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James "The Bonnie Earl" Stuart, 2nd Earl of Doune & Moray 1568–1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1568

Birth Location: Eday Island, Orkney, Scotland

Death Date: 7 Feb 1592

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: James Doune

Mother: Lady Campbell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Moray

Children(s): Margaret Stewart, Mary Stewart, Lord Moray, Grizel Stewart, Francis Bath

In 1568, James "The Bonnie Earl" Stuart, 2nd Earl of Doune & Moray entered the world in Eday Island, Orkney, Scotland, born to James Stewart 1St Lord Of Doune And Lady Margaret Anne Campbell. James "The Bonnie Earl" Stuart, 2nd Earl of Doune & Moray married Elizabeth Stewart 2Nd Countess Of Moray, and had children including Francis Stewart Knight Of The Order Of The Bath, Grizel Stewart, Lord James Stewart 3Rd Earl Of Moray, Margaret Stuart Stewart, Mary Stewart. James "The Bonnie Earl" Stuart, 2nd Earl of Doune & Moray passed away in 1592 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1568, James "The Bonnie Earl" Stuart, 2nd Earl of Doune & Moray entered the world in Eday Island, Orkney, Scotland, born to James Stewart 1St Lord Of Doune And Lady Margaret Anne Campbell.
  • James "The Bonnie Earl" Stuart, 2nd Earl of Doune & Moray married Elizabeth Stewart 2Nd Countess Of Moray, and had children including Francis Stewart Knight Of The Order Of The Bath, Grizel Stewart, Lord James Stewart 3Rd Earl Of Moray, Margaret Stuart Stewart, Mary Stewart.
  • James "The Bonnie Earl" Stuart, 2nd Earl of Doune & Moray passed away in 1592 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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James Moray's Ancestors

Self
James Moray
1568–1592
Birth Place: Eday Island, Orkney, Scotland
Parents
James Stewart, 1st Lord of Doune
1529–1590
Beath, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Anne) Campbell
1545–1572
Doune Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (James Stewart of) Doune
1506–1544
Beath, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Lindsay
1500–1577
Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Archibald (II Campbell, 4th Earl of) Argyll
1508–1558
Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaretha Graham
1522–1558
Menteith, Perthshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Avondale
1470–1513
Margaret Kennedy
1472–1500
John Baron
1487–1555
Margaret Campbell
1490–1555
Sir Glenorchy
1486–1529
Lady Argyll
1479–1530
William magnate
1500–1544
Margaret Moubray
1501–1548
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Baldorran
1430–1490
Annabel Buchanan
1430–1490
John Cassilis
1436–1500
Lady Erroll
1444–1500
Robert Mar
1458–1513
Lady Ruthven
1459–1518
Archibald Campbell
1460–1513
1440–1510
Sir Toyer
1455–1513
Lady Campbell
1456–1482
Alexander Huntly
–1524
Janet Stewart
1468–1510
Alexander magnate
1472–1536
Margaretha Buchanan
1475–1537

James Moray's Descendants

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James ("The Bonnie Earl" Stuart, 2nd Earl of Doune &) Moray (1568–7 Feb 1592) m. Elizabeth (Stewart, 2nd Countess of) Moray (Aug 1565–18 Nov 1591)
  1. 1. Margaret (Stuart) Stewart 1591–1639 m. Charles (Howard, High Admiral who defeated Spanish Armada in 1588, 1st Earl of Nottingham, Uncle via Margaret Howard () Henson) 1535–1624 m. William (Monson, 1st Viscount) Monson –1672
    1. 1. Charles (Howard, 4th Earl of Nottingham, 5th Baron Howard of Effingham, no) issue 1610–1681 m. Arabella Smith 1612–1682
    2. 2. Ann (Howard, Lady) Garlies 1612–1633 m. Alexander (Stewart Baron of) Garlies 1602–1639
  2. 2. Mary Stewart 1587–1662
  3. 3. Lord (James Stewart, 3rd Earl of) Moray 1582–1638 m. Anna Gordon 1590–1674
    1. 1. James (Stuart, 4th Earl van Moray, Lord Provosts of) Edinburgh 1608–1652 m. Anna Hope 1608–1649
      1. 1. Robert (Stewart) Stuart 1643–1707 m. Helen Cockburn 1673–1750 m. Jane Gilmour 1641–1701
        1. 1. Andrew (Stuart, 7th Baron Castle) Stewart 1672–1715 m. Eleanor (Dallway) (Dailway) 1678–1730
        2. 2. John (James) Stuart 1685–1753
      2. 2. Sir (Thomas Stuart, 1st Baronet of) Coltness 1631–1691
      3. 3. Margaret Stuart 1644–1700
      4. 4. James Stewart 1628–1647
      5. 5. Lady (Mary Ann Stewart, Countess of) Argyll 1629–1668 m. Archibald (Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll, chief of Clan Campbell, Royalist) supporter 1629–1685
        1. 1. Archibald (Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll, Scottish peer, Scottish Covenaters, 10th Earl of) Argyll 1658–1703 m. Lady (Lorne Elizabeth Tollemache, Countess) Argyll 1659–1735
    2. 2. Symon (Renfro) Stewart, 1613–1690
  4. 4. Grizel Stewart 1584–1649
  5. 5. Francis (Stewart, Knight of the Order of the) Bath 1591–

James Moray's Timeline

2 Records

1568
1568
Birth of James "The Bonnie Earl" Stuart, 2nd Earl of Doune & Moray in Eday Island, Orkney, Scotland
Eday Island, Orkney, Scotland
1592
7 Feb 1592
Age 24
Death of James "The Bonnie Earl" Stuart, 2nd Earl of Doune & Moray in murdered by Huntley followers, Donibristle, Fifeshire, Schotland
murdered by Huntley followers, Donibristle, Fifeshire, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Eday Island, Orkney, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1592
    Event Place: murdered by Huntley followers, Donibristle, Fifeshire, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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