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Personal data John Stewart , 1st Earl of Athol 

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  • He was born about 1437 in Bavelny, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Title: He was created Earl of Atholl in around 1457, the first earl of the eigh
  • Title: became Earl of Rothes after his father's death at the Battle of Flodden
  • Title: George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Lord of session, an
  • Title: Scottish nobleman and ambassador to England (in 1484).
  • He died on September 15, 1512 in Laighwood, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • He is buried in Dunkeld Cathedral, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • The birth parents are James Stewart and Joan Plantagenet de Beaufort
  • This information was last updated on April 12, 2024.

Household of John Stewart , 1st Earl of Athol

He is married to Eleanor Sinclair.

They got married before April 19, 1475 at Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.


Child(ren):

  1. Elizabeth Stewart  1494-1564 


Notes about John Stewart , 1st Earl of Athol

Sir John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl was born circa 1440.
He was the son of Sir James Stewart of Lorn and Lady Joan Beaufort.
He married, firstly, Margaret Douglas, daughter of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas and Lady Eupheme Graham, in 1459/60.
He married, secondly, Eleanor Sinclair, daughter of William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness and Marjory Sutherland, before 19 April 1475.
He died on 15 September 1512 at Laighwood, Scotland.
He was buried at Dunkeld Cathedral, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.
Sir John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl was created 1st Earl of Atholl [Scotland] circa 1457.
He was created 1st Lord of Balveny [Scotland] in 1460.
He held the office of Scottish Ambassador to England in 1484.
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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Stewart

John de Beaufort
± 1371-1410
Margareth Holland
1385-1439
James Stewart
1400-1451

John Stewart
± 1437-1512

< 1475

Eleanor Sinclair
1457-1518

Elizabeth Stewart
1494-1564

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    Day of death September 15, 1512

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