Henry Stewart Lord Darnley

(7 December 1545 - 10 February 1567)
      Henry Stuart, Duke of Albany, commonly known as Lord Darnley, King Consort of Scotland, was the first cousin and second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the father of her son King James VI, who became King James I of England. Darnley was born in 1545, at Temple Newsam in Yorkshire, England, the son of the 4th Earl of Lennox, and his wife, Margaret Douglas. He was related to his future wife in at least three ways: They shared a grandmother in Margaret Tudor, putting both Mary and Darnley high in the line of succession for the English throne; Darnley was a descendant of a daughter of James II of Scotland and thus also in line for the throne of Scotland; and Darnley's family surname was due to a much more ancient connection to his male-line ancestor, Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland. On their marriage, which took place July 29, 1565 in the chapel of Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Darnley was given the title of "King of Scots", but he was a king consort only, with no royal powers.
The marriage was a disaster. Darnley was younger than Mary and not particularly mature for a nineteen-year-old. He was unpopular with the other nobles and had a mean and violent streak. Within a short time, Mary became pregnant, but Darnley grew more and more demanding. His jealousy of Mary's private secretary, David Rizzio, culminated in the bloody murder of the latter by Darnley and a group of his friends, in the presence of the queen herself at Holyrood Palace. Following the birth of her son, the future James VI of Scotland, the succession was more secure; in late 1566 and early 1567, Darnley and Mary appeared to be close to reconciliation, as she was often seen visiting his chambers. But on February 10, 1567, the bodies of Darnley and servant at the time were discovered in the gardens of the Hamiltons' house, Kirk o' Field, Edinburgh, where they had been staying. An explosion had occurred that night at the house, but the evidence pointed to Darnley's having escaped that attempted assassination only to be murdered when he got outside. Suspicion fell on James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell and on Mary herself. Bothwell later abducted Mary, where he kept her for a week, at the end of which she had agreed to marry him, under pressure, duress, or desperation (Mary's power as a lone Queen was not respected since she was a woman, and Bothwell had proven himself loyal to Scotland for the past 10 years). There were also speculation that Bothwell had raped Mary, giving her no choice but to marry him. Darnley's death was a key event in the downward spiral that led to her loss of the Scottish crown. Henry Stewart Lord Darnley was born on 7 December 1545 in Temple Newsam, Yorkshire. He was the son of Matthew Stewart 4th Earl of Lennox and Lady Margaret Douglas.
Henry Stewart Lord Darnley married Mary Stewart Queen of Scots, daughter of James, V, King of Scotland, on 29 July 1565 in Holyrood, Edinburgh.
     Henry died on 10 February 1567 in Edinburgh, Scotland, aged 21.

Child of Henry Stewart Lord Darnley and Mary Stewart Queen of Scots

Isabel Stewart

     Isabel Stewart married Colin Campbell Earl of Argyll. Isabel Stewart was born in Scotland.
To be linked..

Child of Isabel Stewart and Colin Campbell Earl of Argyll

Isabel Stewart

( - after 16 July 1351?)
     Isabel Stewart was the daughter of Sir John Stewart (of Bonkyll) and Margaret de Bonkyll.
Isabel Stewart married Thomas Randolph Earl of Moray, son of Thomas Randolph (of Strathdon) and Isabel? Kinconquhar or Bruce?.
     Isabel died after 16 July 1351?.

Children of Isabel Stewart and Thomas Randolph Earl of Moray

Isabel Stewart (Oliphant) (Murray)

     Isabel Stewart (Oliphant) (Murray) was the daughter of Sir John Stewart.

Isabel Stewart (Robertson)

     Isabel Stewart (Robertson) was the daughter of John Stewart Earl of Athol and Eleanor Sinclair Countess of Atholl.

Isabel Stewart Countess of Ross (Haliburton)

     Isabel Stewart Countess of Ross (Haliburton) was the daughter of Robert Stewart Duke of Albany and Margaret Graham Countess of Menteith.
Isabel Stewart Countess of Ross (Haliburton) married Alexander Leslie 7th Earl of Ross, son of Sir Walter de Leslie and Euphemia, Countess of Ross,.

Child of Isabel Stewart Countess of Ross (Haliburton) and Alexander Leslie 7th Earl of Ross

Isabella Stewart

( - circa 1410)
     Isabella Stewart was the daughter of Robert, II Stewart, King of Scotland and Elizabeth Mure.
Isabella Stewart married James Douglas 2nd Earl, son of William Douglas Earl of Douglas & Mar, after 24 September 1371.
Isabella Stewart married Sir John Edmonston after 1388.
     Isabella died circa 1410.

Isobel Stewart

Child of Isobel Stewart and George MacPherson

James Stewart

(1276 - 1333)
     James Stewart was born in 1276 in Bonkyll, Scotland. He was the son of Sir John Stewart (of Bonkyll) and Margaret de Bonkyll.
     James died in 1333.

Child of James Stewart

James Stewart

     James Stewart was the son of Alexander Stewart.

James Stewart

     James Stewart was born. He fled to Ireland. He left issue. He was the son of Murdoch Stewart 2nd Duke of Albany and Isabella Lennox Duchess of Albany.

Capt James Stewart (Titular Earl of Arran)

( - 1 December 1595)
     Capt James Stewart (Titular Earl of Arran) was born. He was the second son of Andrew..
He received an usually good education, had been a soldier of furtune in France and Sweden, and returned home in 1579. He must have had considerable personal attractions, as he speddily obtained the favour of the KIng. On 18 March 1579/80 and 24 August 1580 he had charters to himself in fee and this father if liferent of the lands of Bothwellmuir and others in the county of Lanark. He was appointed on the Gentlemen of the King's Chamber 15 Oct 1580, arrested the Earl of Morton, as accessory to Darnley's murder, 31 Dec 1580. for which service he received the approval of the Privy Council and Parliament, was appointed tutor to his kinsman James, Earl of Arran, who had been cognosced an idiot; admitted to the Privy Council 8 Feb 1580-81. By charter of 22 April 1581, he was created Earl of Arran and Lord Hamilton, by James VI, while James Hamilton, 3rd earl was still living, but insane.. He was the son of Andrew Stewart 2nd Lord Ochiltree.
Capt James Stewart (Titular Earl of Arran) married Elizabeth Stewart on 6 July 1581. She had previously married firstly Hugh Fraser, 6th LOrd Lovat who died in January 1579/80; secondly to Robert Stewart, Earl fo Lennox, the King's great-uncle. This marriage was annulled, her marriage with Arran hurriedly arranged and the reason of this appeared in the birth of a child on 8 January 1581/2. He left issue..
     James died on 1 December 1595 in Symington, Ayrshire, Scotland. He was attacked and killed by James Douglas of Parkhead, a nephew of the Regent Morton, whose fall, Arran had been instrumental in bringing about..

James Stewart 4th Duke of Lennox

(6 April 1612 - 30 March 1655)
      He was also 2nd uke of Richmond.. James Stewart 4th Duke of Lennox was born on 6 April 1612 in London, England. He was the eldest son of Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox and his wife Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton.. He was the son of Esme Stuart 3rd Duke of Lennox and Catherine Clifton Dowager Duchess of Lennox.
     James died on 30 March 1655 aged 42. He's heir was Esme Stewart 5th Duke of Lennox on 8 August 1655. .

Children of James Stewart 4th Duke of Lennox

James Stewart 5th High Steward

(circa 1260? - 16 July 1309)
      He was a supporter of Robert Bruce, co-regent and Guardian of the Realm. James Stewart 5th High Steward was born circa 1260?. He was the son of Alexander Stewart 4th High Steward and Jeano or Joan Macrory.
James Stewart 5th High Steward married Cecilia Dunbar, daughter of Patrick (III) Dunbar 7th Earl and Cecilia Fraser?.
James Stewart 5th High Steward married secondly Egidia de Burgh. They had four children including Andrew who died before 1309.
     James died on 16 July 1309.

Child of James Stewart 5th High Steward

James Stewart Black Kt of Lorn

(say 1415 - )
     James Stewart Black Kt of Lorn was born say 1415. He was the son of Sir John Stewart.
James Stewart Black Kt of Lorn married Queen Joan or Jane Beaufort, daughter of John Beaufort 1st Earl of Somerset and Margaret Holland, in 1438.

Children of James Stewart Black Kt of Lorn and Queen Joan or Jane Beaufort

James Stewart Duke of Ross

(1476 - 1504)
     James Stewart Duke of Ross was born in 1476 in Scotland. 2nd son named at his baptism Marquess of Ormond. He was the son of James, III, King of Scotland and Margaret, Princess of Denmark. James was Archbishop at St Andrews, Scotland.
     James died in 1504 in Scotland. An unknown person was buried in St Andrew's Cathedral in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

James Stewart Earl of Buchan

     James Stewart Earl of Buchan was the son of James Stewart Black Kt of Lorn and Queen Joan or Jane Beaufort.

James Stewart Earl of Moray

(1531 or 1533? - 20 January 1569/70)
     James Stewart Earl of Moray was born in 1531 or 1533?. He was the son of James, V, King of Scotland.
     James died on 20 January 1569/70 in West Lothian (Linlithgowshire), Scotland. He was shot by James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh (21st?) in his 37th year.. He was buried in St Giles, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Child of James Stewart Earl of Moray

James Stewart Earl of Murray

(before 1499 - )
     James Stewart Earl of Murray was born illegitimate before 1499 in Scotland. He was the son of Janet Kennedy. He was the son of James, IV, King of Scotland.

James, I Stewart, King of Scotland

(December 1394 - 20 February 1437)
      King of Scotland (1406-1437), of the house of Stuart, born in 1394, was the son of Robert III. In 1405 he was taken by the English on his passage to France, and kept in confinement eighteen years. In 1424 he obtained his liberty, and severely punished those who had governed in his absence; for which, and some treacherous measures which he took to curb a lawless nobility, he fell a victim to assassins, who gained admission to his apartment at Perth, and murdered him in his bed, Feb.20, 1437.
Robert III's 11 (12)-year old second son James had been captured by the English on his way to France where his father had sent him for safety to protect him from his uncle, the Duke of Albany. He was a prisoner of the English for the next 18 years but was well educated by the English at the English court. At his father' s death in 1406, he was recognized by the Scottish parliament and was finally released for a ransom of 60,000 merks payable over six years (the Treaty of London) and allowed to return home at the age of 21.
During his reign, he restored respect for the monarchy. When he returned home he found that corruption prevailed, the country was in decline and taxes were not being paid. He set out to restore order to the Kingdom. He beheaded the Duke of Albany's son, Murdoch, his sons and the Earl of Lennox, the first state executions in over 100 years.
Being brought up at the English court, he tried to reform the Scottish parliament in the style of the English but he endeavored to weld these into existing Scottish practice. The nobles opposed him but he passed restrictive laws curbing their power and bringing them back into line. These laws were passed without the approval of the King's Council and broke all the rules of law in Scotland. His attempts at innovation were not immediately successful but his reign is a landmark in the constitutional history of Scotland. He tried to make parliament more efficient not because he wanted to share his authority but because he wanted to ensure that his subjects should be obedient and enjoy good laws, justly administered. After James had brought the nobles into line, he turned his attention to the Church which had also fallen into disrepute and forced the Church to exercise more control over its clergy. A group of nobles who were resentful of the laws James had passed conspired together to put an end to his rule. The conspirators hoped to win the throne for Walter, a son of Robert II by his second marriage. The King gave a party at Blackfriars in Perth. When all the guests had arrived, the dissenting nobles showed up even though they had not been invited. The servants warned the king and he, fearing for his life, went to a secret stone in the floor to escape. He went down the steps to an underground room that he thought would lead him to safety outside of the building. However, a week before the party the exit had been blocked off, the story being that croquet balls were always running through the exit and getting lost. The nobles, under the leadership of Sir Robert Graham, searched the castle but could not find the king. They soon discovered the stone and the king in hiding. James begged for mercy but was told that he had had no mercy on others and was stabbed with a dagger. The murderers did not have the support of the country and Queen Joan was determined to bring them to justice. She had them captured and tortured mercilessly for two days. They were killed or died of their torture. James is buried at Perth where he was murdered.. James, I Stewart, King of Scotland was born in December 1394 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. He was the son of Robert, III Stewart, King of Scotland and Annabella Drummond.
James, I Stewart, King of Scotland married Queen Joan or Jane Beaufort, daughter of John Beaufort 1st Earl of Somerset and Margaret Holland, on 12 February 1423 in England.
     James died on 20 February 1437 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, aged 42. He was assasinated by his uncle Walter, Earl of Athole. He was buried in the Carthusians, Perth.

Children of James, I Stewart, King of Scotland and Queen Joan or Jane Beaufort

Janet Stewart

     Janet Stewart was born in Banffshire, Scotland.

Child of Janet Stewart and Paul MacPherson

Janet Stewart

     Janet Stewart was born. She was the daughter of Sir Alexander Stewart of Garlies, see Earl of Galloway pedigree.
     Janet Stewart married Sir John Dunbar as his second wife, after 1483.

Children of Janet Stewart and Sir John Dunbar

Janet Stewart

(circa 1839 - )
     Janet Stewart was also known as Jessie in records. She was born circa 1839 in Lochee, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.
Janet Stewart married John Handy, son of Stray Handy, on 23 December 1864 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland.
     Janet Stewart and John Handy were recorded on the 1871 census in Larch St, Mitchells Land, Liff & Benvie. John Handy, 32, head, labourer, born Ireland, with his wife Jessie 31, power loom weaver, born Lochee and son John aged 5 born Dundee.
     Janet Stewart and John Handy were recorded on the 1881 census in 11 Kinloch Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland. John Handy, married, 40, hawker, wife Jessie aged 42, born Lochee, Forfar, jute weaver, John Handy son, aged 15 born Dundee, apprentice brushmaker, Jessie Handy, daughter, aged 6, born Dundee, scholar.

Children of Janet Stewart and John Handy

Lady Janet Stewart

     Lady Janet Stewart married Alexander Gordon Master of Sutherland, son of Adam Gordon (of Aboyne) and Elizabeth Sutherland Countess of Sutherland, circa 16 June 1520. She married three times after his death.

Children of Lady Janet Stewart and Alexander Gordon Master of Sutherland

Janet Stewart (Somerville)

     Janet Stewart (Somerville) was the daughter of Alexander Stewart.

Janet or Jean or Joann Stewart

( - 27 October 1510)
     Janet or Jean or Joann Stewart was born in Scotland. She was the daughter of John Stewart Earl of Athol and Lady Margaret Douglas.
     A contract for the marriage of Janet or Jean or Joann Stewart and Alexander Gordon 3rd Earl Huntly was signed on 20 October 1474. His brother Adam was already born and the contract stipulated that failing him, his brother Adam was to implement the contract and so forth, "from son to son lauchfully gotten."
Janet or Jean or Joann Stewart married Alexander Gordon 3rd Earl Huntly, son of George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntly and Elizabeth Hay, after 20 October 1474.
     Janet died on 27 October 1510 in Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Child of Janet or Jean or Joann Stewart and Alexander Gordon 3rd Earl Huntly

Jean Stewart

(1350 - )
     Jean Stewart was born in 1350. She was the daughter of Robert, II Stewart, King of Scotland and Elizabeth Mure.
Jean Stewart married Sir John Keith.
Jean Stewart married Sir John Lyon Lord of Glamis & Kinghorn in 1379.
Jean Stewart married Sir James Sandilands (of Calder) after 1382.

Jean Stewart (Gordon)

     Jean Stewart (Gordon) was the daughter of John Stewart Earl of Athol and Eleanor Sinclair Countess of Atholl.

Jessie Stewart

     Jessie Stewart married John Handy, son of John Handy and Ann Kenny, on 23 December 1864 in Dundee, Angus.

Joan or Janet Stewart

(circa 1428 - after 16 October 1486)
     Joan or Janet Stewart was born circa 1428. She was the third daughter of James I, Earl of Morton.. She was the daughter of James, I Stewart, King of Scotland and Queen Joan or Jane Beaufort.
Joan or Janet Stewart married James Douglas Sir, Earl of Morton, son of James Douglas Lord Dalkeith and Elizabeth Gifford, circa 1459.
     Joan died after 16 October 1486.

Child of Joan or Janet Stewart and James Douglas Sir, Earl of Morton