Patrick Balfour family tree » Walter 6th High Steward of Scotland STEWART (1293-1326)

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1. Geni World Family Tree

   Walter Stewart<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Circa 1293 - Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland<br>Marriage: Spouse: Isabel de Graham, of Abercorn - After 1316 - Dundonald,Kyle,Ayrshire,Scotland<br>Death: Apr 9 1326 - Bathgate Castle, Bathgate, West-Lothian, Scotland<br>Burial: Apr 1326 - Paisley Abbey, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK<br>Father: James Stewart of Dundonald<br>Mother: Gille (Giles) de Burgh, of Ulster<br>Wives: Marjorie Bruce, Princess of Scotland, Isabel de Graham, of Abercorn, Alice Erskine<br>Children: Robert II Stewart, King of ScotsJean (born Stewart), Egidia Stewart, John Stewart of Railston, Andrew Stewart of Railstoun<br>Siblings: <a>John Stewart, Andrew Stewart, Gilles "Egidia" Stewart, James Stewart, Knight, of Durisdeer

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   Sir Walter Stewart 6th High Steward of Scotland<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: 1293 - Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland<br>Christening: 1296 - Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayr, Scotland<br>Marriage: Spouse: Marjorie Bruce Princess of Scotland - 1315 - Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland<br>Marriage: Spouse: Isabel de Graham - Mar 2 1316 - Ayrshire, Scotland<br>Death: Apr 9 1326 - Bathgate Castle, Bathgate, Linlithgow, Scotland<br>Burial: From Apr 9 1326 - Paisley Abbey, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland&lt;br>Parents: James Stewart 5th High Steward of Scotland, Lady Egidia Stewart of Ulster (born de Burgh)<br>Spouses: Marjorie Stewart Princess of Scotland (born Bruce), Isabel Stewart (born de Graham)<br>Children: Robert II King of Scotland, Sir John Stewart of Ralston, Egidia "Gille" Stewart, Sir Andrew Stewart<br>Siblings: Egidia Giles Stewart, Sir John Stewart, Sir Andrew Stewart, Sir James Stewart Knight of Durisdeer<br>  Additional information:
   
   LifeSketch: some of this information from wikipedia is wrong. see the attached peerage for Kings of Scotland and Britain's Royal Families, Complete Genealogy.1327) was the 6th Hereditary High Steward of Scotland and was the father of King Robert II of Scotland, the first Stewart monarch.and heir of James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland (c.1260-1309) by his third wife Giles (Egidia) de Burgh, a daughter of the Irish nobleman Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster. Walter fought against the English at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 where according to some sources, together with Douglas he commanded the left wing of the Scots' army, but according to other sources was (due to his youth and inexperience) merely the nominal leader of one of the four (or three) Scottish schiltrons, the effective leader being his cousin James Douglas, Lord of Douglas. For his services at Bannockburn, Walter was appointed Warden of the Western Marches and was rewarded with a grant of the lands of Largs, which had been forfeited by King John Balliol. In 1316 Stewart donated those lands to Paisley Abbey.ard was sent to receive them at the Anglo-Scottish Border and conduct them back to the Scottish royal court. He later married Marjorie, receiving the Barony of Bathgate in Linlithgowshire as part of his wife's dowry.rs. Upon the capture of Berwick-upon-Tweed from the English in 1318 he took command of the town which subsequently on 24 July 1319 was besieged by King Edward II of England. Several of the siege engines were destroyed by the Scots' garrison whereupon Walter the Steward suddenly rushed in force from the walled town to drive off the enemy. In 1322, with Douglas and Thomas Randolph, he made an attempt to surprise the English king at Byland Abbey, near Malton in Yorkshire, but Edward escaped, pursued towards York by Walter the Steward and 500 horsemen.tland, granted by charter to John St. Clair, his valet, the lands of Maxton, Roxburghshire, one of the witnesses being Roberto de Lauwedir tunc justiciario Laudonie ("Robert de Lauder, then Justiciar of Lothian").one son:e Graham, believed to have been a daughter of Sir John Graham of Abercorn, by whom he had three further children:t, knight. 6th High Steward of Scotland, died on 9 April 1327 at Bathgate Castle and was buried in the Abbey Church of Paisley, alongside his first wife, Marjorie Bruce, and his five High Steward ancestors. A memorial on the wall of the Abbey is inscribed as follows:ey."

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4. GenealogieOnline Family Tree Index

   Walter 6th High Steward of Scotland Stewart<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: 1292 - Dundonald, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland<br>Marriage: Marjorie de Bruce1315-03-02Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland<br>Death: Apr 9 1326 - Bathgate Castle, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland<br>Burial: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland<br>Child: Robert Ii, The Steward, 35Th King of Scots, Sir Stewart,<br>Notes: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=52015415&pid=6855<br>Source: View the original record on GenealogieOnline website<br>Source Remarks: Some family trees were posted years ago and have later been removed. In such cases, the link to the original record will not work.

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