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John (Sir) Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, Chancellor of Scotland 1526–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Castle Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 24 April 1579

Death Location: Castle Kincardine, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: Malcolm III

Mother: Princess (Legitimized)

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In 1526, John (Sir) Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, Chancellor of Scotland entered the world in Castle Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Malcolm Sir Lord Fleming Knight Of Cumberland Sheriff Of Tweeddale Amp Peebles Baron Of Biggar 3Rd Lord Of Fleming Iii And Princess Jeanette Janet The Beautiful Scotswoman Stewart Lady Of Edinburgh Castle Baroness Of Fleming Amp Biggar 2Nd Countess Of Wigton Governess Of Mary Queen Of Scots Princess Of Scotland Legitimized. John (Sir) Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, Chancellor of Scotland passed away in 1579 in Castle Kincardine, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland.

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  • In 1526, John (Sir) Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, Chancellor of Scotland entered the world in Castle Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Malcolm Sir Lord Fleming Knight Of Cumberland Sheriff Of Tweeddale Amp Peebles Baron Of Biggar 3Rd Lord Of Fleming Iii And Princess Jeanette Janet The Beautiful Scotswoman Stewart Lady Of Edinburgh Castle Baroness Of Fleming Amp Biggar 2Nd Countess Of Wigton Governess Of Mary Queen Of Scots Princess Of Scotland Legitimized.
  • John (Sir) Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, Chancellor of Scotland passed away in 1579 in Castle Kincardine, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Malcolm III
1494–1547
Birth Location: Castle Cumbernauld, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Princess (Legitimized)
1502–1563
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Scotland's Ancestors

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John Scotland
1526–1579
Birth Place: Castle Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Malcolm (Sir Lord) Fleming, Knight of Cumberland, Sheriff of Tweeddale & Peebles, Baron of Biggar, 3rd Lord of Fleming, III
1494–1547
Castle Cumbernauld, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Princess (Jeanette (Janet) "The Beautiful Scotswoman" Stewart, Lady of Edinburgh Castle, Baroness of Fleming & Biggar, 2nd Countess of Wigton, Governess of Mary Queen of Scots, Princess of Scotland) (Legitimized)
1502–1563
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John Fleming, 2nd Baron Fleming, Lord Chamberlain of) Scotland
1465–1524
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Euphemia Katharine) Drumond
1467–1502
Castle Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, Scotland
James (IV King of) Scots
1473–1513
Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Agnes (Isabel Stewart, Countess of) Bothwell
1480–1557
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Malcolm Monycabo
1445–
Euphemia Livingstone
1450–
James Stewart
1502–1513
Helen Beattie
1476–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of John (Sir) Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, Chancellor of Scotland in Castle Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Castle Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1579
24 April 1579
Age 53
Death of John (Sir) Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl, Chancellor of Scotland in Castle Kincardine, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland
Castle Kincardine, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Castle Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 April 1579
    Event Place: Castle Kincardine, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland
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