Stuart, 1st Earl of Atholl John 1a

Birth Name Stuart, 1st Earl of Atholl John
Gender male
Age at Death about 72 years, 8 months, 14 days

Narrative

John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl, so created 1457; granted the Castle and Lordship of Balvenie (forfeited by his 1st wife's family) 1460; defeated and captured the last Lord of the Isles (see MacDonald) 1475; Ambassador to England 1484; married 1st1459/60 Margaret "The Fair Maid of Galloway" Dowager Countessof Douglas (died by 1475), daughter of the 5th Earl of Douglas,widow of her cousin 8th Earl of Douglas and divorced wife of another cousin 9th Earl of Douglas, and had [Janet, married 3rd Earl of Huntly and d. 27 Oct 1510], with a younger daugh er.The 1st Earl married 2nd c27 April 1475 Eleanor (d. 21 March1518), daughter of 1st Earl of Caithness, and died 15 Sep 1512, having by her had [John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl], with nine daughters (including Margaret, married Sir William Murray of Castleton; Catherine, married as his 1st wife 6th Lord Forbes) and a younger son (Andrew, Bishop of Caithness). [Burke'sPeerage]

 

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about 1440 Earlshire, Aberdeenshire, Scotland    
Death 1512-09-15 Balvenie Castle, Glen Fiddich, Fifeshire, Scotland    

Age: 72y

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Stuart, James1384-12-001451
Mother de Beaufort, Joanabout 1399
         Stuart, 1st Earl of Atholl John about 1440 1512-09-15
    Brother     Stuart, Earl of Buchan James about 1442 1499
    Brother     Stuart, Andrew about 1444

Families

Family of Stuart, 1st Earl of Atholl John and Sinclair, Eleanor
Married Wife Sinclair, Eleanor ( * 1457 + 1518-03-21 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1475-04-27   Religious Marriage  
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Stuart, 2nd Earl of Atholl Johnabout 1476
Stuart, Marjoryabout 14781542-07-05
Stuart, Eleanorabout 1480
Stuart, Joanabout 1482
Stuart, Catherineabout 1484
Stuart, Marjoryabout 14861524-07-26
Stuart, Bishop of Caithness Andrewabout 1488
Stuart, Isabelabout 1490
Stuart, Elizabethabout 1494after 1533

Source References

  1. Michael Neuman: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=clcaldwell&id=I20452 Caldwell and related families
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        ID: I20452
        Name: Earl of Mar Alexander "The Wolf" Stuart 1 2
        Sex: M
        Birth: 1343 in Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayshire, Scotland 1 2
        Death: 24 JUL 1394 in Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayshire, Scotland 1 2

        Father: King of Scotland Robert II De Bruce Stuart b: 02 MAR 1316 in Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
        Mother: Elizabeth Mure b: ABT 1320 in Rowallon Castle, Kilmarnock, Ayreshire, Scotland

        Marriage 1 Margaret Mariot Atheyn b: ABT 1356 in Irvine, Ayshire, Scotland
        Children
        Has Children Margaret Stuart b: ABT 1373 in Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayshire, Scotland
        Has No Children Earl of Mar Alexander Stuart b: ABT 1375 in Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayshire, Scotland
        Has Children Duncan Stuart b: ABT 1376 in Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayshire, Scotland
        Has No Children Earl of Sandbauch Sir Andrew Stuart b: ABT 1378 in Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayshire, Scotland
        Has No Children Walter Stuart b: ABT 1380 in Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayshire, Scotland
        Has No Children James Stuart b: ABT 1382 in Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayshire, Scotland
        Has No Children Earl of Atholl Robert Stuart b: ABT 1384 in Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayshire, Scotland
        Has No Children Martha Stuart b: ABT 1386 in Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayshire, Scotland

        Marriage 2 Countess of Ross Euphemia MacAntagart b: ABT 1340 in Dingwall, Ross-shire, Scotland
        Married: AFT 1386 in Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayshire, Scotland

        Sources:
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        Text: Date of Import: 26 Mar 2005
        Title: margaret dunbar.ged
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        Text: Date of Import: 5 Apr 2005

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