Margaret Fleming1

F, #109221, d. after 15 August 1584
Margaret Fleming|d. a 15 Aug 1584|p10923.htm#i109221|Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming|b. c 1494\nd. 10 Sep 1547|p10214.htm#i102131|Janet Stewart|d. bt 1560 - 1563|p10832.htm#i108316|||||||James I. Stewart, King of Scotland|b. 17 Mar 1473\nd. 9 Sep 1513|p10148.htm#i101479|Agnes Stewart|d. c Feb 1557|p10832.htm#i108317|

Last Edited=8 Apr 2008
     Margaret Fleming was the daughter of Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming and Janet Stewart.1 She married, firstly, Robert Graham, Lord Graham before 1548.1 She married, secondly, Thomas Erskine, Master of Erskine, son of John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine and Lady Margaret Campbell, from 30 January 1548 to 1549.1 She married, thirdly, John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, son of John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Atholl and Grizel Rattray, on 1 April 1557.1 She died after 15 August 1584.1
     From before 1548, her married name became Graham.1 From from 30 January 1548 to 1549, her married name became Erskine.1 From 1 April 1557, her married name became Stewart.1 As a result of her marriage, Margaret Fleming was styled as Countess of Atholl on 1 April 1557. She was thought to possess powers of incantation.1

Child of Margaret Fleming and Robert Graham, Master of Montrose

Children of Margaret Fleming and John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl

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 I, page 314. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 516.
  3. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume II, page 283. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.

Robert Graham, Lord Graham1

M, #109222, d. before 1557

Last Edited=17 May 2009
     Robert Graham, Lord Graham married Margaret Fleming, daughter of Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming and Janet Stewart, before 1548.1 He died before 1557.1
     Robert Graham, Lord Graham was styled as Lord Graham.1

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 I, page 314. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Thomas Erskine, Master of Erskine1

M, #109223
Thomas Erskine, Master of Erskine||p10923.htm#i109223|John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine|d. a Nov 1555|p10834.htm#i108333|Lady Margaret Campbell||p2588.htm#i25875|Robert Erskine, 4th Lord Erskine|d. 9 Sep 1513|p2173.htm#i21726|Isabel Campbell|d. a 14 Dec 1518|p18644.htm#i186438|Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll|d. 9 Sep 1513|p10921.htm#i109205|Elizabeth Stuart||p10921.htm#i109206|

Last Edited=5 May 2008
Consanguinity Index=0.1%
     Thomas Erskine, Master of Erskine is the son of John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine and Lady Margaret Campbell. He married Margaret Fleming, daughter of Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming and Janet Stewart, from 30 January 1548 to 1549.1 He died after 7 October 1551.
     Thomas Erskine, Master of Erskine was styled as Master of Erskine.1

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 I, page 314. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

John Stewart, 5th Earl of Atholl1

M, #109224, b. 22 May 1563, d. 25 August 1595
John Stewart, 5th Earl of Atholl|b. 22 May 1563\nd. 25 Aug 1595|p10923.htm#i109224|John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl|b. bt 1533 - 1542\nd. 24 Apr 1579|p10922.htm#i109216|Margaret Fleming|d. a 15 Aug 1584|p10923.htm#i109221|John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Atholl|b. 6 Oct 1507\nd. c Nov 1542|p10921.htm#i109208|Grizel Rattray|d. a 1537|p10921.htm#i109209|Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming|b. c 1494\nd. 10 Sep 1547|p10214.htm#i102131|Janet Stewart|d. bt 1560 - 1563|p10832.htm#i108316|

Last Edited=1 Oct 2006
Consanguinity Index=0.61%
     John Stewart, 5th Earl of Atholl was born on 22 May 1563.1 He was the son of John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl and Margaret Fleming.1 He married Lady Mary Ruthven, daughter of William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie and Dorothea Stewart, on 24 January 1579/80 at Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.1 He died on 25 August 1595 at age 32 at Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, in embarrassed circumstances, without male issue.1
     John Stewart, 5th Earl of Atholl succeeded to the title of 5th Earl of Atholl [S., c. 1457] on 24 April 1579.1 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in 1590.1
     On his death, the Earldom of Atholl (according to the charter of 1480/1) reverted to the Crown.1

Children of John Stewart, 5th Earl of Atholl and Lady Mary Ruthven

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 I, page 314. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XII/2, page 64.
  3. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003). Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
  4. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 315.

Lady Mary Ruthven1

F, #109225
Lady Mary Ruthven||p10923.htm#i109225|William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie|b. c 1543\nd. 2 May 1584|p10923.htm#i109226|Dorothea Stewart||p10923.htm#i109227|Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven|d. 13 May 1566|p2505.htm#i25044|Janet Douglas||p20492.htm#i204918|Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven|b. bt 1495 - 1500\nd. 1552|p10923.htm#i109228|Lady Janet Stewart||p1014.htm#i10136|

Last Edited=23 May 2008
Consanguinity Index=0.09%
     Lady Mary Ruthven was the daughter of William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie and Dorothea Stewart.1 She married, firstly, John Stewart, 5th Earl of Atholl, son of John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl and Margaret Fleming, on 24 January 1579/80 at Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.1 She married, secondly, John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl, son of James Stewart, 5th Lord Innermeath and Helen Ogilvy, on 31 March 1596.1 She married, thirdly, James Stewart, son of James Stewart, Master of Buchan and Christian Strang, before 30 August 1613.1
     From 24 January 1579/80, her married name became Stewart. As a result of her marriage, Lady Mary Ruthven was styled as Countess of Atholl on 24 January 1580.1 As a result of her marriage, Lady Mary Ruthven was styled as Dowager Countess of Atholl on 25 August 1595.

Children of Lady Mary Ruthven and John Stewart, 5th Earl of Atholl

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 I, page 314. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XII/2, page 64.
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 96.
  4. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 315.


William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie1

M, #109226, b. circa 1543, d. 2 May 1584
William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie|b. c 1543\nd. 2 May 1584|p10923.htm#i109226|Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven|d. 13 May 1566|p2505.htm#i25044|Janet Douglas||p20492.htm#i204918|William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven|b. c 1510\nd. b 29 Oct 1552|p10941.htm#i109405|Janet Halyburton, Lady Dirletoun||p20492.htm#i204915|Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus|b. c 1490\nd. Jan 1556/57|p10149.htm#i101481||||

Last Edited=15 Nov 2008
Consanguinity Index=0.01%
     William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie was born circa 1543. He was the son of Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven and Janet Douglas.2 He married Dorothea Stewart, daughter of Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven and Lady Janet Stewart, on 17 August 1561.3 He died on 2 May 1584 at Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, beheaded.3
     William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie succeeded to the title of 8th Lord Dirletoun on 13 May 1566. He succeeded to the title of 4th Lord Ruthven [S., 1488] on 13 May 1566.3 In 1567 he was suspected of showing favour to Mary Queen of Scots while she was his prisoner.3 He fought in the Battle of Langside in 1568, where he fought against Mary Queen of Scots.3 He held the office of Lord High Treasurer [Scotland] in 1571.3 He held the office of Provost of Perth.3 He held the office of Hereditary Sheriff of Perthshire.3 He held the office of Extraordinary Lord of Session in 1578.3 He held the office of Lord Warden of the Marches in 1578.3 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in 1578.3 He was created 1st Earl of Gowrie [Scotland] on 23 August 1581.1 On 23 August 1582 he kidnapped King James VI in the ‘Raid of Ruthven.3' He was pardoned after the King's escape but later arrested and convicted of high treason.3

Children of William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie and Dorothea Stewart

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 I, page 314. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003). Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
  3. [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 1, page 690.
  4. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 71.
  5. [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 2, page 1949.

Dorothea Stewart1

F, #109227
Dorothea Stewart||p10923.htm#i109227|Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven|b. bt 1495 - 1500\nd. 1552|p10923.htm#i109228|Lady Janet Stewart||p1014.htm#i10136|Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Avandale|b. bt Jan 1470 - 1488/89\nd. 9 Sep 1513|p10928.htm#i109275|Margaret Kennedy|b. b 1485\nd. 1542|p10928.htm#i109276|John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl|b. a 1475\nd. 1521|p10921.htm#i109203|Lady Janet Campbell|d. c 2 Feb 1545/46|p10921.htm#i109204|

Last Edited=15 Nov 2008
Consanguinity Index=0.17%
     Dorothea Stewart was the daughter of Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven and Lady Janet Stewart.1 She married William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie, son of Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven and Janet Douglas, on 17 August 1561.2
     From 17 August 1561, her married name became Ruthven.2

Children of Dorothea Stewart and William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie

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 I, page 314. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 690. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
  3. [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 2, page 1949.

Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven1

M, #109228, b. between 1495 and 1500, d. 1552
Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven|b. bt 1495 - 1500\nd. 1552|p10923.htm#i109228|Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Avandale|b. bt Jan 1470 - 1488/89\nd. 9 Sep 1513|p10928.htm#i109275|Margaret Kennedy|b. b 1485\nd. 1542|p10928.htm#i109276|Alexander Stewart|d. 1489|p2504.htm#i25037||||John Kennedy, 2nd Lord Kennedy|b. b 12 Oct 1454\nd. bt 24 Jul 1508 - 13 May 1509|p10928.htm#i109277|Lady Elizabeth Gordon|d. 17 Apr 1500|p10957.htm#i109563|

Last Edited=30 Sep 2006
Consanguinity Index=0.09%
     Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven was born between 1495 and 1500.2 He is the son of Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Avandale and Margaret Kennedy. He married, firstly, Lady Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII Tudor, King of England and Elizabeth Plantagenet, on 3 March 1528.3 He married, secondly, Lady Janet Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl and Lady Janet Campbell, before 1544. He died in 1552.3
     Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven gained the title of 1st Lord Methven in 1525.4 He fought in the Battle of Pinkie on 10 September 1547.

Child of Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven and Lady Margaret Tudor

Children of Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven and Lady Janet Stewart

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 I, page 314. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VIII, page 682.
  3. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 239. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.
  4. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 158.
  5. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 201.

John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl1

M, #109229, b. circa 1566, d. between 26 August 1603 and 8 October 1603
John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl|b. c 1566\nd. bt 26 Aug 1603 - 8 Oct 1603|p10923.htm#i109229|James Stewart, 5th Lord Innermeath|b. bt 1537 - 1539\nd. 14 Feb 1585/86|p10923.htm#i109230|Helen Ogilvy||p10924.htm#i109231|John Stewart, 4th Lord Innermeath|b. b 1521\nd. Jan 1569/70|p10928.htm#i109278|Elizabeth Bethune||p10928.htm#i109279|James Ogilvy, 4th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie|b. b 1505\nd. bt 27 Nov 1547 - 13 Jul 1548|p10924.htm#i109232|Helen Sinclair|d. bt 1552 - 1562|p10929.htm#i109282|

Last Edited=3 Sep 2006
Consanguinity Index=0.12%
     John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl was born circa 1566.1 He was the son of James Stewart, 5th Lord Innermeath and Helen Ogilvy.1 He married, firstly, Lady Margaret Lindsay, daughter of David Lindsay, 9th Earl of Crawford and Katherine Campbell, on 27 October 1582, with a dowry of 9500 marks.1,2 He married, secondly, Lady Mary Ruthven, daughter of William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie and Dorothea Stewart, on 31 March 1596.1 He died between 26 August 1603 and 8 October 1603 at Kincardine, Strathern, Scotland.1
     John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl succeeded to the title of 6th Lord Innermeath [S., 1469] before May 1579.1 He was created 1st Earl of Atholl [Scotland] on 6 March 1595/96.1

Child of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl and Lady Margaret Lindsay

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 I, page 314. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 47. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 315.

James Stewart, 5th Lord Innermeath1

M, #109230, b. between 1537 and 1539, d. 14 February 1585/86
James Stewart, 5th Lord Innermeath|b. bt 1537 - 1539\nd. 14 Feb 1585/86|p10923.htm#i109230|John Stewart, 4th Lord Innermeath|b. b 1521\nd. Jan 1569/70|p10928.htm#i109278|Elizabeth Bethune||p10928.htm#i109279|Richard Stewart, 3rd Lord Innermeath|b. b 1504\nd. 1532|p10927.htm#i109269|Margaret Lindsay|d. b Feb 1576/77|p10927.htm#i109270|Sir John Bethune, 2nd of Creich||p6794.htm#i67934|Janet Hay||p22711.htm#i227104|

Last Edited=18 Sep 2008
     James Stewart, 5th Lord Innermeath was born between 1537 and 1539.2 He was the son of John Stewart, 4th Lord Innermeath and Elizabeth Bethune.2 He married Helen Ogilvy, daughter of James Ogilvy, 4th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie and Helen Sinclair, before 7 July 1554.2 He died on 14 February 1585/86.2
     In 1569 he was one of the hostages for Queen Mary of Scots.2 He succeeded to the title of 5th Lord Innermeath [S., 1469] in January 1569/70.2

Child of James Stewart, 5th Lord Innermeath

Child of James Stewart, 5th Lord Innermeath and Helen Ogilvy

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 I, page 314. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VIII, page 140.
  3. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2080. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.