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Personal data Robert Stewart 1st Earl of Orkney 

  • He was born on February 14, 1533 in Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Title: Knighted
  • Title: Lord of Zetland
  • Title: 1st Earl of Orkney
  • Title: 1st Earl of Orkney
  • Title: Commendator of Charlieu Abbey
  • Title: Commendator of Holyrood Abbey
  • Title: Prior of Whithorn
  • He died on February 4, 1593 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom, he was 59 years old.
  • He is buried in Saint Magnus Cathedral Churchyard, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • The birth parents are James V Stewart and Euphemia Elphinstone
  • This information was last updated on September 5, 2024.

Household of Robert Stewart 1st Earl of Orkney

He is married to Janet Kennedy.

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


Child(ren):

  1. Lady Jean Stewart  1564-1642 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Robert Stewart

James IV Stuart
1473-1513
Margaret Tudor
1489-1541

Robert Stewart
1533-1593

1561

Janet Kennedy
1537-1593

Lady Jean Stewart
1564-1642

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    Birthday February 14, 1533

    • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
    • In the year 1533: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 25 » Henry VIII of England secretly marries his second wife Anne Boleyn.
      • May 23 » The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void.
      • May 28 » The Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, declares the marriage of King Henry VIII of England to Anne Boleyn valid.
      • June 1 » Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England.
      • November 15 » Francisco Pizarro arrives in Cuzco, the capital of the Inca Empire.

    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.
      • April 14 » A celestial phenomenon is reported over Nuremberg, described as an aerial battle.
      • 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.
      • 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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