Stephenson Family Tree » Robert Stewart 1st Earl of March (1517-1586)

Personal data Robert Stewart 1st Earl of March 

  • He was born in the year 1517 in The Lennox, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
  • He died on August 29, 1586 in St. Andrew's Castle, Fife, Scotland, he was 69 years old.
  • A child of John Stewart and Lady Elizabeth Stewart
  • This information was last updated on October 19, 2023.

Household of Robert Stewart 1st Earl of March

Waarschuwing Attention: Partner (Elizabeth Stewart) is 37 years younger.

He is married to Elizabeth Stewart.

They got married on January 6, 1579, he was 62 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Robert Stewart

Matthew Stewart
1456-1513
Lady Elizabeth Hamilton Countess of Lennox
1473-1531
John Stewart
1439-1512
Eleanor Sinclair
1457-1518
John Stewart
1495-1526

Robert Stewart
1517-1586

1579

Elizabeth Stewart
1554-1590


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Historical events

Day of marriage January 6, 1579

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1579: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 23 » The Union of Utrecht forms a Protestant republic in the Netherlands.
    • February 6 » The Archdiocese of Manila is made a diocese by a papal bull with Domingo de Salazar being its first bishop.
    • June 17 » Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern California) for England.
    • June 26 » Livonian campaign of Stephen Báthory begins.
    • July 8 » Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, is discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.
    • October 19 » James VI of Scotland is celebrated as an adult ruler by a festival in Edinburgh.

Day of death August 29, 1586

  • 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 1586: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 16 » Mary, Queen of Scots, recognizes Philip II of Spain as her heir and successor.
    • June 19 » English colonists leave Roanoke Island, after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in North America.
    • September 22 » The Battle of Zutphen is a Spanish victory over the English and Dutch.
    • October 14 » Mary, Queen of Scots, goes on trial for conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth I of England.
    • December 17 » Go-Yōzei becomes Emperor of Japan.


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