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Lord Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney, Lord of Shetland 15th GGF 1533–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Apr 1533

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 Feb 1593

Death Location: Islands, Orkney, Scotland or Palace of the Yards, Kirkwall, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: James GGF

Mother: HRH GGM

Spouse(s): Countess Stewart, Lady GGM, Marjorie I

Children(s): James Moray, Patrick Stewart

The story of Lord Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney, Lord of Shetland 15th GGF began in 1533 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. Lord Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney, Lord of Shetland 15th GGF married Countess Agnes Stewart, Lady Jean Janet Kennedy Countess Of Orkney Baroness Of Campbell 15Th Ggm, Marjorie Sandilands Mistress To Earl Robert I, and had children including James Bonnie Earl Stewart 2Nd Lord Of Doune 2Nd Earl Moray, Patrick Stewart. Lord Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney, Lord of Shetland 15th GGF passed away in 1593 in Islands, Orkney, Scotland or Palace of the Yards, Kirkwall, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney, Lord of Shetland 15th GGF began in 1533 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Lord Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney, Lord of Shetland 15th GGF married Countess Agnes Stewart, Lady Jean Janet Kennedy Countess Of Orkney Baroness Of Campbell 15Th Ggm, Marjorie Sandilands Mistress To Earl Robert I, and had children including James Bonnie Earl Stewart 2Nd Lord Of Doune 2Nd Earl Moray, Patrick Stewart.
  • Lord Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney, Lord of Shetland 15th GGF passed away in 1593 in Islands, Orkney, Scotland or Palace of the Yards, Kirkwall, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Lord GGF's Ancestors

Self
Lord GGF
1533–1593
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James V Stuart, King of Scotland, Knight of the Thistle 12xggf 16th GGF
1512–1542
Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, Scotland
HRH (Euphemia Elphinstone, Queen of Scotland, Mistress of King James, V 16th) GGM
1509–1564
Elphinstone, East-Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Margaret (Margaret Tudor Queen Consort Tudor Queen consort of) Scots
1489–1541
Richmond Palace, London, England
Sir (Lord Earl John II Erskine Macclain-van Erskine-van Mar, , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar) 13xggf
1487–1555
Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth (Barlow) 13xggm
1476–1518
Great-Grandparents
Henry England
1457–1509
Elizabeth England
1466–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Richmond
1515–1563
Margaret Derby
1443–1509

Lord GGF's Descendants

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Lord (Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney, Lord of Shetland 15th) GGF (22 Apr 1533–4 Feb 1593) m. Countess (Agnes) Stewart (1544–16 July 1588) m. Lady (Jean Janet Kennedy, Countess of Orkney, Baroness of Campbell 15th) GGM (Sep 1537–Sep 1598) m. Marjorie (Sandilands, Mistress to Earl Robert) I (Abt. 1544–28 Jun 1593)
  1. 1. James ("Bonnie Earl", Stewart 2nd Lord of Doune; 2nd Earl) Moray 1568–1592 m. Lady (Elizabeth (Effie) Houston Stewart (Stuart), Countess of) Moray 1565–1591 m. Margaret 1553–1578 m. Anna Denmark 1574–1669 m. Catherine Fyer 1567–1615
    1. 1. Lord (Earl James Andrew Stewart\Stuart-van Moray, Doune, Strathearn, and Abernathy 3rd Earl of Moray,Doune,Strathern & Abernathy-aka "the Bonny Ear) III 1581–1638 m. Lady (Anne Countess of Huntly) Gordon 1589–1674 m. Margart (Lokkar Arbuthnot LYON Stewart,) Princess 1591–1673 m. Lady (Anne Gordon Countess) Hunt 1590–1674 m. Katherine (Campbell of Lochnell\) Stewart 1575–1642 m. Marion Carmichael 1581–1668 m. Dorothy Dunlap 1595–1643
      1. 1. James, (Earl van Moray Stewart) Stuart 1608–1653 m. Margaretha Home 1610–1668
        1. 1. Lady (Mary\Maria Ann Stuart, Countess of Moray\Campbell ❤️Countess) Argyll 1629–1668 m. Sir (Archibald Van Hertog Campbell, ❤️Dna 9th Earl Of) Argyll 1629–1685 m. James Grant 1616–1663
      2. 2. Lady (Mary Stuart of) Moray 1615–1662
    2. 2. Mary Stewart 1587–1630
    3. 3. Lady (Grizel of Moray) Stewart 1585–1649
  2. 2. Patrick Stewart –1614

Lord GGF's Timeline

2 Records

1533
22 Apr 1533
Birth of Lord Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney, Lord of Shetland 15th GGF in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1593
4 Feb 1593
Age 60
Death of Lord Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney, Lord of Shetland 15th GGF in Islands, Orkney, Scotland or Palace of the Yards, Kirkwall, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
Islands, Orkney, Scotland or Palace of the Yards, Kirkwall, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1533
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1593
    Event Place: Islands, Orkney, Scotland or Palace of the Yards, Kirkwall, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom

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