Sherren Family Tree » Robert Stewart (Sir) (Knight) (1st Earl of Orkney & Lord of Zetland) (1537-1593)

Personal data Robert Stewart (Sir) (Knight) (1st Earl of Orkney & Lord of Zetland) 

  • He was born in the year 1537 in Graemsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland.Source 1
    Robert was the illegitimate son of James V, King of Scotland
  • (Stewart / Stuart) in the year 1533: Coat of Arms.
  • (Knighthood) on May 15, 1565: Knighted by his father King James V.Source 1
  • He died on February 4, 1593 in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland, he was 56 years old.Source 1
  • A child of James v Stewart and Eupheme (Mistress) Elphinstone

Household of Robert Stewart (Sir) (Knight) (1st Earl of Orkney & Lord of Zetland)

He is married to Jean "Janet" Kennedy.

They got married on December 14, 1561, he was 24 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Mary Stewart  1559-???? 
  2. Robert Stewart  1560-???? 
  3. Jean Stewart  1563-????
  4. John Stewart  1566-1643 
  5. Henry Stewart  1566-1590
  7. Patrick Stewart  1568-1614
  8. Elizabeth Stewart  1569-????

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Sources

  1. www.Wikipedia.org, Robert's personal page

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 2 » Mendoza, Argentina, is founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro del Castillo.
    • 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.
    • September 9 » The ultimately unsuccessful Colloquy of Poissy opens in an effort to reconcile French Catholics and Protestants.
    • September 10 » Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima: Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts.
    • 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.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia


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