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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 England.
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 ...
James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray. 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 ...
Doune Castle built in the 14th century by Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany. Earl's Palace, Kirkwall built by Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney. Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall originally a Norwegian fort, ownership later passed to Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney. Scalloway Castle built by Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney.
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 ...
Robert Stewart was the third son of the future King Robert II of Scotland (1316–1390) and of Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan. His parents' marriage was deemed uncanonical at first, which, in some circles, gave their children and descendants the label of illegitimacy, but the granting of a papal dispensation in 1349 saw their remarriage and their children's legitimisation.
Euphemia was a daughter of Hugh, Earl of Ross, and Margaret de Graham, Hugh's second wife and daughter of Sir John de Graham of Abercorn. [1] She first married John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray, but the marriage was childless. Her husband died in 1346, and she remained a widow for nine years. On 2 May 1355, Euphemia married Robert Stewart, sole ...
1437. James murdered in his chambers in the Greyfriars monastery in Perth by men acting for his uncle, Walter, Earl of Atholl, on 20 February. Atholl arrested, tried and executed on 26 March[16] James I(late July 1394 – 21 February 1437) was King of Scotsfrom 1406 until his assassination in 1437.