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John Stewart, Earl of Buchan 1381–1424 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1381

Birth Location: Falkland Castle, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Aug 1424

Death Location: killed at Battle of Verneuil, Normandy, France

Father: Robert nephew

Mother: Margaret Menteith

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Douglas

Children(s):

The story of John Stewart, Earl of Buchan began in 1381 in Falkland Castle, Fife, Scotland. John Stewart, Earl of Buchan married Elizabeth Douglas. John Stewart, Earl of Buchan passed away in 1424 in killed at Battle of Verneuil, Normandy, France.

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Biography

  • The story of John Stewart, Earl of Buchan began in 1381 in Falkland Castle, Fife, Scotland.
  • John Stewart, Earl of Buchan married Elizabeth Douglas.
  • John Stewart, Earl of Buchan passed away in 1424 in killed at Battle of Verneuil, Normandy, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert nephew
1340–1420
Birth Location: Rothesay Castle, Isle of Bute, Scotland
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Margaret Menteith
1334–1380
Birth Location: Doune Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Douglas
1394–1451
Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarckshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Buchan's Ancestors

Self
John Buchan
1381–1424
Birth Place: Falkland Castle, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Earl of Fife & Menteith, regent of Scotland, a ruthless politician, believed caused the murder of his nephew
1340–1420
Rothesay Castle, Isle of Bute, Scotland
Margaret (Graham, Countess of) Menteith
1334–1380
Doune Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
1316–1390
Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Mure of Rowallan, Queen Consort of Scotland, Countess of Atholl and) Stathearn
1320–1355
Rowallan Castle, Kilamock, Ayshire, Scotland
John (Graham, Earl of) Menteith
1302–1347
Strathblane, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary (II Stewart, Countess of) Menteith
1308–1360
Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Scotland
1293–1327
Marjory Bruce
1296–1316
Adam Knight
1290–1399
Lady Rowallan
1298–1355
John Graham
1265–1298
Annabella Scotland
1278–
Alan Menteith
1280–1309
Mary Murdock
1280–1360
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Stewart
1243–1309
Cecilia Dunbar
1243–1334
1274–1329
Isabella deMar
1277–1296
Sir Menteith
1246–1300
Maude Arnot
1249–1300

John Buchan's Timeline

2 Records

1381
Abt. 1381
Birth of John Stewart, Earl of Buchan in Falkland Castle, Fife, Scotland
Falkland Castle, Fife, Scotland
1424
17 Aug 1424
Age 43
Death of John Stewart, Earl of Buchan in killed at Battle of Verneuil, Normandy, France
killed at Battle of Verneuil, Normandy, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1381
    Event Place: Falkland Castle, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 1198
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1424
    Event Place: killed at Battle of Verneuil, Normandy, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 1198
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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