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James Stewart, 1st Lord Doune

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Death: July 20, 1590 (56-65)
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland (United Kingdom) (mudered)
Place of Burial: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir James Stewart, Kt. and Margaret Lindsay, Lady Innermeath
Husband of Lady Margaret Campbell
Father of Mary Stewart; James Stewart, 2nd Lord Doune; Alexander Galloway Stewart; John Stewart; Jean Stewart and 3 others
Brother of Archibald Stewart; Elisabeth Stewart; Margaret Stewart; Henry Stewart, of Buchlyvie and Marjory Stewart
Half brother of John Stewart, 4th Lord of Innermeath and Bernhard Stewart

Occupation: 1st Lord Doune & St. Colme
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About James Stewart, 1st Lord Doune

James Stewart, 1st Lord Doune was born after 1529.

He was the son of Sir James Stewart and Margaret Lindsay.

He married Lady Margaret Campbell, daughter of Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll and Lady Margaret Graham, on 11 January 1563/64.

He died on 20 July 1590.

James Stewart, 1st Lord Doune gained the title of 1st Lord Doune.

http://www.thepeerage.com/p2507.htm#i25067

James Stewart [1, 2] Suffix 1st Lord Doune and St. Colme Died 20 Jul 1590 [1, 2] Person ID I1898 Clan current Last Modified 4 Sep 2018

Father Sir James Stewart, of Beath, d. 28 May 1547 Mother Margaret Lindsay, d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F1309 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family Margaret Campbell, d. Aft Feb 1592 Married 11 Jan 1563-1564 [1, 2] Children + 1. James Stewart, "Bonnie" 2nd Earl of Moray, 2nd Lord Doune, b. Bef 1568, d. Feb 1592, Dunnibrissle, Fifeshire, Scotland (Age ~ 24 years) + 2. Henry Stewart, 1st Lord St. Colme, d. 12 Jul 1612 + 3. Mary Stewart, + 4. Jean Stewart, b. 1573, Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland d. 1 Jun 1622, Bunchrew, Inverness-Shire, Scotland (Age 49 years) Last Modified 24 Aug 2015 14:03:00 Family ID F1313 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

   In 1581 he was created LORD DOUNE, and died 1590.

Sources

   [S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Stewart06 : The Scots Peerage (Methven), Burkes Extinct Pe e rages 1883 (Stewart-various).

[S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Campbell02: The Scots Peerage (Argyll), Burkes Peerage 19 3 4 (Argyll).
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Sir James Stewart, 1st Lord Doune, was born about 1529, as in a list of the Scottish nobility, dated 10 April 1589, he is said to be "of 60 yeares".[1] He was the eldest son of Sir James Stewart, of Beith, county Fife, Captain or Constable of the Castle of Doune, and his wife, Margaret Lindsay, daughter of John Lindsay, 3rd Lord Lindsay of the Byres, and widow of Richard Stewart, 3rd Lord Innermeath.[2]

He was Knighted and became Constable of Castle Doune.

In 1581 he was created 1st Lord Doune. He was also Lord of St. Colme. He died on 20 July, 1590. [3][4] Marriage

James Stewart was married to Margaret Campbell on 11 January 1563 or 1564[5][6] Children

Children of Sir James Stewart and his wife Margaret Campbell;

   1. Mary Stewart. b. after 1563 in Scotland. 

2. John Stewart. b. after 1564 in Scotland.
3. James Stewart. b. 1568 in Eday, Orkney Islands, Scotland.
4. Henry Stewart. b. about 1574 in Beath, Scotland.
5. Jean Stewart. b. about 1578 in Perthshire, Scotland.
6. Margaret Stewart. died young.
Sources

   ↑ Rogers, Charles, ed. Estimate of the Scottish Nobility during the Minority of James the Sixth. London: Grampian Club, 1873. Accessed April 23, 2016. https://archive.org/details/estimateofscotti00gram. p. 58
   ↑ Paul, vol. 3, pp. 186-187
   ↑ Source: #S5 Page: Campbell02: The Scots Peerage (Argyll), Burkes Peerage 193 4 (Argyll)
   ↑ Source: #S5 Page: Stewart06 : The Scots Peerage (Methven), Burkes Extinct Pee rages 1883 (Stewart-various)
   ↑ Source: #S5 Page: Stewart06 : The Scots Peerage (Methven), Burkes Extinct Peerages 1883 (Stewart-various)
   ↑ Source: #S5 Page: Campbell02: The Scots Peerage (Argyll), Burkes Peerage 193 4 (Argyll)

The Peerage. http://www.thepeerage.com/p2507.htm#i25067
Source: S5 Title: http://www.stirnet.com Author: Peter Barns-Graham Page: Campbell02: The Scots Peerage (Argyll), Burkes Peerage 193 4 (Argyll)
Paul, James Balfour (ed.), The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, vol. 3, Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1906. Digitised by Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center, available at Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun05paul : viewed 19 September 2015)
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    James Stewart, 1st Lord Doune was born circa 1529.2 He was the son of Sir James Stewart of Beath and Margaret Lindsay.2 He married Lady Margaret Campbell, daughter of Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll and Lady Margaret Graham, on 11 January 1563/64.3 He died on 20 July 1590.2
    He held the office of Ambassador to France in 1560, jointly.2 He was appointed Knight in 1565.2 He was Commendator of St. Colme's Inch.2 He held the office of Constable of Doune Castle.2 He was created 1st Lord Doune [Scotland] on 24 November 1581, with special remainder to his heirs male whatsoever.2 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)2 He held the office of Extraordinary Lord of Session between 1584 and 1586.2 Children of James Stewart, 1st Lord Doune and Lady Margaret Campbell

Mary Stewart+1

   James Stuart, 2nd Lord Doune+2 d. 7 Feb 1591/92
   Jean Stewart+2 d. 1 Jul 1622
   Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Saint Colme+2 d. 12 Jul 1612
   John Stewart2 d. c 1609
   Archibald Stewart2
   Margaret Stewart2

Citations

   [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 XII/2, page 64. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
   [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2768. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
   [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 104. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]

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James Stewart, 1st Lord Doune's Timeline

1529
1529
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
1565
1565
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1568
November 1568
Eday Islands, Orkney Islands, Scotland
1572
1572
Beath, Fife, Scotland
1574
1574
Beath, Fife, Scotland
1576
1576
Beath, Fife, Scotland, Upper kirkton, Cumbrae
1578
1578
Scotland
1582
1582
Beath, Fife, Scotland
1590
July 20, 1590
Age 61
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)