She has/had a relationship with Walter Stewart.
Child(ren):
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'Stewart01' Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Stewards of Scotland, Stewart of Menteith, Stewart of Ralston
Walter Stewart, 3rd Hereditary/High Steward of Scotland (d 1241)
m. Beatrix (dau of Gilchrist, 4th Earl of Angus)
1.Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland (d 1283)
m. Jean Macrory (dau of James Macrory of Bute and Arran)
A.James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland (b c1243, d 16.07.1309)
** TSP reported only James's marriage to Egidia Burgh. For some time, trusting TSP, we showed Egidia as mother of Walter, 6th Steward. It was not until a contributor (EN, 26.04.06) kindly pointed out that this is disputed, not least because it has been reported that Walter was born some years before James married Egidia, that we investigated further and found that, whilst many agree with TSP, it seems accepted by some (but not all) of the web sites that we have some faith in (eg. 'RoyalData' does) that the mother of Walter was in fact Cecilia of Dunbar. We follow this suggestion PROVISIONALLY and with some reservation because it seems surprising that TSP should make such a mistake on what, for many Scottish genealogists, is an important matter. Our concern is not eased by the fact that some of the web sites that identify Cecilia as mother of Walter have clearly made a mistake on the identity of Cecilia's own mother. This will be subjected to further review in due course!! **
m1. Cecilia of Dunbar (dau of Patrick, 5th Earl of Dunbar)
i.Andrew Stewart (dvpsp)
ii.Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland (b 1292, d 1325) §D
m1. Marjorie Bruce (dau of Robert Bruce, King Robert 1 of Scots)
a.Robert Stewart, King Robert II of Scots (b 02.03.1316, d 19.04.1390)J
m1. (1347) Elizabeth Mure (dau of Sir Adam Mure of Rowallan)J
m2. Eupheme Ross (dau of Hugh, 4th Earl of Ross)--
m2. Isabella Graham (sister of Sir John Graham of Abercorn)
b.Sir John Stewart of Ralston or Railston
m. Alicia Mure (dau of Sir Reginald Mure of Abercorn)
(1)Sir Walter Stewart of Ralston (a 1416, dsp)
(2)John Stewart (dsp)
(3)Marjory Stewart (d 1438)--
m1. Sir Alexander Lindsay of Glenesk (d 10.1381)--
m2. Sir Henry Douglas of Lugton and Lochleven--
(4)Egidia or Eupheme Stewart--
m. Sir Patrick Graham of Kincardine and Dundalf (a 1394)--
(5)Margaret Stewart
m. (1388) John Hay of Tullibody (d before 06.1418)
c.Andrew Stewart
d.Egidia (Jill) Stewart (d by 06.1406)--
m1. Sir James Lindsay of Crawford (d 1358)--
m2. Sir Hugh Eglinton of that ilk
m3. (c10.1378, sp) Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith (d 1420)
m2. (c1296?) Egidia (Jill) de Bourg (dau of Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster)
iii.Sir John Stewart (d 1318)
iv.Sir James Stewart of Durrisdeer
BLG1952 (Wardlaw-Ramsay) reports that Henry "is said to have married a dau. of Sir James Stewart of Durrisdeer, and niece of Walter, the High Steward". However, BP1934 (Moray) reports that James died without issue.
a.daughter--
m. Henry de Wardlaw, 1st of Wilton (a 1306)--
v.Egidia (Jill) Stewart--
m. Alexander of Menzies--
B.Sir John Stewart of Bonkyl (d Falkirk, 1298)
m. Margaret Bonkyl (dau/heiress of Sir Alexander Bonkyl of that ilk)
C.Andrew Stewart
m. _ Bethe (dau of James Bethe)
D.Elizabeth Stewart (d by 1289)--
m. Sir William, Lord of Douglas ("le Hardi", a 1256, d 1298)--
E.daughter--
m. Sir Alexander de Lindsay of Crawford (d 1307)--
F.Mary Stewart probably of this generation--
m. Edward de Cunynghame of Kilmaurs (d 1285)--
Reported by TCP (Lovel of Castle Cary) to have been sister of Sir James FitzAlan, Steward of Scotland, and mother of Muriel, was ...
G.Hawise (FitzAlan) Stewart
m. Sir John de Soules / Soulis, Guardian of Scotland
i.William de Soules or Soulis, Butler of Scotland §D
ii.Muriel de Soules (d 1318)
m. (before 1307) Richard Lovel, 1st Lord of Castle Cary (d 31.01.1350/1)
iii.daughter--
m. John de Keith (dvp 1324)--
2.John Stewart (d 1249)
3.Walter Stewart, Earl of Menteith (a 1292)
m. Mary, Countess of Menteith (dau of Maurice, 3rd Earl of Menteith)
A.Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Menteith (d c1300)
m. Maud / Matilda (possibly Matilda de Arnot)
i.Alan Stewart, 7th Earl of Menteith (d c1308)
m. Marjorie
a.Mary Stewart, Countess of Menteith
m. (before 05.1334) Sir John Graham, 9th Earl of Menteith (d c06.03.1346-7)
ii.Piers Stewart (a 1297)
iii.Sir Murdoch Stewart, 8th Earl of Menteith (d Dupplin, 12.08.1332)
m. Alice (possibly a Ferrers of Groby)
iv.Alexander Stewart or Menteith
a.Margaret Stewart or Menteith possibly of this generation--
m. Roger Mortimer of Foulis--
B.Sir John Menteth, Sheriff of Dunbarton (d c1323)--
4.Eupheme Stewart (d c1267)Y
m. (c 1213) Patrick, 6th Earl of Dunbar (d 1248)Y
5.Margaret StewartJR
m. Neil, 2nd Earl of Carrick (d 1256)JR
6.Elizabeth StewartJ
m. Maldouen, 3rd Earl of Lennox (b c1190, d c1260)J
7.daughter--
m. Donald, Lord of the Isles (d 1250)--
Main source(s): TSP (Kings of Scotland), TSP (Menteith)
Alexander Stewart (died 1283), also known as Alexander of Dundonald, was 4th hereditary High Steward of Scotland from his father's death in 1246./ FamilySearch
Origins
He was a son of Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland by his wife Bethóc, daughter of Gille Críst, Earl of Angus.
Career
He is said to have accompanied King Louis IX of France on the Seventh Crusade (1248–1254).[1] In 1255 he was one of the councillors of King Alexander III of Scotland, though under age.[2]
He was the principal commander under King Alexander III at the Battle of Largs, on 2 October 1263, when the Scots defeated the Norwegians under Haakon IV. The Scots invaded and conquered the Isle of Man the following year, which was then, together with the whole of the Western Isles, annexed to the Crown of Scotland.[3][4]
Marriage and issue
He married Jean, heiress of the Isles of Bute and Arran, daughter of James Mac Angus (d.1210) (who, with his father and brothers, was killed by the men of Skye), son of Aonghus, Lord of Bute & Arran (younger son of Somerled, King of the South Isles). By his wife he had the following issue:[5][6]
James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland (c. 1260–1309), eldest son and heir; grandfather of King Robert II of Scotland, the first Stewart King of Scots, and thus direct male ancestor of all seven subsequent Scottish monarchs until Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587) - who married Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545-1567) (a male descendant of the 5th High Steward's younger brother Sir John Stewart (d.1298), founder of the Bonkyll line (see below)) by whom she had issue King James I & VI of England and Scotland, ancestor of the post-Tudor monarchs of England and Scotland, later of Great Britain, finally of the United Kingdom.
Sir John Stewart (d. 22 July 1298), 2nd son, who married Margaret de Bonkyll, the heiress of Bonkyll Castle in Berwickshire, by whom he had seven sons and one daughter, thus founding the line of "Stewart of Bonkyll". He was the male line ancestor of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, who by his wife Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587), the heiress of the senior royal Stewart line descended from James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland (c. 1260–1309) (see above), was the father of King James VI and I of Scotland and England. He was killed in 1298 at the Battle of Falkirk.[7][8]
Heraldic augmentation of honour (Argent, a lion rampant gules debruised by a bend raguly or) supposed to have been granted to Sir Alexander Steward "The Fierce" by King Charles VI of France[9]
Andrew Stewart,[10] third son,[11] who married the daughter of James Bethe. His son is supposed in many sources (possibly most notably the Heraldic Visitations of Cambridgeshire[12]) to have been Sir Alexander Steward "The Fierce", whose existence has been questioned by some historians, and who is quoted in bogus ancient pedigrees as the ancestor of the English gentry family of "Steward" or "Styward", of the Isle of Ely in Cambridgeshire, from which family was the mother of Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell,[13][14][15] who (therefore ironically) tried to bring an end to the royal house of Stuart. However "the Lord Protector himself never took it seriously, though he did once joke that his mother was a Stuart at a drinking party in Edinburgh in 1651".[16] This family, of which the most influential was Robert Steward (d. 1557) Dean of Ely, assumed the coat of arms of the Scottish Stewarts, Or, a fess chequy argent and azure, as is visible on their elaborate monuments in Ely Cathedral.[17] In addition they bore a supposed augmentation of honour (Argent, a lion rampant gules debruised by a bend raguly or) said to have been granted to Sir Alexander Steward "The Fierce" by King Charles VI of France (1380-1422).[18] However the supposed familial connection between the Stewart family of Scotland, Hereditary High Stewards and kings of Scotland, and the English "Steward" or "Styward" family of the Isle of Ely, has been definitively disproven by the renowned genealogists Horace Round (Studies in Peerage and Family History, 1907)[19][20] and Walter Rye (Two Cromwellian Myths, 1925, and The Steward Genealogy and Cromwell's "Royal Descent").[21]
Elizabeth Stewart (d. before 1288), who married Sir William Douglas the Hardy, Governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed. She was the mother of the James Douglas, Lord of Douglas ("Good Sir James Douglas").[22]
Hawise Stewart, who married John de Soulis (died 1310), who was the Guardian of Scotland and the brother of the Lord of Liddesdale.[23]
Lady Beatrix Alice Stewart (Lady of Crawford) married Sir Alexander Lindsay (died 1308), Lord of Barnweill, Byres and Crawford