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Joan Beaufort Queen Dowager of Scots 1402–1445 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1402

Birth Location: England

Death Date: Abt. 15 Jul 1445

Death Location: Dunbar Castle, Dunbar, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

Father: John Dorset

Mother: Margaret Holland

Spouse(s): James Sir

Children(s): John Atholl

Joan Beaufort Queen Dowager of Scots was born in 1402 in England, the child of John De Beaufort Roelt 1St Marquess Of Somerset And Dorset And Margaret Holland. Joan Beaufort Queen Dowager of Scots married James I King Of Scotland, James Stewart Of Lorn Sir, and had children including Annabella De Savoi, Joan Stewart, John Stewart Stewart Of Balveny First Earl Of Atholl. Joan Beaufort Queen Dowager of Scots passed away in 1445 in Dunbar Castle, Dunbar, Haddingtonshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Joan Beaufort Queen Dowager of Scots was born in 1402 in England, the child of John De Beaufort Roelt 1St Marquess Of Somerset And Dorset And Margaret Holland.
  • Joan Beaufort Queen Dowager of Scots married James I King Of Scotland, James Stewart Of Lorn Sir, and had children including Annabella De Savoi, Joan Stewart, John Stewart Stewart Of Balveny First Earl Of Atholl.
  • Joan Beaufort Queen Dowager of Scots passed away in 1445 in Dunbar Castle, Dunbar, Haddingtonshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Dorset
1371–1410
Birth Location: Anjou, France
JD
Margaret Holland
1385–1440
Birth Location: Upholand, Lancashire, England
MH

Spouses(s)

James Sir
1399–1451
Birth Location: Innermeath, Argyllshire, Scotland
JS

Children(s)

John Atholl
1440–1512
Birth Location: Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland
JA

Joan Scots's Ancestors

Self
Joan Scots
1402–1445
Birth Place: England
Parents
John DE_Beaufort_Roelt 1st Marquess of Somerset and Dorset
1371–1410
Anjou, France
Margaret Holland
1385–1440
Upholand, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
John (Plantagenet of Gaunt) KG
1340–1399
Abbaye De St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre-Orientale (Flanders)
Katherine ("Duchess of Lancaster") Roet
1350–1403
Somme, Picardie, France
Sir (Thomas "2nd Earl of Kent, 3rd Baron of Holland" Holland) KG
1350–1397
Upholand, Lancashire, England
Alice (FitzAlan\Arundel) LG
1350–1416
Arundel Castle, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Plantagenet
1312–1377
Philippa Hainault
1314–1369
Richard FitzAlan
1314–1376
Isabel Despenser
1313–1356
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Plantagenet
1284–1327
Isabelle Capet
1292–1358
Guillaume Hainault
1286–1337
Jeanne Valois
1294–1352

Joan Scots's Descendants

1.
JS
Joan (Beaufort Queen Dowager of) Scots (Abt. 1402–Abt. 15 Jul 1445) m. James (Stewart of Lorn,) Sir (Abt. 1399–Aft. 17 Aug 1451)
  1. 1. John ((Stewart) Stewart of Balveny First Earl of) Atholl 1440–1512 m. Margaret Douglas 1430–1475 m. Lady (Eleanor (Sinclair) Sinclair Countess of) Atholl 1457–1519
    1. 1. John ((Stewart) Stewart Second Earl of) Atholl 1473–1513 m. Mary (Jane) Campbell 1484–1546 m. Alice (FitzAlan\Arundel) LG 1350–1416
      1. 1. Janet ((Stewart) Stewart Lady) Ruthven 1505–1566 m. Hugh Kennedy 1500–1544 m. Alexander Gordon 1501–1529 m. Henry ((Stewart) Stewart First Lord) Methven 1495–1551 m. Patrick ((Ruthven) Ruthven Third Lord) Ruthven 1520–1566
        1. 1. Margaret Kennedy 1458– m. Uchtred MacDowall 1546–1593 m. John ("2nd Lord Cathcart") Cathcart 1458–1535
        2. 2. John Gordon 1525–1567 m. Elizabeth Stuart 1526–1564 m. Elizabeth Campbell 1502–1545 m. Marion Seton 1528–1567
      2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth "Isabel" Stewart Lady Kintail) Stewart 1515–1567 m. William ((Sutherland) Sutherland VIIth of) Duffus 1515–1543 m. Kenneth Mackenzie 1513–1568
        1. 1. Agnes Mackenzie 1555–1610 m. Sir (Lachlan "Mor, 16th of Mackintosh, 17th Chief of Clan Chattan") Mackintosh 1545–1606
      3. 3. Sir (John (Stewart) Stewart Earl of Athol) Third 1507–1542 m. Lady (Gisela, Countess Atholl) Rattray 1511–1542 m. Grizel (Rattray Countess of) Atholl 1511–1542
        1. 1. John, (4th Earl of Atoll, Chancellor of Scotland) Stewart 1525–1579
        2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Stewart 1535–1621
        3. 3. Isabelle (Isobel) Stewart 1537–1621
        4. 4. Margaret ((Stewart)) Grant 1524–1555 m. John Grant 1507–1585
        5. 5. Helen Stewart 1543–
        6. 6. Catherine Stewart 1537–1630
        7. 7. Grizel Stewart 1525–1591
        8. 8. James Stewart 1528–1579
        9. 9. Lady (Barbara) Stewart 1535–1555
        10. 10. Jean (Joneta) Stewart 1542–1630
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Stewart Lady) Strowman 1480– m. Alexander (Robertson) IXth 1450–1505
      1. 1. Margaret Robertson 1505–1573 m. Thomas (Innes Innes of) Elrick 1481–1528 m. George Hay 1508–1574
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Hay) Keith 1534–1594
        2. 2. Margaret (Hay) Oliphant 1535–1593
        3. 3. Andrew Hay 1537–1585 m. Lady (Jean) Hay 1540–1570 m. Lady (Agnes (Sinclair) Sinclair Bountess of) Erroll 1539–1619
        4. 4. Beatrix Hay 1537–
    3. 3. Christian Stewart 1473–1538
    4. 4. Elspeth (Stewart) Innes 1474–1564
    5. 5. John ((Stewart) Stewart Second Earl of) Atholl 1475–1521
    6. 6. Margaret ((Stewart) Stewart Lady) Strowan 1475–1490
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Stewart) Ross 1476– m. John (Stewart) Stuart 1490–1526 m. Ninian ((Ross) Ross 3rd Lord of) Halkhead 1491–1556
      1. 1. John (Stewart) Stuart 1519–1567
      2. 2. Helen (Stewart) Stuart 1520–1564
      3. 3. Robert (Stewart) Stuart 1522–1586
      4. 4. Matthew (Earl of Lennox) Stuart 1516–1571 m. Margaret Douglas 1515–1578
        1. 1. Charles (Stuart 1st Earl of) Lennox 1556–1576
        2. 2. Henry (Duke of Albany) Stuart 1545–1567 m. Mary (Stuart Queen of Scots) Stewart 1542–1587
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Stuart) Gordon 1526–1564
    8. 8. Jean (Stewart Lady) Arbuthnot 1479–1522
    9. 9. Jean Stewart 1481–1550
    10. 10. Andrew Stewart 1485–1542
    11. 11. Margaret Stewart 1487–1524
    12. 12. Mariote ((Stewart) Stewart of Balveny First Earl of) Atholl 1490–1529

Joan Scots's Timeline

2 Records

1402
Abt. 1402
Birth of Joan Beaufort Queen Dowager of Scots in England
England
1445
Abt. 15 Jul 1445
Age 43
Death of Joan Beaufort Queen Dowager of Scots in Dunbar Castle, Dunbar, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Dunbar Castle, Dunbar, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1402
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 15 Jul 1445
    Event Place: Dunbar Castle, Dunbar, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
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