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Personal data Murdoch Stewart 2nd Duke of Albany 

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  • He was born about December 9, 1362 in Dunreath, Strathblane, Argylshire, Scotland.Source 1
  • He died about May 24, 1425 in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland.Source 1
    (beheaded)
  • He is buried in Church of the Black Friars, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
  • A child of Robert Stewart and Margaret Graham
  • This information was last updated on July 13, 2022.

Household of Murdoch Stewart 2nd Duke of Albany

He is married to Isabella Isabel Lennox.

They got married


Child(ren):

  1. Seamas (James) M√≥r Stewart  ± 1400-± 1451 

  • The couple has common ancestors.

  • Notes about Murdoch Stewart 2nd Duke of Albany



    Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany
    Gender:
    Male
    Birth:
    December 09, 1362
    Dunreath, Strathblane, Argylshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
    Death:
    May 24, 1425 (62)
    Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland (United Kingdom) (beheaded)
    Place of Burial:
    Church of the Black Friars, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Immediate Family:
    Son of Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany and Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith

    Husband of Joan (Joanna) Douglas
    and Isabella, Countess of Lennox

    Father of Robert Stewart, Master of Fife; Alasdair Stewart; Sir Walter Stewart of Lennox, Master of Fife; Sir James "Mór" Stewart of Albany & Baldorran and Lady Isabella Stewart

    Brother of Lady Beatrix Stewart; Lady Janet Stewart; Lady Mary Stewart; Lady Margaret Stewart; Lady Isobel Stewart; and Joan Stewart

    Half brother of John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Buchan; Sir Andrew Stewart; Robert Stewart; Marjorie Stewart and Elizabeth Stewart

    https://www.geni.com/people/Murdoch-Stewart-Duke-Of-Albany/6000000000518137061

    Murdoch Stewart, Duke Of Albany is your 18th great grandfather.
    You
    ¬â€  ·Üí Geneva Allene Welborn (Smith)
    your mother ·Üí Henry Loyd Smith Sr.
    her father ·Üí Edith Lucinda Smith (Lee)
    his mother ·Üí William "Will" Manassas Lee
    her father ·Üí Martha Lee (Collier)
    his mother ·Üí Stephen T Collier
    her father ·Üí Catherine Collier (Roberts)
    his mother ·Üí Sarah Katherine Roberts (Turner)
    her mother ·Üí John Turner, Sr.
    her father ·Üí Thomas Turner of Frederick County
    his father ·Üí Anne Turner (Greer)
    his mother ·Üí Sir James Greer of Lag, of Capenoch
    her father ·Üí Sir William Grierson, 9th of Lag
    his father ·Üí Helena Douglas
    his mother ·Üí Christian Montgomerie
    her mother ·Üí Elizabeth Edmonstone
    her mother ·Üí Sir Archibald Edmonstone, 3rd of Duntreath, Baronet
    her father ·Üí Matilda Stewart
    his mother ·Üí Sir James "Mór" Stewart of Albany & Baldorran
    her father ·Üí Murdoch Stewart, Duke Of Albany
    his father

    Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany married, firstly, Joan Douglas before 1389. He married, secondly, Isabel of Lennox, Countess of Lennox, daughter of Duncan, 8th Earl of Lennox & Helen Campbell, between 17 February 1392 and 8 November 1392. thepeerage.com/
    Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany (1362 ·Äì 24 May 1425) was Governor of Scotland (1420 - 1424). In 1389 he was Justiciar North of the Forth. He was the grandson of King Robert II of Scotland, who founded the Stewart dynasty.
    His father, Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany was a prominent Scottish nobleman who was Regent of Scotland at various stages during the reigns of three kings, (Robert II, Robert III, and James I). Murdoch inherited the Dukedom of Albany in 1420. He also inherited the Earldom of Fife and the Earldom of Menteith.
    He served in military actions against the English in the early 15th century and was captured in 1402, but was traded for Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland.
    Upon the return of James I to Scotland he lost his position as Regent, and during the parliament of March 1424 Murdoch, with Lord Alexander Stewart, his younger son, were suddenly arrested and immediately afterwards twenty six of the principal nobles and barons shared the same fate. Albany was first confined in the castle at St. Andrews and afterwards transferred to Caerlaverock Castle. His wife was found in the fortified palace of Doune, their favourite residence, and committed to Tantallon Castle. Walter, the eldest son of Albany, had already been shut up in the strong castle of The Bass, belonging to Sir Robert de Lauder, a firm friend of the king. Walter was tried in Stirling Castle on May 24, 1424, in the presence of the king. The trail was a hurried affair in that it only took one day for a jury of nobles to find him guilty of treason, and he was executed.[1]
    Albany and his son Alexander were tried before the same jury the following day, declared traitors and publicly executed on Heading Hill before Stirling Castle.[2] Several other members of his family and close associates were also purged, some sharing the same fate. He was attainted and all of his peerage titles were forfeited.
    His sole surviving male heir was his youngest son, James the Fat, who was able to escape to Ireland following the execution of his father and brothers. James remained in Ireland, unable to return, and died there in 1429. He was not able to inherit his father's titles since they had been declared forfeit.
    [edit] Marriage and children
    Murdoch was married to Isabella, daughter of Donnchadh, Earl of Lennox. They had four sons and a daughter:
    Robert Stewart (d. 1421)
    Walter Stewart (d. 1425)
    Alasdair Stewart (d. 1425)
    James the Fat (Seamas Mòr) Stewart (d. 1451)
    Isabel, who married Sir Walter Buchanan, 13th Laird Buchanan
    Citations
    Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 216. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
    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 2767.
    REF:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murdoch_Stewart,_Duke_of_Albany
    son of Robert, 1st Duke of Albany & Mary/Margaret Graham; nephew of King Robert III (John) & grandson of King Robert II

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murdoch_Stewart,_Duke_of_Albany

    From thePeerage.com:
    Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany was born in 1362. He was the son of Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany and Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith. He married, firstly, Joan Douglas before 1389. He married, secondly, Isabel of Lennox, Countess of Lennox, daughter of Duncan, 8th Earl of Lennox and Helen Campbell, between 17 February 1392 and 8 November 1392. He died on 24 May 1425 at Castle Hill, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, beheaded. He was buried at Church of the Black Friars, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
    Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany held the office of Justiciar North of the Forth on 2 April 1389.1 Between September 1402 and 1415 he was held prisoner by the English, when he was finally exchanged for the Earl of Northumberland. He fought in the Battle of Homildon Hill on 14 September 1402 at Homildon Hill, Scotland, where he was taken prisoner. He held the office of Regent of Scotland between 1420 and 1424. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Duke of Albany [S., 1398] on 3 September 1420. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Fife on 3 September 1420. He succeeded to the title of Earl of Monteith on 3 September 1420. On 25 March 1425 he was attainted and forfeited all of his honours.
    Child of Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany
    * unknown Stewart
    Children of Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany and Isabel of Lennox, Countess of Lennox
    * Isabella Stewart
    * Robert Stewart, Master of Fife b. bt 1393 - 1407, d. bt 1416 - 1421
    * Sir Walter Stewart+ b. bt 1394 - 1410, d. 24 May 1425
    * Sir Alexander Stewart b. bt 1395 - 1410, d. 25 May 1425
    * James Stewart, 1st of Baldoran+ b. bt 1395 - 1426, d. b 18 May 1451

    Beheaded at Castle Hill

    Child listed under his profile James Stewart "Black Knight of Lorn" has different parents.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stewart,_the_Black_Knight_of_Lorn

    Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany married, firstly, Joan Douglas before 1389. He married, secondly, Isabel of Lennox, Countess of Lennox, daughter of Duncan, 8th Earl of Lennox & Helen Campbell, between 17 February 1392 and 8 November 1392. thepeerage.com/
    Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany (1362 ·Äì 24 May 1425) was Governor of Scotland (1420 - 1424). In 1389 he was Justiciar North of the Forth. He was the grandson of King Robert II of Scotland, who founded the Stewart dynasty.
    His father, Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany was a prominent Scottish nobleman who was Regent of Scotland at various stages during the reigns of three kings, (Robert II, Robert III, and James I). Murdoch inherited the Dukedom of Albany in 1420. He also inherited the Earldom of Fife and the Earldom of Menteith.
    He served in military actions against the English in the early 15th century and was captured in 1402, but was traded for Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland.
    Upon the return of James I to Scotland he lost his position as Regent, and during the parliament of March 1424 Murdoch, with Lord Alexander Stewart, his younger son, were suddenly arrested and immediately afterwards twenty six of the principal nobles and barons shared the same fate. Albany was first confined in the castle at St. Andrews and afterwards transferred to Caerlaverock Castle. His wife was found in the fortified palace of Doune, their favourite residence, and committed to Tantallon Castle. Walter, the eldest son of Albany, had already been shut up in the strong castle of The Bass, belonging to Sir Robert de Lauder, a firm friend of the king. Walter was tried in Stirling Castle on May 24, 1424, in the presence of the king. The trail was a hurried affair in that it only took one day for a jury of nobles to find him guilty of treason, and he was executed.[1]
    Albany and his son Alexander were tried before the same jury the following day, declared traitors and publicly executed on Heading Hill before Stirling Castle.[2] Several other members of his family and close associates were also purged, some sharing the same fate. He was attainted and all of his peerage titles were forfeited.
    His sole surviving male heir was his youngest son, James the Fat, who was able to escape to Ireland following the execution of his father and brothers. James remained in Ireland, unable to return, and died there in 1429. He was not able to inherit his father's titles since they had been declared forfeit.
    [edit] Marriage and children
    Murdoch was married to Isabella, daughter of Donnchadh, Earl of Lennox. They had four sons and a daughter: 1.Robert Stewart (d. 1421) 2.Walter Stewart (d. 1425) 3.Alasdair Stewart (d. 1425) 4.James the Fat (Seamas Mòr) Stewart (d. 1451) 5.Isabel, who married Sir Walter Buchanan, 13th Laird Buchanan
    Citations 1.Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 216. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families. 2.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 2767.
    REF: 1.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murdoch_Stewart,_Duke_of_Albany
    son of Robert, 1st Duke of Albany & Mary/Margaret Graham; nephew of King Robert III (John) & grandson of King Robert II
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murdoch_Stewart,_Duke_of_Albany
    From thePeerage.com:
    Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany was born in 1362. He was the son of Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany and Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith. He married, firstly, Joan Douglas before 1389. He married, secondly, Isabel of Lennox, Countess of Lennox, daughter of Duncan, 8th Earl of Lennox and Helen Campbell, between 17 February 1392 and 8 November 1392. He died on 24 May 1425 at Castle Hill, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, beheaded. He was buried at Church of the Black Friars, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
    Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany held the office of Justiciar North of the Forth on 2 April 1389.1 Between September 1402 and 1415 he was held prisoner by the English, when he was finally exchanged for the Earl of Northumberland. He fought in the Battle of Homildon Hill on 14 September 1402 at Homildon Hill, Scotland, where he was taken prisoner. He held the office of Regent of Scotland between 1420 and 1424. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Duke of Albany [S., 1398] on 3 September 1420. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Fife on 3 September 1420. He succeeded to the title of Earl of Monteith on 3 September 1420. On 25 March 1425 he was attainted and forfeited all of his honours.
    Child of Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany
    unknown Stewart
    Children of Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany and Isabel of Lennox, Countess of Lennox
    Isabella Stewart
    Robert Stewart, Master of Fife b. bt 1393 - 1407, d. bt 1416 - 1421
    Sir Walter Stewart+ b. bt 1394 - 1410, d. 24 May 1425
    Sir Alexander Stewart b. bt 1395 - 1410, d. 25 May 1425
    James Stewart, 1st of Baldoran+ b. bt 1395 - 1426, d. b 18 May 1451
    Beheaded at Castle Hill
    Child listed under his profile James Stewart "Black Knight of Lorn" has different parents.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stewart,_the_Black_Knight_of_Lorn

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Murdoch Stewart

Margaret Graham
± 1334-1380

Murdoch Stewart
± 1362-± 1425


Isabella Isabel Lennox
± 1368-± 1458


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