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Personal data Robert Stewart, Earl of Orkney and Lord of Shetland 

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Household of Robert Stewart, Earl of Orkney and Lord of Shetland

He is married to Lady Jean Janet Countess of Orkney Kennedy.

They got married on December 14, 1561 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, he was 28 years old.

They got married about 1558 at Scotland.


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    1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=83357721&pid=4807
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    2. Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    3. Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Ancestry.com, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 1229 / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Day of marriage December 14, 1561

    • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
    • In the year 1561: Source: Wikipedia
      • March 31 » The city of San Cristóbal, Táchira is founded.
      • June 4 » The steeple of St Paul's, the medieval cathedral of London, is destroyed in a fire caused by lightning and is never rebuilt.
      • July 2 » Menas, emperor of Ethiopia, defeats a revolt in Emfraz.
      • August 19 » Mary, Queen of Scots, who was 18 years old, returns to Scotland after spending 13 years in France.
      • August 24 » Willem of Orange marries duchess Anna of Saxony.
      • October 18 » In Japan the fourth Battle of Kawanakajima was fought between the forces of Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen; resulting in a draw.

    Day of death February 4, 1593

    • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1593: Source: Wikipedia
      • February 12 » Japanese invasion of Korea: Approximately 3,000 Joseon defenders led by general Kwon Yul successfully repel more than 30,000 Japanese forces in the Siege of Haengju.
      • May 12 » London playwright Thomas Kyd is arrested and tortured by the Privy Council for libel.
      • May 18 » Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe.
      • June 22 » Battle of Sisak: Allied Christian troops defeat the Ottomans.
      • July 25 » Henry IV of France publicly converts from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism.
      • August 27 » Pierre Barrière failed an attempt to assassinate Henry IV of France.
    

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