Skip to main content

Peerage Record – 10835

James Stewart1

Male, Registry Number #108341, b. between 1531 and 1542

Last Edited=20 Jan 2011
     James Stewart was born illegitimately between 1531 and 1542.2 He was the son of James V Stewart, King of Scotland and Christine Barclay.1 He died, without issue.2
Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 242. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.
  2. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood’s edition of Sir Robert Douglas’s The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume I, page 23. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.

Christine Barclay1

Female, Registry Number #108342

Last Edited=20 Jan 2011

Child of Christine Barclay and James V Stewart, King of Scotland

Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 242. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.

Adam Stewart1

Male, Registry Number #108343, b. between 1528 and 1542, d. 1575

Last Edited=23 Jan 2013
Consanguinity Index=1.87%
     Adam Stewart was born illegitimately between 1528 and 1542.2 He was the son of James V Stewart, King of Scotland and Lady Helen Stuart.1 He married Janet Ruthven, daughter of William Ruthven.1 He died in 1575.3
     He held the office of Prior of the Charterhouse.1
Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 242. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.
  2. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood’s edition of Sir Robert Douglas’s The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume I, page 24. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.
  3. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.

Janet Ruthven1

Female, Registry Number #108344, b. before 1550, d. 20 January 1606

Last Edited=23 Jan 2013
     Janet Ruthven was born before 1550. She was the daughter of William Ruthven.1 She married Adam Stewart, son of James V Stewart, King of Scotland and Lady Helen Stuart.1 She died on 20 January 1606.1,2
Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 242. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.
  2. [S1107] Isabelle Devereux, “re: Devereux and Halcro Families,” e-mail message to British and European Nobility Register, 1 June 2004 and later. Hereinafter cited as “re: Devereux and Halcro Families.”

William Ruthven1

Male, Registry Number #108345, b. before 1535

Last Edited=29 May 2002
     William Ruthven was born before 1535.

Child of William Ruthven

Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 242. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.

Lady Helen Stuart1

Female, Registry Number #108346, b. between 1512 and 1526, d. before 25 November 1564

Last Edited=14 Aug 2018
Consanguinity Index=0.88%
     Lady Helen Stuart was born between 1512 and 1526. She was the daughter of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Lennox and Lady Elizabeth Stewart.2 She married John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland, son of Alexander Gordon, Master of Sutherland and Lady Janet Stewart, on 15 April 1549.1 She died before 25 November 1564.1
     She was also known as Lady Elizabeth Stuart.2 She and James V Stewart, King of Scotland were associated.1 From 15 April 1549, her married name became Gordon.

Child of Lady Helen Stuart and James V Stewart, King of Scotland

Children of Lady Helen Stuart and John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3825. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 242. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.

Jean Stewart1

Female, Registry Number #108347, b. between 1528 and 1542, d. 7 January 1587/88

Last Edited=20 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Jean Stewart was born illegitimately between 1528 and 1542.2 She was the daughter of James V Stewart, King of Scotland and Elizabeth Bethune.1 A contract for the marriage of Jean Stewart and Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll was signed on 1 July 1553.3 She and Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll were divorced on 23 June 1573 for desertion.3 She died on 7 January 1587/88.2
     She was also known as Jane Stuart.2 From 1 July 1553, her married name became Campbell. After her marriage, Jean Stewart was styled as Countess of Argyll in 1558. On 9 March 1566 she was present at the murder of Rizzio, along with Queen Mary.3 On 28 May 1573 she was taken prisoner at the surrender of Edinburgh Castle.3 On 19 October 1580 she received letters of legitimation under the Great Seal.4
Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 242. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.
  2. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 104. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
  3. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 200. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  4. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood’s edition of Sir Robert Douglas’s The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume I, page 25. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.

Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll1

Male, Registry Number #108348, b. circa 1532, d. 12 September 1573

Last Edited=26 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.35%
     Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll was born circa 1532.2 He was the son of Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll and Lady Helen Hamilton.2 He married by contract, firstly, Jean Stewart, daughter of James V Stewart, King of Scotland and Elizabeth Bethune, on 1 July 1553.2 He and Jean Stewart were divorced on 23 June 1573 for desertion.2 He married by contract, secondly, Lady Janet Cunningham, daughter of Alexander Cuninghame, 5th Earl of Glencairn and Janet Cuninghame, on 5 August 1573.2 He died on 12 September 1573, from ‘the stone’, without surviving issue.3 His will was proven (by probate) on 25 May 1576 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandG.3
     He held the office of Justiciar [Scotland] in 1558.2 He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Argyll [S., 1457] in 1558.2 He succeeded as the 5th Lord Lorne [S., 1470] in 1558.2 He succeeded as the 6th Lord Campbell [S., 1445] in 1558.2 He particpated in the plot to murder Queen Mary’s husband, Lord Darnley.2 In December 1567 he was censured by the General Assembly for having separated from his wife.2 He fought in the Battle of Langside on 13 May 1568, where he fought for the Queen.2 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in 1571.2 In 1572 he came to an agreement with the Regent Morton.4 He held the office of Lord Chancellor [Scotland] on 15 January 1572/73.2 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.5
     

Child of Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll and Lady Janet Cunningham

Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 242. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.
  2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 200. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 201.
  4. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 104. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
  5. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), Campbell, Archibald. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
  6. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 34. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.

James Gray1

Male, Registry Number #108349, d. 1585/86

Last Edited=30 Apr 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.4%
     James Gray was the son of Patrick Gray, 4th Lord Gray and Marion Ogilvy.1,2 He married Elizabeth Bethune, daughter of Sir John Bethune, 2nd of Creich and Janet Hay, in June 1573.1 He and Elizabeth Bethune were divorced on 10 June 1581 on the grounds of James’ adultery with Elizabeth’s niece, Isabel Bethune.1 He died in 1585/86, slain.1
Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VIII, page 140. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1642. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Robert Stewart1

Male, Registry Number #108350, b. circa 1533, d. 1581

Last Edited=20 Jan 2011
     Robert Stewart was born circa 1533 illegitimately.2 He was the son of James V Stewart, King of Scotland.1 He died in 1581.1
     He held the office of Prior of Whithorn.1
Citations:
  1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 242. Hereinafter cited as Britain’s Royal Families.
  2. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood’s edition of Sir Robert Douglas’s The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume IX, page 2. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.

 

Close Menu