John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl

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John Earl of Stewart, Atholl

Also Known As: "John Steward"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: April 24, 1579 (52)
Kincardine Castle, Kincardine O'Neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Place of Burial: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Immediate Family:

Son of John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Atholl and Grizel Rattray
Husband of Margaret Fleming and Elizabeth Gordon, Countess Atholl
Father of Lady Janet Stewart; John Stewart, 5th Earl of Atholl; Mary Stewart; Lady Barbara Stewart; Anne Stewart and 3 others
Brother of Barbara Menzies; Isobel Stewart; Margaret Stewart; Helen Stewart; Jean (Joneta) Ottirburn and 1 other
Half brother of Barbara Muir and Elizabeth Stewart

Occupation: 4th Earl of Atholl, Chancellor of Scotland
Label: Half brother of Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots proceeded against as a Roman Catholic and threatened with excommunication, 1574
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About John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl

JOHN STEWART, EARL OF ATHOLL

Wikipedia Biographical Summary

"John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl (died 25 April 1579) was a Scottish noble...

...He was the son of John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Atholl and Grizel Rattray...

...He married:

  1. Elizabeth, daughter of George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly and Elizabeth Keith, by whom he had two daughters, one of them Elizabeth Stewart, wife of Hugh Fraser, 5th Baron Lovat (this union led to descent of James Monroe, 5th President of the U.S.A.), Robert Stewart, 6th Earl of Lennox and James Stewart, Earl of Arran; and
  2. The Hon. Margaret Fleming, widow of Robert Graham, Baron Graham, and Thomas Erskine, Master of Erskine. With Margaret, James had three daughters, Jean Stewart, wife of Sir Duncan Campbell, 1st Baronet, Grizel Stewart, wife of David Lindsay, 11th Earl of Crawford and Mary Stewart, wife of Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll, and one son, John Stewart, 5th Earl of Atholl, at whose death in 1595 left the earldom in default of male heirs and reverted to the crown."

SOURCE: Wikipedia contributors, 'John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 31 October 2012, 05:43 UTC, <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Stewart,_4th_Earl_of...> [accessed 28 November 2012]


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John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl's Timeline

1526
July 1526
Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1544
1544
Scotland
1548
1548
Blair Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1554
1554
Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
1557
December 29, 1557
Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1558
1558
Scotland, United Kingdom
1563
May 22, 1563
Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland
1575
1575
Garlies, Wigton, , Scotland