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Topic: Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland


  
  House of Stuart - Wikipedia Mirror
Walter the Steward (died 1177), the grandson of Flaald II, was born in Oswestry(Shropshire).
Darnley's father was Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, a direct descendant of James II and Mary's heir presumptive, who had changed the spelling of his surname whilst at the English court.
Mary II of England and Scotland (1689-1694) - with William III of England and II of Scotland, of the House of Orange-Nassau, a descendant of Charles I
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 Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Darnley was born on December 7, 1545, at Temple Newsham in Yorkshire, the son of Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, and his wife Margaret Douglas.
He was descended from James II of Scotland through his second son, and thus also in line for the throne of Scotland.
Following the birth of her son, the future James VI of Scotland, the succession was more secure, and Mary turned to a friend, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, for help.
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 thePeerage.com - nil and others
     Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland was born circa 1214.
She married Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland, son of Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland and Beatrix of Angus.
Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland b.
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 Lord High Steward   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The position of Lord High Steward of England, not to be confused with the Lord Steward, a court functionary, is the first of the Great Officers of State.
In Scotland, the hereditary position of High Steward or Great Steward was given in the 12th century to Walter Fitzalan, whose descendants became the Stewart family.
In 1371, the last High Steward inherited the throne, and thereafter the title of High Steward of Scotland has been held as a subsidiary title to that of Duke of Rothesay, held by the heir-apparent.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/House of Stuart
Walter the Steward (died 1177), the grandson of Flaald II, was born in Oswestry (Shropshire).
Darnley's father was Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, a member of the Stewart of Darnley branch of the House.
Lennox was a direct descendant of Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland and was also descended from James II, and was Mary's heir presumptive.
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 Stewart
Simon (Jordon) FitzAlan, hereditary Steward or Dapifer of Dol, is sometimes described as the eldest son, and sometimes as the youngest.
Alexander attended St. Louis of France to the Holy War (see picture to the right), and he was the principal commander under King Alexander III at the Battle of Largs October 2, 1263 when the Scottish army defeated the Norwegians.
Alexander Stewart married to Jean MacRorie, daughter and heiress of James MacRorie, Lord of Bute and Arrah, son of Angus MacRorie, Lord of Bute
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 Earls of Galloway
Although the Royal Stewart tartan is worn by HRH Queen Elizabeth II, the Chief of the Stewarts is Sir Randolph Stewart, 13th Earl of Galloway.
Sir Alexander Stewart was elevated to the peerage, July 19, 1607, by the title of Baron of Garlies, and on September 19, 1623, was advanced to the Earl of Galloway.
Lady Jane STEWART, a daughter of the Eighth Earl of Galloway, and niece of the Fifth Duchess of Marlborough, Susan Stewart.
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 thePeerage.com - Euphemia Stewart and others
     Euphemia Stewart was the daughter of Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland and Beatrix of Angus.
She was the daughter of Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland and Jean.
She was the daughter of James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland and Gille de Burgh.
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 The Arms of some Stewart Cadets - 1
Sir John Stewart, Sheriff of Bute, a bastard son of King Robert II, is first noted as bearing the Stewart coat undifferenced, which in view of his bastardy seems most unlikely.
Walter Stewart of Garlies, granted the barony of Dalswinton by King Robert I, the Bruce, was descended of a younger son of Sir John Stewart of Bonkyl.
Robert Stewart of Burray was the second son of William Stewart of Mains, younger brother of Sir Alexander Stewart of Garlies, 1st Earl of Galloway.
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 ipedia.com: House of Stuart Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Walter the Steward (died 1177) was born in Shropshire, the son Alan Fitz Flaad, a Norman conqueror.
Maud was aided by her uncle, David I of Scotland, and Walter followed David north in 1141, after Maud had been usurped by Stephen.
The sixth High Steward of Scotland, Walter Stewart (1293-1326), married Majory, daughter of Robert the Bruce.
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 Genealogy - pafg1299 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Alexander Stewart 4th High Steward of Scots [Parents] was born in 1214 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland.
John Stewart Lord of Bonkyl [Parents] was born in 1245 in Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Margaret Bonkyl was born in 1254 in Bonkyl, Berwickshire, Scotland.
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 Scotland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
District in the south-west of Scotland, comprising the counties of Kirkcudbright and Wigtown.
In 1298, Patrick was appointed the King's Lieutenant in Scotland, and in 1300 was at the siege of Caerlaverock.
Walter FitzAlan was the son of Alan FitzFlaald, 4th hereditary Steward of Dol, in Brittany.
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 [No title]
Sir Robert de Erskine of that Ilk, the worthy, wyse and lele', was High Chamberlain of Scotland in the late14th century.
Alexander, 3rd Lord Erskine, and de jure (rightful) 15th Earl of Mar, was given the guardianship of the young James IV, and this was the start of the Erskines' hereditary guardianship of five generations of royal heirs.
Alexander built a massive tower house in Alloa in 1497 with eleven-foot thick walls, and this was the home of the Erskines for the next three centuries Alexander's son Robert, 4th Lord Erskine and 16th Earl of Mar, was killed at Flodden in 1513 along with his king.
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 Stewart Family Quiz
Which descendant of Alexander Stewart represented Harlan and Knox Counties in the 1850's in the Kentucky Legislature and was elected County Judge of Harlan County from 1858 to 1870?
Which descendant of Alexander Stewart fought in the Civil War for the United States as a Lieutenant of the Seventh Kentucky Cavalry and was wounded on the charge on Fort Tyler in Georgia?
Jones-Mills was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives from Knox County.
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 Our Ancient Ancestors
Scotland and England, then at peace, and during this and the later reigns of Alexander I (1107-1124) and David I (1124-1153) many Norman Nobles entered the Scottish service in the wars against the Norwegians, being rewarded by large grants of the captured lands.
From Bonkyl's fourth son came the Stewarts of Innermeath in Strathearn, from whom descended the Stewart Lords of Lorn, the Stewarts of Murthly and Grandtully, the Stewart Earls of Athol, and the Stewarts of Appin.
It was Sir James Stewart of Grandtully who, before he succeeded to the family title and estates, ran away with Lady Jane, sister of the first and last Duke of Douglas, and whose son by her was the claimant in the great Douglas cause.
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 Pollock Ancestry - Stewart
He was named High Steward of Scotland by David I and this office was confirmed by Malcolm IV in 1157.
The first to adopt the name of his office as surname, he was appointed Justiciar of Scotland by Alexander II in 1230 and negotiated the king's second marriage.
Sir Alexander Stewart of Darnley, alive in 1345 and 1374 (B) Sir John Stewart of Garlies and Dalswinton, known to be alive in 1346 (C)
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 Sewell or Sewall of Coventry - Person Page 8
The marriage intention of Rebecca Amory and Deacon Edward Payne, son of William Payne and Anne or Margaret Stewart, was published on 25 September 1756 in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Beatrix of Angus married Walter le Steward, 3rd High Steward of Scotland, son of Alan Fitz Walter, 2nd High Steward of Scotland and Eve Thor's-son.
Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland+ b.
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 Stuart Weitzman Resources & Information - stuart weitzman shoes
The earliest known member of stuart weitzman chaps boots the House of Stewart was Flaald I (Flaald the Seneschal), an 11th century stuart weitzman dryice silver Breton noble who was a stuart weitzman evening shoe follower of the Lord of Dol and Combourg.
The stuart weitzman loafer sixth High Steward of Scotland, Walter Stewart (1293-1326), married Majory, daughter of Robert the Bruce, and also played an important part in the Battle of Bannockburn stuart weitzman bridal shoes currying further favour.
Mary II of England and Scotland (1689-1694) - with William III of England and II of Scotland, of the House of Orange-Nassau, stuart weitzman stuart weitzman suede thong sandal grip handbag a descendant of Charles I
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 Janet's Genealogy
High Steward, did indeed have a brother named Simon--he was a witness to the foundation charter of Paisley in 1160.
ABT 1356 died before 15 March 1390 Justiciar of Scotland, he was implicated in the plot that led to King James I's assassination, and was publicly tortured to death in Edinburgh, his head crowned with a red-hot iron crown inscribed "the king of traitors".
On 17 June 1390, the king's brother, Alexander, "the Wolf of Badenoch", in pursuit of a feud with the Bishop of Moray, burned the Cathedral and the town of Elgin with the parish church and the Maison Dieu Hospital.
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 STUART STEWART - Online Information article about STUART STEWART
Ireland; and (7) Sir Robert of Daldowie, ancestor of the Stewarts of Allanton and of Coltness.
From Murdoch, duke of Albany, were descended the Stewarts of Ardvoirlich and other families of the name in Perthshire, and alsothe Stuarts of.
Present Earl of Galloway, was the Second Son of Sir Alexander Stewart of Darnley (18o1); Riddell, Stewartiana (1843) ; \\%.
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 House of Stuart - WikiLeasing.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The 'House of Stuart' or 'Stewart' was a royal house of the Kingdom of Scotland, later of the Kingdom of England, and finally of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
The earliest known member f the House of Stewart was Flaald I (Flaald the Seneschal), an 11th century Breton noble of Norman descent who was a follower of the Lord of Dol and Combourg.
Darnley's father was Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, a direct descendant of James II and Mary's heir presumptive.
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 stewart01
Beatrix (dau of Gilchrist, 4th Earl of Angus)
of Sir James Stewart of Durrisdeer, and niece of Walter, the High Steward".
Reported by TCP (Lovel of Castle Cary) to have been sister of Sir James FitzAlan, Steward of Scotland, and mother of Muriel, was...
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 James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1243 - 16 July 1309) was a Scottish noble, the son of Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland.
James Stewart was a Guardian of Scotland during the First Interregnum.
James Stewart was married to Cecilia de Dunbar to whom he had a son, Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland.
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 Ancestors of
Stewart, Alexander "The Wolf" of Badenoch, 1st Earl of Buchan (Sir)-[671]+
Stewart, Walter Lord of Brechin, Earl of Atholl, Earl of Caithness-[1452]+
He held the office of regent of Scotland during the captivity in England of his uncle David, 1346-1357, and succeeded to the throne on his death, in 1371 when Robert was 55 years old.
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 Clan Drummond
Not long after his death, Alexander Stewart, a natural son of "the Wolf of Badenoch", a bandit and robber by profession, having cast his eyes on the lands of the earldom, stormed the countess' castle of Kildrummie; and, either by violence or persuasion, obtained her in marriage.
The King, it is said, made Maurice Steward or Thane of Lennox, a title still held by the Drummond chief, and bestowed upon him the lands of Drymen on the Endrick, from which his descendants took their name, and which they continued to possess for some two hundred years.
Sir Malcolm was murdered by Alexander Stewart, natural son of the fierce Wolf of Badenoch and grandson of Robert II., who forcibly married the Countess and assumed the title of Earl of Mar, fighting under that name at Harlaw and Inverlochy.
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 Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1246), 3rd High Steward of Scotland and Justiciar of Scotia, was born before 1198 to Alan fitz Walter, 2nd High Steward of Scotland and his second wife Alesta of Mar. His maternal grandfather was Morggán, Earl of Mar.
Marjorie was reportedly a daughter of Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon.
Marjorie and Robert were the parents of Robert I of Scotland.
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 swuklink: Searchable Time-Line  
Ealdorman Leofsy banished from Wessex by Ethelred II for the murder of the high steward Eafy (ASC)
Their son became Robert II of Scotland, ancestor of the monarchs of the House of Stuart and the later royal families of Scotland and England
1340); succeeded as Duke of Aquitaine by Henry V, as Earl of Leicester and Lancaster and Lord High Steward (1362-) by Henry Bolingbroke and as Duke of Lancaster by Henry IV
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 Entropic Fine Art Inc - The Royal House of Stewart
In June 1992, HRH Prince Michael James Alexander Stewart, 7th Count of Albany (Scotland) was elected President of the European Council of Princes -- a constitutional advisory body within the European Union.
The Council's recognition of a royal Stewart (Stuart) came as no surprise in Europe, but it was a startling revelation to many people in America, Britain and the Commonwealth, who had heard little about the exiled Stewarts since the days of Bonnie Prince Charlie.
However, in a direct line from King Robert II (founder of the Royal House of Stewart in 1371), Prince Michael is the seventh legitimate descendant from Charles Edward Stuart, and is the prior legal claimant in the Scottish succession, as confirmed by document under International Law.
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 Scottish House of Stewart (later Stuart)
The name "Stewart" is from the office of hereditary Steward of Scotland.
The French-influenced spelling "Stuart" was adopted temp Mary, Queen of Scots.
Margaret Stewart, Countess of Angus, had affair with William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas and had issue.
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 Stewart
John Stewart of Railston pledged to him his lands for 100 merks.
4th Duke of Norfolk, Earl of Surrey, Earl Marshal of England, K.B.,
ROBERT II was King of Scotland between 1371 and 1390 and was also Earl of Atholl and Strathem.
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 Janet's Genealogy
SIR THOMAS BOYD of Kilmarnock, eldest son and heir of Sir Thomas Boyd, had a remission from Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, Governor of Scotland, in 1409, for the slaughter of Neilson of Dalrymple.
Concerning Robert's partner "Alexander the Lyle," Bolton's identification of him as Robert's brother may be based upon the known fact that Robert Boyd of Kilmarnock had a brother named Alexander.
Robert Boyd, 4th Lord Boyd born: abt 1485 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland died: 10 May 1558 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England m’d Helen Somerville Robert Boyd, 5th Lord Boyd, son of Robert Boyd, 4th Lord Boyd, and Helen Somerville born circa 1517 died 3 January 1590 buried Kilmarnock 3.
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