Margorie Bruce, Princess of Scotland1

F, #102091, b. circa 1297, d. 2 March 1316
Last Edited=20 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.42%
     Margorie Bruce, Princess of Scotland was born circa 1297.2 She was the daughter of Robert I Bruce, King of Scotland and Isabella of Mar.3 She married Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, son of James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland and Gille de Burgh, in 1315.3 She died on 2 March 1316 at Paisley, Renfrewshire, ScotlandG, in childbirth.4 She was buried at Paisley Abbey, Paisley, Renfrewshire, ScotlandG.4
     She was also known as Margaret. She was also known as Princess Marjorie of Scotland. From 1315, her married name became Stewart.

Child of Margorie Bruce, Princess of Scotland and Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland

Citations

  1. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume I, page 14. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.
  2. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 209. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
  3. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, volume 1, page 8.
  4. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 214.

Lady Elizabeth de Burgh

F, #102092, b. circa 1280, d. 26 October 1327
Last Edited=20 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.01%
Robert the Bruce and Elizabeth de Burgh1
     Lady Elizabeth de Burgh was born circa 1280. She was the daughter of Richard de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and Margaret de Guînes. She married Robert I Bruce, King of Scotland, son of Robert le Brus, 1st Lord Brus and Margaret, Countess of Carrick, in 1302.2 She died on 26 October 1327 at Cullen Castle, Banffshire, ScotlandG.2 She was buried at Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, ScotlandG.2

Children of Lady Elizabeth de Burgh and Robert I Bruce, King of Scotland

Citations

  1. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
  2. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 209. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
  3. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume 1, page 8. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.

David II Bruce, King of Scotland1

M, #102093, b. 5 March 1323/24, d. 22 February 1370/71
Last Edited=22 May 2015
Consanguinity Index=0.28%
     David II Bruce, King of Scotland was born on 5 March 1323/24 at Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fife, ScotlandG.2 He was the son of Robert I Bruce, King of Scotland and Lady Elizabeth de Burgh.3 He married, firstly, Joanna 'of the Tower' Plantagenet, daughter of Edward II, King of England and Isabelle de France, on 17 July 1328 at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, EnglandG.2 He married, secondly, Margaret Drummond, daughter of Sir Malcolm Drummond, 10th Thane of Lennox and unknown daughter (?), on 20 February 1363/64 at Inchmurdach Manor, Fife, ScotlandG.2 He and Margaret Drummond were divorced circa 20 March 1370.2,4 He died on 22 February 1370/71 at age 46 at Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandG, without issue.5 He was buried at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandG.5
     He was created 1st Earl of Carrick [Scotland] between 17 March 1328 and 17 July 1328.2 He succeeded as the King David II of Scotland on 7 June 1329.2 He was crowned King of Scotland on 24 November 1331 at Scone Abbey, Scone, Perthshire, ScotlandG.2 He was deposed as King of Scotland in August 1332.2 He gained the title of King David II of Scotland in December 1332.2 He was deposed as King of Scotland in 1333.2 He gained the title of King David II of Scotland in 1336.2 In 1346 he attempted to invade England whilst Edward III was preoccupied with France and Phillip IV. Following a battle and rout at Neville's Cross near Durham, David was captured by the English on 17 October 1346, and held captive until the Treaty of Berwick was signed in October 1357. He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.6
     

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 57. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 211. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
  3. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume 1, page 8. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.
  4. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3102. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  5. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 212.
  6. [S77] Leslie Stephen, editor, Dictionary of National Biography (London, U.K.: Smith, Elder & Company, 1908), volume III, page 89-94. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.

Thored of Northumbria, Ealdorman of York1

M, #102094
Last Edited=20 Aug 2005
     Thored of Northumbria, Ealdorman of York is the son of Gunnor (?) He married Hilda (?)1
     He gained the title of Ealdorman of York.1

Child of Thored of Northumbria, Ealdorman of York and Hilda (?)

Citations

  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 22. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.

Catherine Stewart1

F, #102095, d. after 1554
Last Edited=7 Apr 2013
Consanguinity Index=0.01%
     Catherine Stewart was born illegitimately.2 She was the daughter of James IV Stewart, King of Scotland and Marion Boyd.2 She married James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton, son of John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton and Janet Crichton, before 10 December 1507.3 She died after 1554.1
     From before 10 December 1507, her married name became Douglas.3 After her marriage, Catherine Stewart was styled as Countess of Morton between 1511 and 1513.

Children of Catherine Stewart and James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton

Citations

  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 240. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
  2. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume I, page 22. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.
  3. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2786. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  4. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 1282. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]


Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland1

M, #102096, b. 1292, d. 9 April 1327
Last Edited=6 Oct 2012
     Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland was born in 1292.2 He was the son of James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland and Gille de Burgh.1,2 He married, firstly, Alice Erskine, daughter of Sir John Erskine, before 1315.1 He married, secondly, Margorie Bruce, Princess of Scotland, daughter of Robert I Bruce, King of Scotland and Isabella of Mar, in 1315.3 He married, thirdly, Isabella Graham, daughter of unknown Graham.1 He died on 9 April 1327.1,2
     He succeeded as the 6th High Steward of Scotland in 1309.1 He fought in the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, where he commanded one of the divisions of the Scottish Army.2 He held the office of Regent of Scotland in 1316, during King Robert I's absence in Ireland.4 In 1322 he made a raid with Douglas that nearly captured King Edward II from Yorkshire.4

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

Children of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland and Isabella Graham

Citations

  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 214. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
  2. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume I, page 14. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.
  3. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, volume 1, page 8.
  4. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2767. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Robert II Stewart, King of Scotland1

M, #102097, b. 2 March 1315/16, d. 19 April 1390
Last Edited=14 Jan 2013
Consanguinity Index=1.03%
     Robert II Stewart, King of Scotland was born on 2 March 1315/16 at Paisley, Renfrewshire, ScotlandG.2 He was the son of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland and Margorie Bruce, Princess of Scotland. He married, firstly, Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan, daughter of Sir Adam Mure, 1st of Rowallan and Janet Mure, on 22 November 1347, by Papal dispensation, which legitimised their previously born children.3 He married, secondly, Eupheme de Ross, daughter of Aodh de Ross, 4th Earl of Ross and Margaret Graham, on 2 May 1355, by Papal dispensation.4 He died on 19 April 1390 at age 74 at Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire, ScotlandG.4 He was buried at Scone Abbey, Scone, Perthshire, ScotlandG.5
     He succeeded as the 7th High Steward of Scotland on 9 April 1327.3 He fought in the Battle of Halidon Hill on 19 July 1333 at Halidon Hill, ScotlandG, where he was in command.3 He held the office of Regent of Scotland between 1338 and 1341.3 He was created 1st Earl of Atholl [Scotland] on 16 February 1341/42.3 He held the office of Regent of Scotland between 1346 and 1357.3 He fought in the Battle of Durham on 17 October 1346.6 He was created 1st Earl of Strathearn [Scotland] in 1358.3 He abdicated as Earl of Atholl on 31 May 1367.1 He abdicated as Earl of Strathearn on 18 April 1369.1 He gained the title of Earl of Strathearn on 4 April 1370.1 He succeeded as the King Robert II of Scotland on 22 February 1371.3 He was crowned King of Scotland on 26 March 1371 at Scone Abbey, Scone, Perthshire, ScotlandG.1
     Before his accession, he had been successively joint and sole regent in David II's absence. During his reign, from 1384, his two sons were the real rulers for their unmilitary father.

Children of Robert II Stewart, King of Scotland

Child of Robert II Stewart, King of Scotland and Moira Leitch

Children of Robert II Stewart, King of Scotland and Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan

Children of Robert II Stewart, King of Scotland and Eupheme de Ross

Citations

  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 215. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
  2. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 214.
  3. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 310. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  4. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 311.
  5. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 226.
  6. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume I, page 15. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.
  7. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 225.
  8. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, volume I, page 17.
  9. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 77.
  10. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 376.
  11. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 449. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  12. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  13. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, volume I, page 16.
  14. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 509.

Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan1

F, #102098, d. before 1355
Last Edited=2 Feb 2016
     Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan was the daughter of Sir Adam Mure, 1st of Rowallan and Janet Mure. She married Robert II Stewart, King of Scotland, son of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland and Margorie Bruce, Princess of Scotland, on 22 November 1347, by Papal dispensation, which legitimised their previously born children.2 She died before 1355.3
     After her marriage, Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan was styled as Countess of Atholl on 22 November 1347. From 22 November 1347, her married name became Stewart.

Children of Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan and Robert II Stewart, King of Scotland

Citations

  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 215. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
  2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 310. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  3. [S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 13. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
  4. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume I, page 15. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.
  5. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 77.
  6. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 376.
  7. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, volume I, page 16.

Robert III Stewart, King of Scotland

M, #102099, b. 1337, d. 4 April 1406
Last Edited=5 Feb 2012
Consanguinity Index=0.02%
     Robert III Stewart, King of Scotland was born in 1337 at Dundonald, Ayrshire, ScotlandG.1 He was the son of Robert II Stewart, King of Scotland and Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan.2 He married Annabel Drummond, daughter of Sir John Drummond, 11th of Lennox and Mary Montifex, on 13 March 1365/66.3 He died on 4 April 1406 at Rothesay Castle, Dundonald, Ayrshire, ScotlandG.4 He was buried at Paisley Abbey, Paisley, Renfrewshire, ScotlandG.4
     He was given the name of John Stewart at birth.5 He was created 1st Earl of Carrick [Scotland] on 22 June 1368.6 He was styled as Earl of Atholl on 17 October 1379.1 He succeeded as the King Robert III of Scotland on 19 April 1390.1 He was crowned King of Scotland on 14 August 1390 at Scone Abbey, Scone, Perthshire, ScotlandG.1

Children of Robert III Stewart, King of Scotland and Annabel Drummond

Children of Robert III Stewart, King of Scotland

Citations

  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 227. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
  2. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume I, page 15. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.
  3. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, volume IX, page 2.
  4. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 229.
  5. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 226.
  6. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 58. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  7. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, volume I, page 18.
  8. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 154.
  9. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, volume I, page 17.
  10. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 513.

Walter Stewart, Earl of Fife1

M, #102100, b. between 1338 and 1347, d. between 14 August 1362 and 10 January 1363
Last Edited=20 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.02%
     Walter Stewart, Earl of Fife was born between 1338 and 1347. He was the son of Robert II Stewart, King of Scotland and Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan.2,3 He married Elizabeth MacDuff, Countess of Fife, daughter of Duncan MacDuff, 8th Earl of Fife and Mary de Monthermer.1 He died between 14 August 1362 and 10 January 1363.1
     After his marriage, Walter Stewart, Earl of Fife was styled as Earl of Fife before 14 August 1362.1

Citations

  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 215. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
  2. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume I, page 15. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.
  3. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 226.