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Lady Margaret STEWART, Princess of Scotland

Lady Margaret STEWART, Princess of Scotland

Female 1336 - 1410  (74 years)


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  • Name Margaret STEWART  [1, 2
    Prefix Lady 
    Suffix Princess of Scotland 
    Birth 1336  Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Clan   [3
    Dundonald 
    TitleOfNobility   [3
    4th Dowager, Countess of Mar & Countess of Angus, Lady Abernethyernethy 
    TitleOfNobility   [3
    Princess of Scotland 
    Residence 1376  Kintyre and Knapdale, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Kintyre and hall of Knapdale - settled by King Robert II on John of Iye and his wife Margaret, the King's daughter 
    _FSFTID LHJT-J64 
    _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHJT-J64 
    _UID 2B984776C0454827A3D41D7784B6A59F7D9E 
    Burial 1410  Iona, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Death 6 May 1410  Lochaline, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I594767846  Carney Wehofer July 2025
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2023 

    Father King Robert II Of SCOTLAND,   b. 2 Mar 1316, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 1390, Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth MURE, of Rowallan,   b. 2 Mar 1320, Rowallan Castle, Kilmaurs, AYR, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1354, Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years) 
    Marriage 1348  Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F536728946  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John "Iain" Islay MACDONALD, Carrach,   b. 1305, Finlaggan Castle, Isle Of Islay, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1386, Ardtornish Castle, Morven, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 14 Jun 1350  Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Mary MACDONALD,   b. 1350, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1399, Duart Castle, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
     2. Donald MACDONALD, 8th Lord of the Isles,   b. Abt 1351, Western Isles, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1423, Dingwall, Ross-Shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 72 years)
     3. Sir John Mor 'the Tanister' MACDONALD, 1st Chief of Dunnyveg,   b. Abt 1352, Dunnyveg, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1427, Ard-du, Islay, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years)
     4. Lady Agnes Of the Isles Baroness Montgomery MACDONALD,   b. 1363, Skye Isle, Inverness-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1413, Eglington Castle, Androssan, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     5. Hugh MACDONALD, Thane of Glentilt,   b. Abt 1365, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1403, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 38 years)
     6. Marcus MACDONALD, 1st Chief of Knocknacloy, County Tyrone, Ireland,   b. Abt 1365, Islay, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1397, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 32 years)
     7. Elizabeth MACDONALD,   b. Abt 1370, Finlaggen Castle, Islay, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1440, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 70 years)
    Family ID F536729020  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2023 

  • Notes 
    • Margaret Stewart, also known as Princess Margaret, was the oldest daughter of King Robert II of Scotland and his 1st wife, Elizabeth Mure. She was born about 1338, long before her father became king of Scotland.

      Margaret's parents married in 1336, however, because they were not married in a church the marriage was criticized as uncanonical and the children considered illegitimate. Her parents married a second time in 1349, legitimizing their 10 children. Margaret's oldest brother John Stewart, succeeded their father as king of Scotland, taking the reginal name King Robert III.

      In 1350, Margaret married John of Islay, Lord of the Isles, becoming his 2nd wife. John of Islay, also known as John MacDonald, was a strong supporter of Margaret's father and had to divorce his 1st wife, Aime, before they could marry.

      Margaret and John had 8 children:

      - Donald (Domhnall) of Islay, Lord of the Isles, d. 1423, married Mary, daughter of Sir Walter Leslie.
      - John Mór Tanister, d. 1427, married Marjorie Bisset, daughter of Sir Hugh Bisset.
      - Alastair Carrach, d. c. 1440, married Mary, daughter of Malcolm, Earl of Lennox.
      - Agnes, married Sir John Montgomerie of Ardrossan. They had a son, Alexander Montgomerie, 1st Lord Montgomerie.
      - Hugh.,Thane of Glentilt.
      - Marcus
      - Mary, married Lachlan Maclean of Duart.
      - Elizabeth, also known as Margaret, married Angus Du Mackay, 7th of Strathnaver.

      On 22 February 1371 Margaret's father, who had been Guardian of Scotland and acting ruler for many years, became King of Scotland, according Margaret the title of Princess of Scotland.

      Although Margaret's husband John had 3 sons from his first marriage, Godfrey, John and Ranald, upon his marriage to Margaret it was agreed they were to be passed over in the succession in favour of Margaret's children. Therefore, when John died in 1386, their son Donald succeeded him as Lord of the Isles.

      Margaret survived her husband. She did not remarry, and is believed to have died in 1410.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Robert II Of SCOTLAND, person ID LHW6-FV7. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Donald MacDonald, person ID GSLZ-BNP. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Margaret Stewart, person ID LHJT-J64. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for John "Iain" Carrach MacDonald, person ID LY3F-MB4. (Reliability: 3).