PART FIVE

The House of Stewart

Robert II

FATHER: Walter

He was the son of James, 5th High Steward of Scotland, by Cecilia, daughter of Patrick, 7th Earl of Dunbar and March. He was born in 1292, and in due course succeeded his father as 6th High Steward of Scotland, from which title derived the royal surname of Stewart, adopted by his successors. Walter married firstly, it is said, Alice, daughter of Sir John Erskine (although there is no proof of this), by whom he is said to have had issue:

1  Jean; she married Hugh, 6th Earl of Ross (d.1333), and had issue.

Walter married secondly Marjorie Bruce in 1315, thus founding the Royal House of Stewart. He married thirdly Isabella, daughter of Sir John Graham of Abercorn, and had issue:

1  John of Railston or Cunningham, a knight; he married and had issue.

2  Andrew; a knight.

3  Egidia (d. by 1406); she married firstly Sir James Lindsay of Crawford (d.1358), and had issue. She married secondly Sir Hugh of Eglinton, and thirdly Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith (d.1420).

Walter died on 9 April, 1326/7.

MOTHER: Marjorie

She was the daughter of Robert I, King of Scotland, by Isabella of Mar, and she was born in c.1297. She died on 2 March, 1316, at Paisley, Renfrewshire, in childbed, after falling from her horse, and was buried in Paisley Abbey.

SIBLINGS: Robert II did not have any siblings.

ROBERT II

He was born on 2 March, 1316, at Paisley, Renfrewshire. He was created Earl of Atholl on 16 February, 1342, and Earl of Strathearn around 6/13 November, 1357/8. He resigned the earldom of Atholl on 31 May, 1367, and either resigned, or was deprived of, the earldom of Strathearn on 18 April, 1369; he was formally deprived of it on 16 September, 1369, although he was restored in blood to the earldom of Strathearn around 4/7 April, 1370. He succeeded David II as King of Scotland – the first Stewart King – on 22 February, 1371, and was crowned either on 22 February or 26 March, 1371, at Scone Abbey, Perthshire.

Robert II married firstly, in 1336, and again after 22 November, 1347 (date of dispensation), perhaps in 1349 (because the first marriage ceremony was uncanonical) (although no record exists as to where):

Elizabeth

She was the daughter of Sir Adam Mure of Rowallan, Ayrshire, by Joan Cunningham, his first wife, or Janet Mure, his second wife. The children of this marriage, most of whom were born before the second ceremony of marriage, were looked upon by many as not quite legitimate, although one of the sons succeeded his father as King. This uncertainty surrounding their status led to bitter conflict in after years between them and the unquestionably legitimate children of their father’s second marriage (  below). Elizabeth Mure died before 1355.

Issue of marriage:

1  John, who styled himself Robert III ( see here).

2  Walter

He was styled Earl of Fife in right of his wife before 14 August, 1362.

He died between 14 August, 1362, and 10 January, 1363.

Walter married, before 1362 (although no record exists as to where):

Elizabeth

She was the daughter of Duncan, 10th Earl of Fife, by Mary, daughter of Ralph de Monthermer, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan, daughter of Edward I, King of England, and she was born before 1332. She succeeded her father as Countess of Fife in 1353, and was so styled from 1359. She married firstly Sir William Ramsay of Colluthie, Earl of Fife (d. after 1360). Walter Stewart was her second husband; there was no issue of the marriage. After his death, she married thirdly Sir Thomas Bisset of Upsetlington, Earl of Fife (d.1365), between 10 January, 1363, and April (?) or 8 June, 1363. She married fourthly John de Dunbar, Earl of Fife (d. by 1371). She resigned the earldom of Fife to Robert, Duke of Albany, her brother-in-law (  below), on 30 March, 1371, but was again created Countess of Fife before 6 March, 1372. She died after 12 August, 1389.

3  Robert

He was born in c.1340/41, and was created Earl of Menteith on 28 February, 1361, pending his forthcoming marriage to the heiress of Menteith. He was created Earl of Fife between 4 December, 1371, and 6 March, 1372, following the resignation of Elizabeth, his sister-in-law (  above), but resigned the earldom to her on 6 March, 1372. He was created Duke of Albany on 28 April, 1398. He was created Earl of Atholl for life on 2 September, 1403, but was never so styled, so it may be that he resigned at once. He was created Earl of Buchan before 20 September, 1406, following the death of his brother, Alexander (  below), but resigned it the same day. Robert died on 3 September, 1420, at Stirling Castle, and was buried in Dunfermline Abbey, Fife.

Robert married firstly, after 9 September, 1361 (date of dispensation) (although no record exists as to where):

Margaret

She was the daughter of Sir John Graham by Mary, Countess of Menteith, and she was born before 1334. She married firstly Sir John Murray, Lord of Bothwell (d.1352) (son of Christina, sister of Robert I), after 21 November, 1348 (date of dispensation). She married secondly Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330?–1374), between 15 August, 1352, and 29 May, 1354, but he divorced her in c.1359, on the grounds that she was barren. She married thirdly Sir John Drummond of Concraig (d.1360/61) in c.1359. She succeeded her mother as Countess of Menteith on 29 April, 1360. Robert Stewart was her fourth husband. She died between 20 July, 1372, and 4 May, 1380, and was buried in Inchmahome Priory, Perthshire.

Issue of marriage:

(i)	Murdoch
	He was born in 1362 (?), and succeeded his father as Duke of Albany, Earl of Fife and Earl of Menteith on 3 September, 1420. He forfeited all his honours on 25 May, 1425, and was executed the same day on Castle Hill, Stirling. He was buried in the Church of the Black Friars, Stirling.
	Murdoch had the following illegitimate issue:
	1  Daughter (name not known) (?); she is said to have married Archibald Campbell (d. by 1440), son of Marjorie Stewart (daughter of Robert, Duke of Albany by his second wife), but the evidence for her existence is unsatisfactory.
	Murdoch married, between 17 February and 8 November, 1392 (although no record exists as to where):
	Elizabeth
	She was the daughter of Duncan, 8th Earl of Lennox, by Helen, daughter of Gillespic Campbell of Lochawe, and she was born in c.1370. She was styled Countess of Lennox in her own right from 12 May, 1437. She died between 7 October, 1456, and 4 May, 1458, at Inchmurrah Castle, Loch Lomond.
	Issue of marriage:

(a)	Robert
	He was known as the Master of Fife. He died between 1416 and July, 1421.
(b)	Walter
	He rose to the rank of knight. He was executed on 24 May, 1425, on Castle Hill, Stirling, and was buried in the Church of the Black Friars, Stirling.
	Walter had the following illegitimate issue:
	By a lady surnamed Campbell:
	1  Andrew Stewart, Lord of Avandale (d.1488) (?); he married a lady about whom no information exists.
	2  Arthur.
	By an unknown mother:
	3  Mariott (?); she is said to have married Colin Campbell, Earl of Argyll (1406?–1475), but there is little evidence to support this.
	By Janet, daughter of Sir Robert Erskine (Walter was granted a dispensation to marry her on 24 April, 1424, but there is no evidence to show that the marriage ever took place):
	4  Walter of Morphie; he married and had issue.
	Note: All Walter’s bastards were legitimated on 17 April, 1479.
(c)	Alexander
	He rose to the rank of knight. He was executed on 25 May, 1425, on Castle Hill, Stirling, and was buried in the Church of the Black Friars, Stirling.
(d)	James
	He died before 18 May, 1451, in exile in Ireland.
	James had the following illegitimate issue:
	By an Irish lady surnamed MacDonald:
	1  Andrew, Lord of Avandale (?).
	2  Arthur.
	3  Walter.
	4  James Beg.
	5  Matilda; she married William Edmonston of Duntreath.
	6  Son (name not known).
	7  Son (name not known).
(e)	Isabella
	She married Sir Walter Buchanan, and had issue, although no details are recorded.

(ii)	Janet
	She was contracted in marriage on 20 July, 1372, to David de Loen, but no evidence exists to show that the wedding ever took place. She probably died unmarried.
(iii)	Mary
	She married Sir William Abernethy of Saltoun (d.1420), and had issue:
	1  Son.
	2  Son.
	3  etc. Other children.
(iv)	Margaret
	She married Sir John de Swinton of Swinton (killed in battle in 1402) in c.1392, and had issue, although no details are available. She perhaps married secondly Sir Robert Stewart, Lord of Lorne and Innermeath (d.1449), but she may have been confused in the records with her sister Joan (  below). Details of the issue of this possible marriage are not recorded.
(v)	Joan
	She married Robert Stewart, Lord of Lorne and Innermeath (d.1449), after 27 September, 1397 (date of dispensation), and had issue:
	1  John, Lord of Lorne (killed 1463).
	2  Walter, 1st Lord Innermeath (d. by 1488/9); he married Margaret Lindsay (d. after 1481), and had issue.
	3  Alan (d.c.1463).
	4  David.
	5  Robert.
	6  Daughter (name not known); she is said to have married Robert, 8th Lord Erskine (d. by 1452), but there is no evidence for this.
(vi)	Beatrice
	She married James Douglas, Earl of Douglas and Avandale (d.1443). She died in c.1424.
(vii)	Isabella
	She married firstly Alexander Leslie, 9th Earl of Ross (d.1402) ( see here, under Euphemia, Countess of Ross) before 1398, and had issue:
	1  Euphemia, Countess of Ross (d. after 1424); she became a nun at North Berwick, and renounced her inheritance.
	Isabella married secondly Walter Haliburton of Dirleton between 1402 and 2 February, 1408, and had issue:
	1  Walter (d. by 1447); he married Marjorie ( see here, under Robert III), daughter of Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas, and had issue.
	2  Christina; she married George Leslie, 1st Earl of Rothes (1417?–1490), and had issue.

Robert married secondly, after 4 May, 1380 (date of dispensation) (although no evidence exists as to where):

Muriella

She was the daughter of Sir William Keith by Margaret, daughter of John Fraser. She died shortly before 1 June, 1449.

Issue of marriage:

(i)	John
	He was born in 1381 (?), and succeeded his father as Earl of Buchan before 20 September, 1406. He was killed on 17 August, 1424, at the Battle of Verneuil, France.
	John married, in November, 1413 (although no evidence exists as to where):
	Elizabeth
	She was the daughter of Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas and Duke of Touraine, by Margaret, daughter of Robert III. She married secondly Sir Thomas Stewart (d. by 1435), and thirdly William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney (d.1476/82), by whom she had issue:
	1  William; he married Christina, daughter of George Leslie, Earl of Rothes, and had issue.
	2  Katherine, Duchess of Albany ( see here, under James II).
	Elizabeth died before 1451.
	Issue of marriage:

(a)	Margaret
	She married George Seton, 1st Lord Seton (d.1478), before 1436, and had issue:
	1  John, Master of Seton (d. by 1478); he married Christina (d.1496), daughter of John, 1st Lord Lindsay of the Byres, and had issue.
	2  Dougal (?).

(ii)	Andrew
	He died before 1413.
(iii)	Robert
	He is said to have been killed on 17 August, 1424, at the Battle of Verneuil, France, but this is impossible as he was recorded as alive in 1431.
(iv)	Marjorie
	She married Duncan, 1st Lord Campbell of Lochawe (d.1453), and had issue:
	1  Archibald or Celestine (d. by 1440); he married Elizabeth, daughter of John, 3rd Lord Somerville of Carwath. He is said to have married secondly a daughter of Murdoch, Duke of Albany (  above), but this is improbable.
	Some sources name Marjorie as the mother of Colin, 1st Earl of Argyll (1431?–1493), and state that she died, possibly in childbed, before August, 1432. Colin was almost certainly the son of Lord Campbell by his second wife whom he married shortly after Marjorie’s death in c.1406.
(v)	Elizabeth
	She married Sir Malcolm Fleming of Biggar and Cumbernauld (executed 1440) before 28 June, 1413, and had issue:
	1  Malcolm (d. after 1432).
	2  Robert, Lord Fleming (d.1491); he married firstly Janet, daughter of James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, and had issue. He married secondly Margaret, daughter of John Lindsay of Covington.
	3  Margaret; she married Patrick, Master of Gray.

4  Alexander

Known as ‘the Wolf of Badenoch’, he was born in c.1343, and created Lord of Badenoch on 30 March, 1371. He was created Earl of Buchan on 22 July, 1382, and was styled Earl of Ross in right of his wife from July, 1382. Alexander died before 1406: a possible date is 24 July, 1394. However, he may have died as late as 25 March, 1406. Other possible dates are 20 February, 1395 (but here there is possible confusion with the date of his wife’s death), 1 August, 1405, or any date between August, 1405, and March, 1406. He was buried in Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire.

Alexander had the following illegitimate issue:

By Margaret Atheyn:

1  Alexander, Earl of Mar (1375?–1435); he married Elizabeth, Countess of Mar (1360?–1408).

2  Duncan.

3  Andrew of Sandhauch, Banffshire; a knight.

4  Walter.

5  James.

6  Robert of Atholl.

7  Margaret; she married Robert, Earl of Sutherland (d.1427), and had issue.

Alexander married, on or before 22/24 July, 1382 (although no evidence exists as to where):

Euphemia

She was the daughter of William, 7th Earl of Ross, by Mary, daughter of Angus Og, Lord of the Isles, and she was born after 1342/5. She married firstly Sir Walter Leslie, Earl of Ross (d.1382), between 1357 and 13 September, 1366, and had issue:

1  Alexander, 9th Earl of Ross (d.1402); he married Isabella Stewart, daughter of Robert, Duke of Albany (  above), and had issue.

2  Mary, Countess of Ross (d.c.1435); she married Donald Macdonald, Lord of the Isles (d.1423) (son of Margaret, daughter of Robert II), and had issue.

Euphemia was styled Lady of Ross from 9 February, 1372, following the death of her father; she was styled Countess of Ross during her second marriage to Alexander Stewart. She died between 5 September, 1394, and 20 February, 1395, and was buried in Fortrose Cathedral, Ross and Cromarty. There was no issue of her marriage to Alexander.

5  Elizabeth

She married Sir Thomas de la Haye, 7th Lord of Erroll (d.1406), before 7 November, 1372, and had issue:

1  William, a knight (d.1436); he married Margaret, daughter of Sir Patrick Gray of Broxmouth, and had issue.

2  Gilbert of Dronlaw, a knight; he married Elizabeth Reid, and had issue.

3  Elizabeth; she married Sir George Leslie of Rothes (1350һafter 1412), and had issue.

4  Alice; she married Sir William Hay of Locharret.

5  Daughter (name not known); she married Norman (?), son of Andrew Leslie, and had issue.

6 Isabella

She married firstly James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas (1358?–killed 1388), after 24 September, 1371 (date of dispensation), perhaps in 1373 (?), and had issue:

1  Son (name not known) (d. young).

Isabella married secondly Sir John Edmondston of Duntreath in 1388/90, and had issue:

2  Son (name not known).

Isabella died in c.1410.

7  Jean

She married firstly Sir John Keith (d.1375) on 17 January, 1373/4, and had issue:

1  Robert (d. by 1404).

2  Robert, Lord of Strathkyn (d.1430); he married the heiress of Troup, and had issue.

Jean married secondly Sir John Lyon of Glamis (killed 1382) between 27 June and 4 October, 1376, and had issue:

3  John, a knight (d.1435); he married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Patrick Graham of Dundaff and Kilpont, by Euphemia, Countess Palatine of Caithness and Strathearn ( see here), and had issue.

Jean married thirdly Sir James Sandilands of Calder in c.November, 1384, and had issue:

4  James of Calder, a knight (d.c.1426); he married a lady called Janet, and had issue.

Jean died after 1404, and was buried in Scone Abbey, Perthshire.

8  Katherine (?)

She may have been a daughter of Robert II by Elizabeth Mure. She married Sir Robert Logan of Restalrig, by whom she may have had issue, although no details are recorded. She died after 1394 (?).

9  Margaret

She married John MacDonald, Lord of the Isles (1326?–1387), after 14 June, 1350 (date of dispensation), and had issue:

1  Donald, Lord of the Isles (d.1423); he married Mary (d.c.1435), daughter of Sir Walter Leslie by Euphemia, Countess of Ross ( see here), and had issue.

2  John, known as Ian Mor Tanisteir (murdered 1427); he married Marjorie, daughter of Sir Hugh Bisset, and had issue.

3  Alexander, known as Alastair Carrach; he married and had issue.

4  Angus.

5  Hugh, Thane of Glentilt; he married and had issue.

6  Marcus.

7  Mary; she married Lachlan Maclean of Duart.

8  Elizabeth or Margaret; she married Angus Duff Mackay of Strathnaver.

10  Marjorie

She married firstly John de Dunbar, Earl of Moray (d.1391/2), after 11 July, 1370 (date of dispensation), and had issue:

1  Thomas, Earl of Moray (d.1415/22); he married a lady called Margaret (d.1422), and had issue.

2  Alexander; he is said to have married Matilda, daughter of James Fraser of Frendraught, and to have had issue.

3  James (b.1390).

4  Euphemia; she married Alexander Cumming and had issue (?). Marjorie married secondly Sir Alexander Keith of Grandown before 24 April, c.1403, and perhaps had issue:

5  Christina (?); she married Sir Patrick Ogilvy (drowned 1429), and had issue.

Marjorie died after 6 May, 1417.

Robert II married secondly, after 2 May, 1355 (date of dispensation) (although no evidence exists as to where):

Euphemia

She was the daughter of Hugh, 6th Earl of Ross, by Margaret Graham. She married firstly John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray (d.1346). She was crowned Queen Consort in 1372 at Scone Abbey, Perthshire. She died in 1387.

Issue of marriage:

1  David

He was born around 1356/60. He was created Earl Palatine of Strathearn on 26/27 March, 1371, and Earl of Caithness between 21 November, 1375, and 28 December, 1377. He died before 5 March, 1389, perhaps in February (?), 1389 (?), or perhaps as early as 1382.

David married a lady whose name is not recorded:

She was the daughter of Sir Alexander Lindsay of Glenesk, by Katherine, daughter of Sir John Stirling of Glenesk.

Issue of marriage:

(i)	Euphemia
	She was born before 1375, and succeeded her father as Countess Palatine of Caithness and Strathearn before 5 March, 1389. She resigned the earldom of Caithness before July, 1402. She married firstly Sir Patrick Graham of Dundaff and Kilpont (d.1413) before December (and perhaps by 24 August), 1406, and had issue:
	1  Malise, Earl of Strathearn and Menteith (c.1407–1490); he married a lady called Janet (d.c.1477), and had issue. He married secondly Marion (d.1530), possibly a Campbell of Glenorchy, and had issue.
	2  Euphemia (d.1468); she married firstly Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas (1390–1439), and had issue. She married secondly James, 1st Lord Hamilton (1415–1479) (he married secondly Mary, daughter of James II).
	3  Elizabeth or Anne; she married Sir John Lyon (d.1435) (son of Jean, daughter of Robert II).
	Euphemia married secondly Sir Patrick Dunbar of Bele (d. after 1438), and had issue:
	4  Patrick.
	5  George.
	Euphemia died on 15 October, c.1434.

2  Walter

He was born in c.1360, and was created Baron of Brechin in 1378. He was created Earl of Caithness before July, 1402, and Earl of Atholl on c.28 April, 1404. He was created Baron Cortachy on 22 September, 1409, and Earl Palatine of Strathearn on 22 July, 1427. He resigned the earldom of Caithness in favour of his son Alexander around c.1428/30: 13 December, 1429, is the most probable date. He succeeded Alexander as Earl of Caithness in late summer, 1431. His honours and estates were declared forfeit on 26 March, 1437, and he was executed with appalling barbarity on the same day in Edinburgh as punishment for his part in the murder of James I.

Walter married, before 19 October, 1378 (although no evidence exists as to where):

Margaret

She was the daughter of Sir David de Barclay, Lord of Brechin, by Janet, daughter of Sir Edward Keith of Synton. She died before 1 August, 1404.

Issue of marriage:

(i)	Alexander or Alan
	He was created Earl of Caithness around c.1428/30. He was killed in 1431 in a foray at Inverlochy, Inverness-shire.
(ii)	David
	He died after February, 1433, in England.
	David married an Englishwoman whose identity is unknown, and had issue:

(a)	Robert
	He rose to the rank of knight, and was known as the Master of Atholl. He was granted a dispensation to marry one Margaret Ogilvy on 29 January, 1428/9, but there is no evidence to show that the marriage ever took place. He was executed in March, 1437, in Edinburgh for his part in the murder of James I.

On 1 August, 1404, Walter Stewart was granted a dispensation to marry Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Graham of Kincardine, but no evidence exists to show that the marriage actually took place. Elizabeth married Sir John Stewart of Dundonald, bastard son of Robert II, in 1407/8.

3 Elizabeth

She married David Lindsay, 1st Earl of Crawford (1360?–1407), in 1380 or 1384 (dispensation granted on 22 February, 1374/5), and had issue:

1  Alexander, 2nd Earl of Crawford (1387?–1438); he married Marjorie Dunbar (d. after 1429), perhaps a daughter of the Earl of Dunbar, and had issue.

2  David, Lord of Newdosk; he later became a priest.

3  Gerard (d. before 1421).

4  Ingelram (?), Bishop of Aberdeen (d.1458).

5  Marjorie; she married Sir William Douglas of Lochleven.

6  Elizabeth; she married Sir Robert Keith.

7  Elizabeth; she married Robert, Lord Erskine (d.1451/2); she may have been confused with her sister of the same name, and it is possible that they were one and the same person.

8  Isabella; she married Sir John Maxwell of Pollok, and had issue.

4  Egidia or Jill

She married Sir William Douglas of Nithsdale in c.1387, and had issue:

1  William, Lord of Nithsdale (d. after 1419).

2  Egidia (d. after 1438); she married Henry St Clair, Earl of Orkney (d.1421), and had issue.

Egidia died after 1388.

Robert II also had the following illegitimate issue:

By Moira Leitch (according to tradition):

1  John Stewart of Dundonald, a knight (d.1445/9); he married firstly Janet, daughter of John Sympil of Elistoun, and had issue. He married secondly Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Graham of Kincardine.

By unknown mothers:

2  John Stewart, Lord of Burley (killed 1425).

3  John Stewart of Cairdney, a knight.

4  Alexander Stewart, Canon of Glasgow.

5  Alexander Stewart of Inverlunan, a knight.

6  Thomas Stewart, Archdeacon of St Andrews, Dean of Dunkeld.

7  James Stewart of Kinfauns.

8  Walter Stewart.

ROBERT II

He died on 19 April, 1390, at Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire, and was buried in Scone Abbey, Perthshire.

He was succeeded by his son John, who took the name Robert upon his accession.

Robert III

FATHER: Robert II ( see here).

MOTHER: Elizabeth Mure ( see here, under Robert II).

SIBLINGS: ( see here, under Robert III).

ROBERT III

He was christened John, and took the name Robert upon his accession. He was born around c.1337/40. He was created Earl of Carrick on 22 June, 1368, and styled Earl of Atholl on 17 October (?), c.1379, for this occasion only. He succeeded his father as King of Scotland on 19 April, 1390, and was crowned on 14 August, 1390, at Scone Abbey, Perthshire.

Robert III married, in c.1366/7 (although no evidence exists as to where):

Annabella

She was the daughter of Sir John Drummond of Stobhall by Mary, daughter of Sir William Montifex, and she was born in c.1350. She was crowned Queen Consort on 15 August, 1390, at Scone Abbey, Perthshire. She died in c.October (‘Harvest-tide’), 1401, at Scone Palace, Perthshire, and was buried in Dunfermline Abbey, Fife.

Issue of marriage:

1  David

He was born on 24 October, 1378. He was created Earl of Carrick between 19 April, 1390, and 2 January, 1391, and Duke of Rothesay (a title borne henceforth by the eldest son of a Scottish sovereign) on 28 April, 1398. He was created Earl of Atholl on 6 September, 1398. He died on 26/27 March, 1402, in prison at Falkland Palace, Fife; he is said to have been starved to death, but he probably succumbed to dysentery. He was buried in Lindores Abbey, Fife.

David married, in February, 1399/1400, at Bothwell Church:

Marjorie

She was the daughter of Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas, by Joan, daughter of Thomas Moray of Bothwell. David Stewart was her first husband. She married secondly Sir Walter Haliburton of Dirleton (d. by 1447) (son of Isabella Stewart of Albany, granddaughter of Robert II) in 1403, and had issue:

1  John, Lord Haliburton (d.1452/4); he married Janet (d. after 1493), daughter of Sir William Seton of Seton, and had issue.

2  Walter (d. after 1433); he married Katherine, daughter of Alexander Chisholme.

3  Robert.

4  William (d. after 1439).

Marjorie died before 11 May, 1421.

2  James I ( see here).

3  Robert

He died young.

4  Margaret

Known as the Lady of Galloway, she married Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas and Duke of Touraine (1370?–killed 1424), before 1390, and had issue:

1  Archibald, 5th Earl of Douglas (1390–1439); he married Euphemia (d.1468), daughter of Sir Patrick Graham by Euphemia, granddaughter of Robert II, and had issue.

2  William; he married Marjorie Stewart, and had issue.

3  Elizabeth; she married John Stewart, Earl of Buchan ( see here, under Robert II).

4  James, a knight (killed 1424).

Margaret died between 26 January, 1449, and September, 1456, probably at Thrieve Castle, Galloway, and was buried in the Collegiate Church of Lincluden, Dumfries.

5  Mary or Mariot

She married firstly George Douglas, 13th Earl of Angus (d.1402/5), after 24 May, 1397 (date of dispensation and contract), and had issue:

1  William, Earl of Angus (1398?–1437); he married Margaret (d. after 1484), daughter of Sir William Hay of Yester, and had issue.

2  Elizabeth; she married Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes (d.1448), and had issue. She married secondly Sir David Hay of Yester.

Mary married secondly Sir James Kennedy of Dunure (killed 1408) in 1404 (?), and had issue:

3  James, Bishop of Dunkeld and St Andrews (1405/6–1465).

4  Gilbert, Lord Kennedy (1406?–1480?); he married firstly Katherine, daughter of Herbert, 1st Lord Maxwell, and had issue. He married secondly Isabella (d.1484), daughter of Sir Walter Ogilvy of Lintrathen.

5  John, a knight (d. after 1434).

In July, 1409, Mary was granted a dispensation to marry Sir William Cunningham (d.1413/15), but it is doubtful whether the marriage ever took place. She married thirdly William, 1st Lord Graham of Kincardine (d.1424), on 13 November (?), 1413 (?) (certainly before 15 May, 1416), and had issue:

6  Patrick, Archbishop of St Andrews (d.1478).

7  Robert of Strathcarron and Fintry; he married firstly Janet, daughter of Sir Richard Lovel of Ballumbie, and had issue. He married secondly Matilda, daughter of Sir James Scrymgeour of Dudhope, and had issue.

8  Son (name not known).

9  Son (name not known).

10  Son (name not known).

Mary married fourthly Sir William Edmondston of Duntreath in 1425, and had issue, although no details are recorded. She died in c.1458, and was buried in Strathblane Church, Scotland.

6  Egidia

She died unmarried.

7  Elizabeth

She married Sir James Douglas, 1st Lord of Dalkeith (d.1441), before 10 November, 1387, and perhaps as early as 24 March, 1381/2, and had issue:

1  William (1390–1425); he perhaps married Margaret Borthwick, although this is unlikely.

2  James, 2nd Lord of Dalkeith (d.1456/8); he married Elizabeth (d. after 1456), daughter of James Gifford of Sheriffhall, and had issue, including James, who married Joan, daughter of James I.

3  Henry of Dalkeith (d. by 1456); he married Margaret (d.1473), daughter of James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, and had issue.

Elizabeth died before 1411.

Robert III also had the following illegitimate issue:

1  James Stewart of Kilbride.

ROBERT III

He died on 4 April, 1406, at Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire, and was buried in Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire.

He was succeeded by his son James.

James I

FATHER: Robert III ( see here).

MOTHER: Annabella Drummond ( see here, under Robert III).

SIBLINGS: ( see here, under Robert III).

JAMES I

He was born on 25 July (?) (or in December), 1394, at Dunfermline Palace, Fife. He was created Duke of Rothesay and Earl of Carrick on 10 December, 1404. He succeeded his father as King of Scotland on 4 April, 1406 (although he was not proclaimed until June), whilst being held in captivity in England. He was not released to govern his kingdom until 1424, when he was crowned on 2 or 21 May at Scone Abbey, Perthshire.

James I married, on 2, 10 or 13 February, 1424, at the Priory Church of St Mary Overy, Southwark, London:

Joan

She was the daughter of John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset, a grandson of Edward III, King of England, by Margaret Holland. She was crowned Queen Consort on 2 or 21 May, 1424, at Scone Abbey, Perthshire. She married secondly Sir James Stewart (‘the Black Knight’) of Lorne (d.c.1448) before 21 September, 1439, and had issue:

1  John, Earl of Atholl (1440?–1512); he married firstly Margaret (d.c.1475), daughter of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas, and had issue. He married secondly Eleanor (d.1518), daughter of William Sinclair, Earl of Orkney and Caithness, and had issue.

2  James, Earl of Buchan (d.1498/1500); he married Margaret, daughter of Sir Alexander Ogilvy of Auchterhause, and had issue.

3  Andrew, Bishop of Moray (c.1443–1501).

Joan died on 15 July, 1445, at Dunbar Castle, and was buried in the Monastery of the Charterhouse, Perth.

Issue of marriage:

1  Margaret

She was born around Christmas, 1424. She married Louis, Dauphin of Viennois (afterwards Louis XI, King of France: d.1483) on 24 June, 1436, at Tours Cathedral, France, and again on 25 June, 1436, at Rheims Cathedral, France. She died on 16 August, 1445, at Châlons, France, and was buried in Châlons Cathedral. Her remains were later removed to the Church of St Léon, Thouars, France.

2  Isabella

She married Francis I, Duke of Brittany (d.1450), on 30 October, 1442, and had issue:

1  Mary; she married John, Viscount de Rohan.

2  Margaret; she married Francis II, Duke of Brittany, and had issue.

Isabella died in 1494.

3  Eleanor

She was born on 26 October, 1427. She married Sigismund von Tirol, Archduke of Austria (d.1496), around 12/24 February, 1449. She died in 1480.

4  Joan

A mute, she was born in c.1428. She is alleged to have married James Douglas, Earl of Angus (d.1446), and she was certainly contracted to him on 18 October, 1440, but there is no evidence to show that the marriage ever took place. She did marry James Douglas, Earl of Morton (d.1493), before 15 May, 1459, and had issue:

1  John, Earl of Morton (by 1466–1513); he married Janet (d. after 1515), daughter of Patrick Crichton of Cranston-Riddell, and had issue.

2  Janet (d. by 1490); she married Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell (d.1508), and had issue.

3  James (d. after 1480).

4  Elizabeth (d. after 1479).

Joan died after 16 October, 1486, and was buried in Dalkeith Church, Midlothian.

5  Alexander

He was born on 16 October, 1430, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, the elder of twins. He was Duke of Rothesay from birth. He died in 1430.

6  James II ( see here).

7  Mary

She was designated Countess of Buchan, either at birth or upon her marriage. She married Wolfert van Borssele, Count of Grandpré and Lord of Campveere in Zeeland (d.1487), in 1444 at ter Veere, Zeeland, and had issue:

1  Unnamed son (d. young).

2  Unnamed son (d. young).

Mary died on 20 March, 1465, and was buried at Sandenburg-ter-Veere, Zeeland.

8  Annabella or Jean

She married firstly Louis of Savoy, Count of Geneva, afterwards King of Cyprus (d.1482), on 14 December, 1447 (or possibly 1455), at Stirling Castle. They divorced in 1458. Annabella married secondly George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly (d.1501), before 10 March, 1459/60, and had issue:

1  Isabella (d. by 1485); she married William Hay, 3rd Earl of Erroll (d.1507).

Annabella was also possibly, but improbably, the mother of the following:

2  Janet (d.1559); she married Alexander Lindsay, Master of Crawford (d.1489), and had issue. She married secondly Patrick Grey, 3rd Lord Grey (d.1541); they were later divorced. She married thirdly Patrick Butler of Gormock, and fourthly James Halkerstoun of Southwood.

3  Elizabeth (d. after 1525); she married William Keith, 2nd Earl Marischal (d.1527), and had issue.

4  Margaret; she married Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell (d.1508), and had issue.

5  Agnes; she married Sir Gilbert Hay of Kilmalamak.

6  (Highly improbable) Alexander, Earl of Huntly (d.1524); he married firstly Janet (d.1510), daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl, and had issue. He married secondly Elizabeth (d.1529/30), daughter of Andrew, 2nd Lord Hay.

Annabella was divorced from her second husband on 24 July, 1471, on grounds of consanguinity.

JAMES I

He was assassinated on 21 February, 1437, in the monastery of the Friars Preachers at Perth (or at Edinburgh), and was buried at Perth, either in the monastery of the Carthusians, or the monastery of the Black Friars, or the monastery of the Dominican Friars.

He was succeeded by his son James.

James II

FATHER: James I ( see here).

MOTHER: Joan Beaufort ( see here, under James I).

SIBLINGS: ( see here, under James I).

JAMES II

He was born on 16 October, 1430, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, the younger of twins. He succeeded his brother Alexander as Duke of Rothesay, probably in 1430, being first so styled on 22 April, 1431. He succeeded his father as King of Scotland on 21 February, 1437, and was crowned on 25 March, 1437, at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh.

James II married, on 3 July, 1449, at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh:

Mary

She was the daughter of Arnold, Duke of Gueldres, by Katherine, daughter of Adolf, Duke of Cleves, and she was born in 1433. She was crowned Queen Consort on 3 July, 1449, at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh. She died on 16 November or 1 December, 1463, and was buried in Holy Trinity Church, Edinburgh.

Issue of marriage:

1  Unnamed child

It was born on 19 May, 1450, and died the same day.

2  Mary

She was probably born in the summer of 1451 (?), certainly before 16 May, 1452. She married firstly Thomas Boyd, 1st Earl of Arran (d.1473/4), before 26 April, 1467/8, and had issue:

1  James, 2nd Lord Boyd (killed 1484).

2  Margaret or Grizelda (1468/73–after 1516); she married Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes (d. by 1491). She married secondly David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis (killed at Flodden, 1513).

Mary’s marriage to Arran was declared null and void in c.February/March, 1473/4 (or, much less probably, in 1469). She married secondly James, 1st Lord Hamilton (1398?–1479), in c.February/March, and before April, 1474, and had issue:

1  James, Earl of Arran (1475?–1529); he married firstly Elizabeth (d.1544), daughter of Alexander, 2nd Lord Home; they were later divorced. He married secondly Janet (d.1522), daughter of Sir David Beaton of Creich, and had issue.

2  Robert, Seigneur d’Aubigny (d.1543).

3  Elizabeth (d. after 1531); she married Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox (killed at Flodden, 1513), and had issue.

Mary died in c.May, 1488 (?).

3  James III ( see here).

4  Alexander

He was born in c.1454/5, certainly before 8 July, 1455. He was created Baron of Annandale and styled Earl of March before 4 August (on 8 July?), 1455, and was created Duke of Albany between 4 July, 1457, and 3 July, 1458. His titles and estates were all declared forfeit on 4 October, 1479, but he was restored in blood between June and December, 1482, and was created Earl of Mar and Garioch between 29 September and 10 October, 1482. His titles and estates were again declared forfeit on 27 June, 1483. He was killed in 1485 (?) in France at a tournament, and was buried in the Church of the Celestines, Paris.

Alexander married firstly, in c.1475 (although no evidence exists as to where):

Katherine

She was the daughter of William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney and Caithness, by Elizabeth, daughter of Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas, by Margaret, daughter of Robert III. She was divorced on 2 or 9 March, 1478, on grounds of propinquity, and her issue declared illegitimate. The divorce was ratified by Act of Parliament on 15 November, 1516.

Issue of marriage:

(i)	Margaret
	She married Sir Patrick Hamilton of Kincavil (d.1520), and was said to have had issue, but this is improbable. She died after 5 July, 1542.
(ii)	Andrew
	Nothing is known of him.
(iii)	Son (name not known)
	He was born in 1477, and died before 1479.
(iv)	Alexander
	He was born in the late 1470s. He took Holy Orders, and was appointed Prior of Whitehorn. He later became Abbot of Inchaffray. He was nominated Bishop of Moray on 31 May, 1528, and consecrated on 16 April, 1532. He died on 19 December, 1537, and was buried in Scone Abbey, Perthshire.
	Alexander had the following illegitimate issue:
	1  Alexander; he was legitimated in 1550.
	2  Alexander.
	3  Margaret; she married first Patrick Graham of Inchbrakie (d.1536), and had issue. She married secondly Colin Campbell of Glenurchy.

Alexander married secondly, between 16 January and 4 December, 1479 (and not on 10 February, 1480, as is sometimes stated), in France:

Anne

She was the daughter of Bertrand de la Tour, Count of Auvergne, by Louise, daughter of George de la Trémouille, Seigneur of Trémouille in Poitou. After the death of Alexander, she married secondly Louis, Count of La Chambre in Savoy (d.1517), on 17 February, 1487. She died on 13 October, 1512, at La Rochette Castle, Savoy, and was buried in the Carmelite monastery at La Rochette.

Issue of marriage:

(i)	John
	He was born around 1481/5. He was first styled Duke of Albany in June, 1505, and was formally restored to the duchy between 8 April, 1514, and May, 1515. He died on 2 June, 1536, at Mirefleur in the Auvergne, France, and was buried in the chapel of the Palace of Vic-le-Comte, France.
	John had the following illegitimate issue:
	By Jean Abernethy:
	1  Eleanor; she married John de l’Hôpital, Comte de Choisy, and had issue.
	John married, after 13 July, 1505 (date of dispensation) (although no evidence exists as to where):
	Anne
	She was the daughter of John de la Tour, Count of Auvergne and Lauraguais, by Joan, daughter of John of Bourbon, Count of Vendôme, and she was born after 1495. She became Countess of Auvergne and Boulogne in her own right. She died in June, 1524, at the Castle of St Saturnin, France.

5  David

He was born after 1454 and before 12 February, 1456. He was created Earl of Moray on 12 February, 1456, and died before 18 July, 1457.

6  John

He was born after October, 1456, perhaps in c.July, 1457, or in 1459 (?). He was created Earl of Mar and Garioch between 21 June, 1458, and 25 June, 1459. He forfeited all his estates in 1479/80, and died, or was murdered, either on 9 July, 1479, or – more probably – some time in 1480, at Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh.

7  Margaret

Some sources state that she became the wife of William, Lord Crichton (d.1493), but this is almost certainly a fabrication. He abducted and seduced her to spite her brother, James III; there is no contemporary evidence for their marriage. Their clandestine union produced the following illegitimate issue:

1  Margaret Crichton (d. by 1546); she married firstly William Todrik of Edinburgh (d. by 1507), and secondly George Halkerstoun (killed at Flodden, 1513), and had issue. She married thirdly George Leslie, 2nd Earl of Rothes (d.1513), and had issue.

James II also had the following illegitimate issue:

1  John Stewart of Sticks and Ballechin; he married and had issue.

JAMES II

He was killed on 3 August, 1460, when a cannon burst at the siege of Roxburgh; he was buried in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh.

He was succeeded by his son James.

James III

FATHER: James II ( see here).

MOTHER: Mary of Gueldres ( see here, under James II).

SIBLINGS: ( see here, under James II).

JAMES III

He was born either in May, or on 10 July, 1452 (or, less probably, on 20 July, 1451), either at the Castle of St Andrews, Fife, or at Stirling Castle. He was Duke of Rothesay from birth. He succeeded his father as King of Scotland on 3 August, 1460, and was crowned on 10 August, 1460, at Kelso Abbey, Roxburghshire.

James III married, on 10 or 13 July, 1469, at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh:

Margaret

She was the daughter of Christian I, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, by Dorothea, daughter of John III, Margrave and Elector of Brandenburg, and she was born in c.1456/7. She died on 14 July, 1486, at Stirling Castle, and was buried in Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire.

Issue of marriage:

1  James IV ( see here).

2  James

He was born in March, 1476 (?), and is said to have been created Marquess of Ormonde at his baptism that year. He was created Duke of Ross on 23 January, 1481, or 29 January, 1488. He was created Earl of Ardmannoch and Baron of Brechin and Nevar, and perhaps Duke of Ross, on 29 January, 1488. He was nominated Archbishop of St Andrews on 20 September, 1497, but was never consecrated. He died around 12/17 January, 1504, in Edinburgh, and was buried in St Andrews Cathedral, Fife.

3  John

He was born between 16 July, 1479, and 12 July, 1480, perhaps in December, 1479. He was created Earl of Mar on 2 March, 1486. He died unmarried on 11 March, 1503.

JAMES III

He was assassinated on 11 June, 1488, in a cottage at Milltown, near Bannockburn, and was buried in Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire.

He was succeeded by his son James.

James IV

FATHER: James III ( see here)

MOTHER: Margaret of Denmark ( see here, under James III).

SIBLINGS: ( see here, under James III).

JAMES IV

He was born on 17 March, 1473, and was Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick and Lord of Cunningham probably from birth. He succeeded his father as King of Scotland on 11 June, 1488, and was crowned on 26 June, 1488, at Scone Abbey, Perthshire.

James IV married, by proxy on 25 January, 1502, at Richmond Palace, Surrey, and in person on 8 August, 1503, at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh:

Margaret

She was the daughter of Henry VII, King of England, by Elizabeth of York, and she was born on 28, 29 or 30 November, 1489, at the Palace of Westminster. She was crowned Queen Consort on 8 August, 1503, at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh. After the death of James, she married secondly Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (1490?–1557), on 4, 5 or 6 August, 1514, at Kinnoul Church, and had issue:

1  Margaret (1515–1578); she married firstly Lord Thomas Howard (d.1537). She married secondly Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox (1516–murdered 1571), and had issue, including Henry, Lord Darnley, who married Mary, Queen of Scots.

Margaret divorced her second husband on 11 March, 1527/8. She married thirdly Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven (1495/1500?–1552), before 2 April, perhaps in March, 1528, and may have had issue (although this is improbable):

1  Dorothea (?); (d. young).

Margaret died on 8 or 18 October, or on 24 November, 1541, at Methven Castle, Perthshire, of ‘palsy’, and was buried in the Carthusian Abbey of St John, Perth.

Issue of marriage:

1  James

He was born on 21 February, 1507, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, and was Duke of Rothesay from birth. He died on 27 February, 1508, at Stirling Castle.

2  Daughter (name not known)

She was born on 15 July, 1508, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, where she died the same day.

3  Arthur

He was born on 20/21 October, 1509, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, and was Duke of Albany from birth. He died on 14/15 July, 1510, at Edinburgh Castle, and was buried in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh.

4  James V ( see here).

5  Daughter (name not known)

She was born in November, 1512, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, and died the same month.

6  Alexander

His father’s posthumous son, he was born on 12 or 30 April, 1514, at Stirling Castle, and was styled Duke from birth: perhaps Duke of Ross. He died on 18 December, 1515, at Stirling Castle, and was buried in Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire.

James IV also had the following illegitimate issue:

By Marion Boyd of Bonshaw:

1  Alexander Stewart, Archbishop of St Andrews (1493?–1513); he was killed at Flodden.

2  Katherine (d. after 1554); she married James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton (d.1548), and had issue.

By Janet Kennedy:

3  James Stewart, Earl of Moray (1499?–1544/5); he married Elizabeth, daughter of Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll, and had issue.

4  Unnamed child (d. young).

5  Unnamed child (d. young).

By Margaret (murdered by poison, 1502), daughter of John, Lord Drummond:

6  Margaret (b.1497?); she married firstly John, Lord Gordon, Master of Huntly (d.1517), and had issue. She married secondly Sir John Drummond of Innerpeffray, and had issue.

By Isabella (d.1557), daughter of James Stewart, Earl of Buchan:

7  Janet or Joan (d.1560/63); she married Malcolm, 3rd Lord Fleming, and had issue.

JAMES IV

He was killed on 9 September, 1513, at the Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland. He was perhaps buried in Sheen Abbey, Surrey, and his head may be interred in the Church of St Michael, Wood Street, City of London. A body said to be his was found at Hume Castle, but the identification is dubious. The only certain evidence of the fate of the King’s body is the report that it was kept in a lumber room at Richmond Palace, Surrey, during the reign of Henry VIII. Reports that James IV was seen alive on the evening after Flodden and thereafter went on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, whence he never returned, are not to be trusted, although in 1527 Queen Margaret petitioned for a divorce from her second husband on the grounds that James was still alive in 1514 when her second marriage took place. James was succeeded by his son James.

James V

FATHER: James IV ( see here)

MOTHER: Margaret Tudor ( see here, under James IV).

SIBLINGS: ( see here, under James IV).

JAMES V

He was born on 10, 11 or 15 April, 1512, at Linlithgow Palace, Fife, and was Duke of Rothesay from birth. He succeeded his father as King of Scotland on 9 September, 1513, and was crowned on 21 September, 1513, at the Chapel Royal, Stirling Castle. He was made a Knight of the Garter on 20 January, 1535.

James V married firstly, on 1 January, 1537, at the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris:

Madeleine

She was the daughter of Francis I, King of France, by Claude, daughter of Louis XII, King of France, and she was born on 10 August, 1520, at the Château of St Germain-en-Laye, Paris. She died on 2 or 7 July, 1537, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, and was buried in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh. There was no issue of the marriage.

James V married secondly, by proxy in May, 1538, and in person on 12 June, 1538, at St Andrews Cathedral, Fife:

Mary

She was the daughter of Claude I, Duke of Guise-Lorraine, by Antoinette, daughter of Francis de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, and she was born on 22 November, 1515, at Bar-le-Duc, France. She married firstly Louis II, Duke of Longueville (d.1537), on 4 August, 1534, and had issue:

1  Francis, Duke of Longueville (1535–1551).

2  Louis (b.&d.1537).

Mary was crowned Queen Consort on 22 February, 1540, at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh. She died on 11 June, 1560, at Edinburgh Castle, and was buried in Rheims Cathedral, France.

Issue of marriage:

1  James

He was born on 22 May, 1540, at St Andrews, Fife, and was Duke of Rothesay from birth. He died in April, 1541, at St Andrews, and was buried in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh.

2  Arthur or Robert

He was born in April, 1541, at Falkland Palace, Fife, where he died, aged 8 days, the same month. He was styled Duke of Albany during his lifetime. He was buried in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh.

3  Queen Mary ( see here).

James V also had the following illegitimate issue:

By Elizabeth or Katherine, daughter of Sir John Carmichael:

1  John, Prior of Coldingham (1531/2–1563); he married Jean, daughter of Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell, and had issue.

By Margaret, daughter of John, 4th Lord Erskine:

2  James Stewart, Earl of Moray and Mar (1531?–murdered 1570); he married Agnes, daughter of William Keith, 3rd Earl Marischal, and had issue.

By Euphemia, daughter of Alexander, 1st Lord Elphinstone:

3  Robert, Earl of Orkney and Prior of Holyrood (1533–1591); he married Janet (d.1598), daughter of Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassilis, and had issue.

By Elizabeth Shaw of Sauchie:

4  James Stewart, Abbot of Kelso and Melrose (1529?–1557).

By Christine Barclay:

5  James Stewart.

By Elizabeth, daughter of John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox:

6  Adam, Prior of the Charterhouse (d.1606); he married Janet, daughter of William Ruthven.

By Elizabeth Bethune or Beaton:

7  Jean; she married Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll (d.1573), from whom she was later divorced.

By unknown mothers:

8  Robert, Prior of Whithorn (d.1581).

9  Margaret.

JAMES V

He died on 14 December, 1542, at Falkland Palace, Fife, and was buried in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh.

He was succeeded by his daughter Mary.

Queen Mary

FATHER: James V ( see here).

MOTHER: Mary of Guise ( see here, under James V).

SIBLINGS: ( see here, under James V).

QUEEN MARY

She was born on 8 December, 1542, at Linlithgow Palace. She succeeded her father as Queen of Scotland on 14 December, 1542, and was crowned on 9 September, 1543, at Stirling Castle. She became Queen Consort of France on 6 July, 1559, upon the accession of her first husband to the French throne.

Queen Mary married firstly, on 24 April, 1558, at the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris:

Francis II

He was the son of Henry II, King of France, by Catherine, daughter of Lorenzo de’ Medici, Duke of Florence, and he was born on 16 January, 1544, at the Château of Fontainbleau-sur-Loire, France. He became King Consort of Scotland upon his marriage to Queen Mary. He succeeded his father as King of France on 6 July, 1559, and was crowned on 18 September, 1559, at Rheims Cathedral. He died on 5 December, 1560, at Orléans, France, and was buried in the Cathedral of St Denis, Paris. There was no issue of the marriage.

Queen Mary married secondly, on 29 July, 1565, in the Chapel of Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh:

Henry

He was the son of Matthew Stewart (who had adopted the French form of his surname, Stuart), 4th Earl of Lennox, by Margaret, daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, by Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England and widow of James IV. He was born on 7 December, 1546, at Temple Newsham, Yorkshire, and was styled Lord Darnley from birth. He was created Baron Ardmannoch and Earl of Ross on 15 May, 1565, and Duke of Albany on 20 July. He was proclaimed King of Scotland on 28 July, 1565. He was murdered, probably suffocated or strangled before his house was blown up, on 10 February, 1567, at the old Provost’s Lodging, Kirk o’ the Field, Edinburgh, and buried in the Chapel Royal, Holyrood Palace.

Issue of marriage:

1  James VI & I ( see here).

Queen Mary married thirdly, on 15 May, 1567, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh:

James

He was the son of Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell, and he was born in c.1535. He succeeded his father as 4th Earl of Bothwell in September, 1556. He married firstly Jean, daughter of George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly, on 24 February, 1566; they were divorced on 3 May, 1567, in the Protestant Commissary Court of Edinburgh, on grounds of his adultery, the marriage was also annulled on 7 May, 1567, on grounds of consanguinity. James was created Duke of Orkney and Earl of Shetland on 12 May, 1567. His titles and estates were all declared forfeit on 20 December, 1567. He died on 14 April, 1578, in prison at Dragsholm Castle, Denmark, and was buried in Faarevejle Church, Dragsholm, Denmark.

Issue of marriage:

2 & 3 Stillborn twins

They were born between 18 and 24 July, 1568, at Lochleven Castle.

QUEEN MARY

She was forced by the lords of Scotland to abdicate in favour of her son on 24 July, 1567. She fled to England, where she was kept a prisoner for 18 years by Elizabeth I. She plotted to take the English crown, and was executed on 8 February, 1587, at Fotheringhay Castle, Northants. She was buried in Peterborough Cathedral; her remains were removed to Westminster Abbey in 1612.

She was succeeded by her son James.

James VI

FATHER: Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley ( see here, under Queen Mary).

MOTHER: Mary, Queen of Scots ( see here).

SIBLINGS: James VI did not have any siblings.

JAMES VI

Christened Charles James, he was born on 19 June, 1566, at Edinburgh Castle, and was Duke of Rothesay from birth. He succeeded his father as Duke of Albany, Earl of Ross and Baron Ardmannoch on 10 February, 1567. He succeeded his mother as King of Scotland on 24 July, 1567, and was crowned on 29 July, 1567, at the Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling.

JAMES VI

He succeeded Elizabeth I, last of the Tudor sovereigns, as King of England, on 24 March, 1603, thus founding the Royal House of Stuart (now using the French version of the name) and uniting for the first time the Crowns of England and Scotland under one monarch. Henceforth, the kingdom incorporating England and Scotland would be known as Great Britain.

For further details of the life of James VI and I,  under James I.