingdon
Wife of Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland
Mother of Euphemia Stewart; Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland; Elizabeth (Beatrix) Beatrix Stewart, of Monteith; Margaret Stewart, Countess of Carrick; Walter "Bailloch-Freckled" Stewart, Earl of Menteith and 4 others (bio by: Jim Tipton)

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Individuals : Walter Alan fitz
Alan fitz Walter (1140-1204)[1] was hereditary High Steward of Scotland and a crusader.
sader.
Alan was the son and heir of Walter fitz Alan, by his spouse Eschina, who was possibly a member of a family from the south of Scotland. From the time of his succession to his death in 1204, Alan served as dapifer to William the Lion, King of Scots. It was during Alan's lifetime that his family acquired the Isle of Bute. He was possibly responsible for the erection of Rothesay Castle on the island.
ible for the
Alan accompanied Richard the Lionheart on the Third Crusade, from which he returned to Scotland in July 1191.[3]
ird Crusade, from which
A Royal Grant to Kinloss Abbey, signed at Melrose Abbey was made between 1179 and 1183. Amongst the witnesses are the Abbot of Melrose, the Abbot of Newbottle, Richard de Morville, Constable of Scotland, 'Alan, son of Walter the Steward, and William de Lauder.
lle, Constable of Scotland, 'Alan, son of
Alan became a patron of the Knights Templar and is responsible for expanding Templar influence in Scotland.
and is responsible for
He appears as a witness to other charters of William The Lion.
He appears as a witness to other charters of William The Lion.
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Walter FitzAllan was the 1st Hereditary High Steward of Scotland, and described as "a Norman by culture and by blood a Breton". He was the third son of a Breton knight, Alan fitz Flaad, feudal lord of Oswestry, by his spouse Aveline, daughter of Ernulf de Hesdin.
his spouse Aveline, daughter of Ernulf de Hesdin.
When The Anarchy took hold in England and civil war between Empress Matilda and Stephen, Walter rallied to the support of the Empress.
upport of the Empress.
When Empress Matilda's cause was lost, Walter befriended David I who was an uncle of Matilda. He became David's dapifer or Steward. Accompanied by his brother Simon, Walter came to Scotland about 1136 and fought for Scotland at the Battle of the Standard at Northallerton in 1138 under the command of David I's son, Prince Henry.
the
Subsequently he was appointed Steward of Scotland by King David I; in 1157 the appointment as Steward was confirmed as a hereditary office. In return for the service of five knights, David also granted him what eventually comprised Renfrewshire: the lands of Paisley, Pollok, Cathcart, and Ayrshire; this grant was reconfirmed in a charter in 1157 from Malcolm IV. In 1163 Walter founded, first at Renfrew but shortly afterwards at Paisley, a house of monks of the Cluniac order drawn from the priory of Much Wenlock, in his native county of Shropshire. Walter acquired directly from the Crown the Berwickshire estates of Birkenside and Legerwood on the eastern or left bank of the Leader Water and presented to the monks the church of Legerwood, which they held from 1164 until the Reformation in 1560. The monastery steadily grew and by 1219 became Paisley Abbey.
CONC presented to the monks the church of Legerwood, which they held from 1164
In 1164 he led a force which defeated Somerled, King of the Hebrides (Gaelic: rí Innse Gall) in the Battle of Renfrew.
1 CONT In 1164 he led a force which defeated Somerled, King of the Hebrides
Walter fitz Alan was married to Eschyna de Londoniis, heiress of Uchtred de Molla (Molle) & Huntlaw (territorial designations, not then surnames) and widow of Robert Croc. Upon Walter's death his widow married Henry de Molle, whose new surname is probably taken from his wife's lands.
his widow married Henry de
Alan fitz Walter, married firstly Eva, allegedly a daughter of Sweyn Thorsson, secondly Alesta, daughter of Morggán, Earl of Mar.
Walter fitz Walter
Simon fitz Walter
Margaret fitz Walter, married Robert de Montgomery of Eaglesham.
Christiana fitz Walter, married firstly William de Brus, Lord of Annandale, secondly Patrick, Earl of Dunbar.
m.
Walter, The Steward, died in 1177 and was interred in the monastery at Paisley, the burying-place of his family before their later accession to the throne.

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