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Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney. Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney and Lord of Zetland ( Shetland) (spring of 1533 – 4 February 1593) was a recognised illegitimate son of James V, King of Scotland, and his mistress Eupheme Elphinstone. [1] Robert Stewart was half-brother to Mary, Queen of Scots and uncle to James VI and I of Scotland and ...
The first and fourth quarters show the Scottish royal arms debruised by a ribbon, a symbol of bastardy, while the second and third quarters show the arms of the Earldom of Orkney. Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney, Lord of Zetland [nb 1] (c. 1566 [1] – 6 February 1615) was a Scottish nobleman, the son of Robert, Earl of Orkney, a bastard ...
James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (c. 1531 – 23 January 1570) [1] was a member of the House of Stewart as the illegitimate son of King James V of Scotland. At times a supporter of his half-sister Mary, Queen of Scots, he was the regent of Scotland for his half-nephew, the infant King James VI, from 1567 until his assassination in 1570.
Clan Sinclair. Father. Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney. Mother. Egidia Douglas. William Sinclair (1410–1480), 1st Earl of Caithness (1455–1476), last Earl (Jarl) of Orkney (1434–1470 de facto, –1472 de jure ), 2nd Lord Sinclair and 11th Baron of Roslin was a Norwegian and Scottish nobleman and the builder of Rosslyn Chapel, in ...
He was created Earl of Atholl in around 1457, [ 3] the first earl of the eighth creation of the title. He is believed to have had a hand in suppressing the rebellion of John Macdonald, 11th Earl of Ross, the last of the Lords of the Isles. John Stewart became ambassador to England in 1484. According to 18th century historian William Guthrie ...
Earl of Orkney, historically Jarl of Orkney, is a title of nobility encompassing the archipelagoes of Orkney and Shetland, which comprise the Northern Isles of Scotland. Originally founded by Norse invaders, the status of the rulers of the Northern Isles as Norwegian vassals was formalised in 1195. Although the Old Norse term jarl is ...
Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney. Categories: Illegitimate children of Scottish monarchs. James V of Scotland.
Robert III (c. 1337 – 4 April 1406), born John Stewart, was King of Scots from 1390 to his death in 1406. He was also High Steward of Scotland from 1371 to 1390 and held the titles of Earl of Atholl (1367–1390) and Earl of Carrick (1368–1390) before ascending the throne at about the age of 53 years. He was the eldest son of King Robert II ...