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John of Atholl Stuart 1535–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Castle Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 April 1579

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: John III

Mother: Lady Rattray

Spouse(s): Margaret Scots, Elizabeth Gordon

Children(s): John Atholl, Mary Stewart, Janet Campbell, Elizabeth Stewart, Margaret Stewart

In 1535, John of Atholl Stuart entered the world in Castle Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to John Stewart Earl Of Atholl Iii And Lady Grizel Countess Of Atholl Rattray. John of Atholl Stuart married Elizabeth Gordon, Margaret Fleming Graham Countess Of Albany And Atholl Duchess Of Albany Baroness Of Montrose Lady In Waiting For Mary Queen Of Scots, and had children including Elizabeth Stewart, Janet Campbell, John Stewart Earl Van Atholl, Margaret Stewart, Mary Stewart. John of Atholl Stuart passed away in 1579 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1535, John of Atholl Stuart entered the world in Castle Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to John Stewart Earl Of Atholl Iii And Lady Grizel Countess Of Atholl Rattray.
  • John of Atholl Stuart married Elizabeth Gordon, Margaret Fleming Graham Countess Of Albany And Atholl Duchess Of Albany Baroness Of Montrose Lady In Waiting For Mary Queen Of Scots, and had children including Elizabeth Stewart, Janet Campbell, John Stewart Earl Van Atholl, Margaret Stewart, Mary Stewart.
  • John of Atholl Stuart passed away in 1579 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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John Stuart's Ancestors

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John Stuart
1535–1579
Birth Place: Castle Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Stewart, Earl of Atholl III
1507–1542
Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Grizel, Countess of Atholl,) Rattray
1511–1542
Rattray, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Stewart 2nd Earl of) Ahtoll
1475–1522
Balveny, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Stuart's Descendants

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John (of Atholl) Stuart (1535–25 April 1579) m. Margaret (Fleming(Graham) Countess of Albany and Atholl, Duchess of Albany, Baroness of Montrose, Lady in Waiting for Mary Queen of) Scots (1536–15 March 1586) m. Elizabeth Gordon (1540–1557)
  1. 1. John (Stewart Earl Van) Atholl 1563–1595
  2. 2. Mary Stewart 1544–1588
  3. 3. Janet Campbell 1557–1593 m. Sir (Knight Duncan "Black Knight" 7th Earl of Argyll, 1st Baronet Campbell of) Glenorchy 1550–1631
    1. 1. Patrick Campbell 1592–1678
  4. 4. Elizabeth Stewart 1549–1595
  5. 5. Margaret Stewart 1557–1618

John Stuart's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of John of Atholl Stuart in Castle Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Castle Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1579
25 April 1579
Age 44
Death of John of Atholl Stuart in Kincardine Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kincardine Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Castle Atholl, Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 April 1579
    Event Place: Kincardine Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees 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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