Swartz/Rand Family Tree » Sir John STEWART, 4th Earl of Atholl, Lord Darnley, Chancellor of Scotland (1530-1579)
Personal data Sir John STEWART, 4th Earl of Atholl, Lord Darnley, Chancellor of Scotland
Source 1- He was born in the year 1530 in Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland.Source 1
- (FamilySearch ID) : 2W6M-Y58.
- He died on April 25, 1579 in Kincardine Castle, Near, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, he was 49 years old.Source 1
- He is buried in the year 1579 in St. Giles, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.Source 1
- A child of John STEWART and Grizel RATTRAY
- This information was last updated on September 28, 2019.
Household of Sir John STEWART, 4th Earl of Atholl, Lord Darnley, Chancellor of Scotland
Attention: Spouse (Elizabeth BETHINE STEUART) is 35 years older.
(1) He is married to Elizabeth GORDON.
They got married about 1548 at Scotland.
Child(ren):
- Robert STEWART 1552-1623
- STEWART ± 1547-1617
- Barbara STEWART 1548-1625
- Elizabeth Lady of Lovat STEWART 1550-1622
- Anne STEWART ± 1550-????
- John STEWART ± 1553-????
- Margaret STEWART 1555-1618
- David STEWART 1550-????
(2) He is married to Margaret FLEMING.
They got married on April 1, 1557 at Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, he was 27 years old.
(3) He is married to Elizabeth BETHINE STEUART.
They got married.
(4) He is married to Margaret STUART (STEWART).
They got married
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Sources
- "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch , FamilySearch Family Tree (https://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, accessed 3 Jun 2019), entry for John Stewart,, person ID 2W6M-Y58.
Historical events
Day of marriage April 1, 1557
- Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1557: Source: Wikipedia
- April 30 » Mapuche leader Lautaro is killed by Spanish forces at the Battle of Mataquito in Chile.
- July 6 » King Philip II of Spain, consort of Queen Mary I of England, sets out from Dover to war with France, which eventually resulted in the loss of the City of Calais, the last English possession on the continent, and Mary I never seeing her husband again.
- August 10 » Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over the French in the Italian War of 1551–59.
- August 27 » The Battle of St. Quentin results in Emmanuel Philibert becoming Duke of Savoy.
Day of death April 25, 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 6 » The Union of Arras unites the southern Netherlands under the Duke of Parma (Ottavio Farnese), governor in the name of King Philip II of Spain.
- 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.
- October 19 » James VI of Scotland is celebrated as an adult ruler by a festival in Edinburgh.
Same birth/death day
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