STEWART, John of Balvenie, Earl of Atholl, Sir 1 2 3 4
User ID: X205. John married Margaret DOUGLAS 'Fair Maid of Galloway', daughter of Archibald DOUGLAS 5th Earl of Douglas Lieutenant General and Regent of Scotland and Euphemia GRAHAM, before March 1460.1 (Margaret DOUGLAS 'Fair Maid of Galloway' was born in 1430 and died about 1474.) Marriage Notes: "He (John Stewart) married, first, Margaret Douglas, the Fair Maid of Galloway, only daughter and ultimate heiress of Archibald, fifth Earl of Douglas, Duke of Touraine. She married, first, in 1444, William, eighth Earl of Douglas, and on his death his brother James, ninth Earl. After the latter's rebellion in 1455 she remained with him in England for a time, but about 1459 she is said to have repaired to King James II. entreating mercy, saying that she was forced to these ungodly nuptials against her will. The marriage being dissolved she was married to Atholl, as her third husband, before March 1460." John next married Eleanor SINCLAIR, daughter of William SINCLAIR 3rd Earl of Orkney, Earl of Caithness, 2nd Lord Sinclair and Marjory SUTHERLAND, before 19 April 1475.1 (Eleanor SINCLAIR was born about 1457, died on 21 March 1518 5 and was buried in 1518 in Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire, Scotland 5.) Marriage Notes: "He (John Stewart) married, secondly, before 19 April 1475, Eleanor Sinclair, stated to be a daughter of William (Sinclair), Earl of Orkney and Caithness. He had issue by both wives." |