Alan fitz Flaald1
was born in 1078 and died in 1114. He married Avelina Ernoulfd Hesdin,
daughter of Ernoulf de
Hesdin, who
was killed on crusade at Antioch3. Their
issue was:
- William
fitz Alan, eldest son (d. 1160), made High Sheriff of
Shropshire by King Stephen of England in 1137. He married a niece of Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester.
His son, William who died circa 1210, acquired by marriage
the
Lordship of Clun and he became designated Lord of Clun and
Oswestry. William fitz Alan is ancestor of the FitzAlan
Earls of Arundel.
- Jordan
fitz Alan,
of Burton, who inherited lands in Brittany, and restored to the Priory
of St. Florent at Sele, West Sussex, the mill at Burton, given it by
his father.
- Walter
fitz Alan, third son, became 1st
hereditary High (Great) Steward of Scotland, and ancestor of the Stuart Kings
of Scotland, Walter
fitz Alan,
who died circa 1177.
- Sybil
- Simon,
brother of Walter, who also went to Scotland and witnessed his
brother's Foundation Charter of Paisley Abbey.
Round suggests he may have been either a uterine or
even a
bastard brother.
Walter
fitz Alan, High Steward of Scotland,
was
born in Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland about 1112 and Christened
at Dol, Normandy, France. He died circa 1177. He was the
third
son of Alan fitz Flaald
and Avelina Hesdin.
In his time he rose from being only the third son of
an Anglo-Norman noble to become the 1st High Steward (or Seneschal) of
Scotland. In doing so he became the founding ancestor of the Stuart (or
Steward) dynasty that in time became the Scottish, and later the
British, Royal House of Stuart.
In 1164 he
repelled an
invasion of Renfrewshire. He married Eschyna De Londoniisde Molle & Huntlaw
about 1140. This was her second marriage; first marriage was to Robert de Croc.
She was born about
1125, a
daughter of Thomas
De Londoniis; Malcolm de
Molle was her brother. Children
of Walter Fitz Alan and Eschyna de Molle were:
- Sir Alan
Fitz Walter, 2nd High Steward of Scotland, b about
1152.
- Christian/Christina
le Stewart born about 1162. She married (1) William de Brus
about 1178, son of
Robert de Brus, Lord of Annandale, and Euphemia of Aumale,
and (2)
Patrick
de Dunbar, Earl of Dunbar, after June 1215.
- Margaret Fitz Walter4
:married Roger
D. Falmesbury born 1172 Lancashire, England

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Sir Alan
Fitz Walter, 2nd High Steward of Scotland, born about 1152
was the son of Walter
fitz Alan, High
Steward of Scotland and Eschyna De Londoniis de Molle & Huntlaw.
Alan fitz Walter succeeded, upon his father's death in 1177,
as
High Steward of Scotland. He accompanied Richard
the
Lionheart on the Third Crusade, from which he returned to Scotland in
July 1191. He was married twice,
first to Eva ___,
about 1175, who is usually named as the daughter of Sweyn Thor'sson,
although some historians dispute Eva's parentage. His second
marriage was to Alesta,
daughter of Morggán,
Earl of Mar
by whom he had issue:
- Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of
Scotland 1198-1246
- David
Walter
Stewart of Dundonald, 3rd High Steward of Scotland and Justiciar of
Scotia was born circa 1198 died about 1246, was a son of Sir Alan Fitz Walter, 2nd High
Steward of Scotland was a son of Sir Alan Fitz Walter, 2nd High
Steward of Scotland and Alesta, daughter of
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Earl of Mar.
Walter married Beatrix
of Angus,
born 1183 in Aungus, Scotland, daughter of Gille Críst, Earl of Angus
and his wife Marjorie,
said to be a daughter of Henry
of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon. The couple had eight
children:
- Elizabeth,
born in 1204
- Euphemia,
born in 1206
- John,
born in 1012 and died in 1249 in Egypt
- Alexander 4th High Steward of Scotland,
born 1212
- Walter,
born in 1212 Earl of Mentieth, died 1296
- Beatrix,
born 1215
- Sir
Robert, Knight, born in 1218
- Margaret,
born in 1221
Alexander,
4th High Steward of Scotland was born in 1214 and died
1283 was the son of Walter
Stewart of Dundonald, 3rd High Steward of Scotland
and Alesta of of Mar.
Alexander married married Jean
Macrory, daughter of
Séamus (or James) Macrory, Lord
of Bute.
Their children were:
- James
Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland was born circa1243
and died 1309
- Sir
John Stewart of Bonkyll, Berwickshire born circa 1245and
died July 22, 1298, married Margaret de Bonkyl,
daughter of Sir
Alexander de Bonkyl of that Ilk . had seven sons and one
daughter, and was killed in the Battle
of Falkirk.
- Andrew
Stewart born circa 1245, was the third son of
Alexander Stewart. He married a daughter of James Bethe.
- Elizabeth
Stewart, circa 1248, and died before 1288. She married Sir
William Douglas,
Governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed. She was the mother of the Sir James Douglas.
- Hawise Stewart born circa 1262,
married the brother of the Lord of Liddesdale, Sir John
de Soulis. They had a daughter, Muriel de
Soulis.
James
Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland born circa
1243 at Dundonald Castle, Irvine,
Ayrshire, Scotland, was the son of Alexander, 4th High Steward of
Scotland and Jean
Macrory. He died in 1309 in Dundonald
Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. He married Gille de Burgh,
daughter of Walter de
Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster and Isabel fitz John. He
succeeded to the title of 5th High Steward of Scotland in 1283. He
was a guardian on the death of King Alexander II in 1286. He was an
auditor to represent Bruce in his claim for the Crown of Scotland in
1292. He fought in the Battle of Stirling in 1297.
James Stewart and Gille
de Burgh had five children:
- Walter,
6th High Steward (1293–1326) who
married King Robert I's
daughter, Marjorie Bruce.
- Sir
John, killed 14 October 1318 at the battle of Dundalk.
- Sir Andrew
- Sir
James Stewart of Durisdeer, Tutor to his
nephew, the future King Robert II of Scotland, in 1327.
- Egidia
Stewart, who married Sir
Alexander de
Menzies, of Durisdeer.
Walter
Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland born 1292 and died
9 Apr 1327 at Bathgate Castle. He was the son of James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland
by his wife Gille de Burgh,
daughter of Walter de
Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster and Isabel fitz John.
Walter
Stewart was the 6th hereditary High Steward of Scotland. He
married, firstly, Alice Erskine, daughter of Sir John Erskine, before
1315. Secondly, he married King
Robert I's daughter, Marjorie
Bruce
and also the father of King
Robert II of Scotland. Margorie Bruce, Princess of
Scotland
was born circa 1297. She died on 2 March 1316 at Paisley, Renfrewshire,
Scotland, in childbirth. She was also known as Margaret. She was the
daughter of Robert I
Bruce, King of Scotland and Isabella, Lady of Mar. She
was also known as Princess
Marjorie of Scotland. From 1315, her married name became Stewart. Thirdly, he
married Isabella Graham, daughter of unknown Graham. He
fought in the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, where he commanded one of
the divisions of the Scottish Army.
Child of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland and Alice Erskine
Child of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland and Margorie
Bruce, Princess of Scotland
- Robert II Stewart, King of
Scotland born. 2 March 1315/16, died 19 April 1390
Children of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland and Isabella
Graham
- Sir John Stewart
-
Sir Andrew Stewart
-
Egidia Stewart born 1406
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Robert
Stewart II King of Scotland was born 2 March 1316 in Kyle,
Ayshire, Scotland, a son of Walter
Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, and Marjorie
Bruce. He died 19 April 1390 in Dondonald,
Ayshire, Scotland. He married Elizabeth
of Rowllen Mure
22 November 1347 in Kyle, Ayshire, Scotland. Elizabeth of
Rowllen
Mure was born in 1315 in Ayshire, Scotland and died in Scotland. Robert II Stewart
succeded David II Bruce,
only son of Robert I
Bruce.
This was the end of the House of Bruce
and the beginning of the House of
Stewart. Robert II Stewart and Elizabeth Mure had seven
children:
- Robert
III of Scotland, born circa 1337 and died 4 April
1406.
- Walter
Stewart, Lord of Fife
- Robert, 1st
Duke of Albany
- Alexander,
earl of Buchan
- David, earl
of Caithness
- Walter, earl
of Atholl
- Thomas Stewart
Robert
Stewart III
King of
Scotland was born circa 1337 and died 4 April 1406 at
Rothesay Castle. He was a son of Robert Stewart II King of Scotland
and Elizabeth Rowllen
Mure, and was legitimated with the marriage of his
parents in 1347. His given name was John Stewart,
and he was known primarily as the Earl of Carrick before ascending the
throne at age 53. He changed his name to Robert. Robert
married Annabella Drummond, daughter of Sir
John Drummond of Stobhall. She was born in 1350 in
Scotland and died October 1401 in Scotland. The couple had two
children:
- David
Stewart, Duke of Rothesay
- James I King
of Scotland, Born 1394
Died 21 February 1437
James
Stewart I King of Scotland was the youngest son
of Robert III
and Annabella Drummond.
He was
probably born in late July 1394 in Dunfermline, Scotland, the
youngest of
three sons. James I, King of Scots (reign: 1406 – 37) By the
time
he was eight years of age both of his elder brothers were dead; Robert
had died in infancy, but David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay died in
Falkland Castle while being detained by his uncle Robert Stewart, Duke
of Albany. James was sent to France in February 1406 James in the
company of nobles loyal to Robert III clashed with those of the Earl of
Douglas forcing the prince to take temporary refuge on the Bass Rock in
the Forth estuary. He remained there until mid-March when a vessel
bound for France was found but English pirates captured the ship on 22
March and delivered James to Henry IV of England. Just a few
days
later on 4 April, Robert III died and the 12 year-old James, uncrowned
king of Scots began his 18 year detention. He served in the
English army against the French in 1420-21. James was ransomed in
1424. In April of that year James accompanied by his wife Joan
Beaufort, daughter of the John de Beaufort Earl of Somerset
and Margaret de Holand,
returned to
Scotland. Unlike his father and grandfather he did not take
mistresses but had many children by his consort, Queen Joan. James was
murdered at Perth on the night of 20–1 February 1437 in a failed coup
by his kinsman and former ally Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl. Queen
Joan, although wounded, escaped to the safety of Edinburgh Castle where
she was reunited with her son James II. Children of James
Stewart
I and Joan Beaufort were:
- Margaret, Dauphine of France
- Isabella, Duchess of Brittany
- Eleanor, Archduchess of Austria
- Mary, Countess of Buchan
- Joan, Countess of Morton
- Alexander, Duke of Rothesay
- James II of Scotland born 16 October 1430
- Annabella, Countess of Huntly
James
Stewart II King of Scotland
James Stewart II reigned as King of Scots from 1437 to his death. He
was known as the "child king" as he was only six years old when his
father was assassinated. was born 16 October 1430 at Holyrood
Palace, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the son of James I Stewart, King of Scotland
and Lady Joan
Beaufort,
and died 3 August 1460 at Roxburgh Castle, Scotland, killed by a
bursting piece of ordnance. He was buried at Holyrood Abbey,
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. He married Marie von Geldern,
daughter of Arnold
Herzog von Geldern and Katherine
von Kleve, on 3 July 1449 at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh,
Midlothian, Scotland.
He succeeded to the title of Duke of Rothesay on 22 April
1431.
James II Stewart, King of Scotland also went by the nick-name of James
'of the Fiery Face'. He succeeded to the title of King James
II
of Scotland on 21 February 1437. He was crowned King of
Scotland
on 25 March 1437 at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian,
Scotland.
His coronation at Kelso
Abbey was the first not at Scone. By giving authority to men of his own
choice, and travelling energetically, James II strengthened a monarchy
weakened by powerful nobles. He married Mary of Guelders
(died 1463), daughter of Arnold,
Duke of Guelders (a
Rhine principality) on 3 July 1449. James died in a gun
accident
- the gun exploded while was King standing nearby, near Roxburgh
Castle a during siege by the English.
Child of James II Stewart, King of Scotland
- John Stewart II,
born between 1445 - 1460
Children of James II Stewart, King of Scotland and Marie von Geldern:
- Margaret Stewart,
born between 1449 - 1463
- unnamed son
Stewart born 19 May 1450, died 19 May 1450
- Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland
born before 16 May 1452, died circa May 1488
- James III Stewart, King of
Scotland born 10 July 1452, died 11 June 1488
- Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of
Albany born circa 1454, died 7 August 1485
- David Stewart, Earl of Moray
born between 1454 - 1456, died before 18 July 1457
- John Stewart, Earl of Mar and Garioch born
between 1456 - 1459, died 9 July 1479
James
III Stewart, King of Scotland was
born 10 July 1452, at Stirling Castle, Stirling,
Stirlingshire,
Scotland, and died 11 June 1488 at Milltown, Bannockburn, Scotland.
He was assassinated. He was a son of James II Stewart, King
of
Scotland and Marie von Geldern. He married Margaret Oldenburg, Princess of
Denmark, daughter of Christian
I Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway and Dorothea von Hohenzollern,
on 13 July 1469 at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. He
was buried at Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire, Scotland. He
succeeded to the title of King James III of Scotland on 3 August 1460.
He was crowned King of Scotland on 10 August 1460 at Kelso Abbey,
Roxburghshire, Scotland. He fought in the Battle of Sauchieburn on 11
June 1488.
Children of James III Stewart, King of Scotland and Margaret Oldenburg,
Princess of Denmark
- James IV Stewart, King of Scotland
born 17 March 1473, died 9 September 1513
- James Stewart, Duke of
Ross born March 1475/76, died 12 January 1504
- John Stewart, Earl of
Mar born between 16 July 1479 - 12 July 1480,
died 11 March 1502/3
James
IV Stewart, King of Scotland born 17 March 1473,
died 9 September 1513. He married Lady Margaret Tudor,
daughter of Henry VII
Tudor, King of England and Elizabeth Plantagenet,
on 8 August 1503 at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. He
was the son of James III
Stewart, King of Scotland and Margaret Oldenburg, Princess of
Denmark.
He died on 9 September 1513 at Flodden Field, Northumberland, England,
killed in action. He gained these titles: Lord of Cunningham
on 17
March 1473, the title
of Earl of Carrick on 17 March 1473, and title of Duke of Rothesay on
17 March 1473. He succeeded to the title of King James IV of
Scotland
on 11 June 1488, and was crowned King of Scotland on 26 June 1488 at
Scone Abbey, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. He fought in the
Battle
of Flodden on 9 September 1513 at Flodden Field, Northumberland,
England.
Children of James IV Stewart, King of Scotland and Marion Boyd:
- Catherine Stewart
died after 1554
- Alexander Stewart
born cica 1493, d died 9 September 1513
Child of James IV Stewart, King of Scotland and Isabella Stewart
- Janet Stewart died
between 22 Aug 1560 - 1563
Child of James IV Stewart, King of Scotland and Margaret Drummond
- Margaret Stewart
born circa 1497
Child of James IV
Stewart, King of Scotland and Janet Kennedy
- James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray born 1501,
died 12 June 1544
Children of James IV Stewart, King of Scotland and Lady Margaret Tudor
- James Stewart, Duke of Rothesay
born 21 February 1506/7, died 27 February 1507/8
- unnamed daughter Stewart
born 15 July 1508, died 15 July 1508
- Arthur Stewart, Duke of Rothesay
born 20 October 1509, died 14 July 1510
- James V Stewart, King of Scotland
born 15 April 1512, died 14 December 1542
- unnamed daughter Stewart
born November 1512, died November 1512
- Alexander Stewart, Duke of Ross
born 30 April 1514, died 18 December 1515
James
V Stewart, King of Scotland
was born 15 April 1512, at Linlithgow Palace,
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, a son of James IV Stewart, King of Scotland
and Lady Margaret Tudor.
He married, firstly, Madeleine
de Valois, daughter of François
I, Roi de France and Claude
de Valois, Duchesse
de Bretagne, on 1 January 1537 at Notre Dame Cathedral,
Paris, France. He married, secondly, Marie de Lorraine,
daughter of Claude de
Lorraine, Duc de Guise and Antoinette de Bourbon,
on 12 June 1538 at St. Andrews Cathedral, St. Andrews, Fife,
Scotland. He was also reported to have been married by Proxy
on 9
May 1538 at Paris, France. He died on 14 December 1542 at age
30
at Falkland Palace, Fife, Scotland. He was buried at Holyrood
Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. He gained the title
of
Duke of Rothesay on 15 April 1512. He succeeded to the title
of
King James V of Scotland on 9 September 1513. He was crowned
King
of Scotland on 21 September 1513. He and Euphemia Elphinstone were
associated circa 1532. He was invested as a Knight, Order of
the Garter (K.G.) on 20 January 1535.
Child of James V Stewart, King of Scotland and Lady Elizabeth Stuart
- Adam
Stewart born between 1528 - 1542, died 1606
Child of James V Stewart, King of Scotland and Elizabeth Bethune
- Jean
Stewart born bet ween 1528 - 1542, died 7
January 1587/88
Children of James V Stewart, King of Scotland
- Margaret
Stewart born between 1528 - 1542
- Robert
Stewart born circa 1533, died 1581
Child of James V Stewart, King of Scotland and Elizabeth Shaw
- James Stewart
born circa 1529, died 25 September 1557
Child of James V Stewart, King of Scotland and Elizabeth Carmichael
- John Stewart, 1st Lord Darnley 6
born circa 1531, died circa November 1563
Child of James V Stewart, King of Scotland and Margaret Erskine
- James Stuart, 1st Earl of Moray
born 1531, died 20 January 1569/70
Child of James V Stewart, King of Scotland and Christine Barclay
- James Stewart
born between 1531 - 1542
Child of James V Stewart, King of Scotland and Euphemia Elphinstone
- Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney
born 1533, died 4 February 1592/93
Children of James V Stewart, King of Scotland and Marie de Lorraine
- James Stewart, Duke of
Rothesay born 22 May 1540, died April 1541
- Arthur Stewart, Duke of
Albany born April 1541, died April 1541
- Mary Stewart, Queen of
Scotland born 7 December 1542, died 8 February
1587
Mary I Stewart, Queen of
Scotland was born on 7 December 1542 at
Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland. She was the
daughter of James V
Stewart, King of Scotland and Marie de Lorraine.
Her first marriage was to François
II, Roi de France, son of Henri II, Roi de France
and Catherine de Medici,
on 24 April 1558 at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France. She married,
secondly, Henry Stuart,
Lord Darnley, son of Matthew
Stuart, 4th Earl of Lennox and Lady Margaret Douglas,
on 29 July 1565 at Holyrood Palace Chapel, Edinburgh, Midlothian,
Scotland. She married, thirdly, James Hepburn, 1st and last Duke of Orkney, son
of Patrick Hepburn, 3rd
Earl of Bothwell and Agnes
Sinclair, on 15 May 1567 at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh,
Midlothian, Scotland, in a forced marriage.
She succeeded to the title of Queen
Mary I of Scotland
on 14 December 1542. She was crowned Queen of Scotland on 9
September 1543 at Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire,
Scotland. On 7 August 1548 she went to France, and grew up as
a
Roman Catholic in the King of France's household. As
a
result of her marriage to François II, Roi de France, Mary Stewart,
Queen of Scotland was styled as Queen
Consort Mary of France
on 6 July 1559. On 19 August 1561 she returned to Scotland to
rule in person. On 23 April 1567 at Almond Bridge, Scotland,
she
was seized by the Earl of Bothwell, and held prisoner in Dunbar
Castle. She abdicated as Queen of Scotland on 24 July 1567.
In
May 1568 she escaped to England, where she was heir to the throne.
Fearing pro-Catholic plots to make Mary Queen of England, her cousin Elizabeth I
imprisoned her and eventually had her executed, supposedly for her part
in an assassination plot. She died on 8 February
1587 at age 44 at Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire,
England, in a botched execution. She was buried in 1612 at
Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England. She was buried at
Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England.
Child of Mary Stewart, Queen of Scotland and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
- James I Charles Stuart, King of
Great Britain born 19 June 1566, died 27 March 1625
Children of Mary Stewart, Queen of Scotland and James Hepburn, 1st and
last Duke of Orkney
stillborn
twin Hepburn born between 18 July 1568 - 24 July
1568, died between 18 July 1568 - 24 July 1568
stillborn
twin Hepburn born between 18 July 1568 - 24 July
1568, died between 18 July 1568 - 24 July 1568
James
VI Charles Stuart2,
King of Scotland and James I
Charles Stuart, King of England & Ireland was born
19 June 1566, the son of Queen
Mary I Stewart of Scotland and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
in Edinburgh Castle, Scotland. James was born into the House of Stuart.
At the age of thirteen months, he became
King of
Scotland, succeeding his mother Mary, Queen of Scotland, who had been
compelled to abdicate in his favor. Four different regents governed
during his minority, which ended officially in 1578. He did not gain
full control of his government until 1581. On 24 March 1603,
he
succeeded the last Tudor monarch of England and Ireland, Elizabeth I,
who died without issue He continued to reign in all three
kingdoms for 22 years, often using the title King of Great Britain (which neither Scotland nor
England appreciated at the time) and Ireland, until his
death in 1625 at the age of 58. He based himself in
England from 1603.Anne
of Denmark born
12
December 1574, died 2 March 1619, was queen consort of
Scotland,
England, and Ireland as the wife of King James VI and I The second
daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark, Anne married James in 1589 at
the age of fourteen and bore him three children who survived infancy,
including the future Charles I.
Their children were:
- Henry, Prince of Wales
(19 February 1594–6 November 1612). Died, probably of typhoid fever,
aged 18.
- Elizabeth Stuart (19
August 1596 – 13 February 1662). Married 1613, Frederick V, Elector
Palatine. Died aged 65.
- Margaret Stuart (24
December 1598 Dalkeith Palace – March 1600 Linlithgow Palace). Died
aged fifteen months. Buried at Holyrood Abbey.
- Charles I of England 19
November 1600 – 30 January 1649. Married 1625, Henrietta Maria.
Executed aged 48.
- Robert Stuart, Duke
of Kintyre 18 January 1602 – 27 May 1602. Died aged four
months.
- Mary Stuart 8
April 1605 Greenwich Palace – 16 December 1607 Stanwell, Surrey. Died
aged two.
- Sophia Stuart 22
June 1606 – 23 June 1606. Born and died at Greenwich Palace.
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