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Robert Earl of Orkney Stewart 1533–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1533

Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 4 February 1593

Death Location: Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland

Father: James Scotland

Mother: Madeleine Valois

Spouse(s): Lady Kennedy

Children(s): Mary Stewart, Lady Stewart, Sir Stewart, Lady Stewart, John Stewart, Robert Stewart, Patrick Stewart, Lady Stewart, Henry Stewart

The story of Robert Earl of Orkney Stewart began in 1533 in Midlothian, Scotland. Robert Earl of Orkney Stewart married Lady Janet Kennedy, and had children including Henry Master Of Orkney Stewart, John 1St Earl Carrick Stewart, Lady Barbara Stewart, Lady Elizabeth Stewart, Lady Jean Stewart, Mary Stewart, Patrick Of Orkney Stewart, Robert Of Midleton Stewart, Sir James 1St Of Bigtown Eday Tullos Stewart. Robert Earl of Orkney Stewart passed away in 1593 in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Earl of Orkney Stewart began in 1533 in Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Robert Earl of Orkney Stewart married Lady Janet Kennedy, and had children including Henry Master Of Orkney Stewart, John 1St Earl Carrick Stewart, Lady Barbara Stewart, Lady Elizabeth Stewart, Lady Jean Stewart, Mary Stewart, Patrick Of Orkney Stewart, Robert Of Midleton Stewart, Sir James 1St Of Bigtown Eday Tullos Stewart.
  • Robert Earl of Orkney Stewart passed away in 1593 in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Scotland
1512–1542
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Madeleine Valois
1520–1537
Birth Location: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France
MV

Spouses(s)

Lady Kennedy
1537–1593
Birth Location: Cassillis House, Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
LK

Children(s)

Mary Stewart
1563–1644
Birth Location: –
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Lady Stewart
1558–1642
Birth Location: –
LS
Sir Stewart
1560–1653
Birth Location: –
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Lady Stewart
1561–1637
Birth Location: –
LS
John Stewart
1561–1646
Birth Location: –
JS
Robert Stewart
1561–1561
Birth Location: –
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Patrick Stewart
1562–1613
Birth Location: –
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Lady Stewart
1564–1642
Birth Location: –
LS
Henry Stewart
1566–1590
Birth Location: –
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Robert Stewart's Ancestors

Self
Robert Stewart
1533–1593
Birth Place: Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
James V Stuart\ King of Scotland
1512–1542
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Madeleine (of) Valois
1520–1537
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France
Grandparents
James (Stuart\ King of Scotland) IV
1473–1513
Perth,Scotland
Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Francis (I of France Madeleine of) Valois
1494–
Great-Grandparents
Henry VII
1457–1509
Elizabeth England
1466–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Stewart's Descendants

1.
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Robert (Earl of Orkney) Stewart (1533–4 February 1593) m. Lady (Janet) Kennedy (1537–1593)
  1. 1. Mary Stewart 1563–1644
  2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Stewart 1558–1642
  3. 3. Sir (James 1st of Bigtown Eday Tullos) Stewart 1560–1653
  4. 4. Lady (Barbara) Stewart 1561–1637
  5. 5. John (1st Earl Carrick) Stewart 1561–1646
  6. 6. Robert (of Midleton) Stewart 1561–1561
  7. 7. Patrick (of Orkney) Stewart 1562–1613
  8. 8. Lady (Jean) Stewart 1564–1642
  9. 9. Henry (master of Orkney) Stewart 1566–1590

Robert Stewart's Timeline

2 Records

1533
1533
Birth of Robert Earl of Orkney Stewart in Midlothian, Scotland
Midlothian, Scotland
1593
4 February 1593
Age 60
Death of Robert Earl of Orkney Stewart in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1533
    Event Place: Midlothian, Scotland
    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: 4 February 1593
    Event Place: Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland
    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: Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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