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John STEWART, 2nd Earl Of Atholl Earl Of Mar
1476 - 1521 (45 years)-
Name John STEWART [1] Suffix 2nd Earl Of Atholl Earl Of Mar Birth 1476 Balveny, Fife, Scotland 
[1] Gender Male Clan [2] Stewart Honorable Death 1513 Branxton, Northumberland, England [2] Killed in action at the Battle of Flodden Field Military Service: 9 Sep 1513 Branxton, Northumberland, England [2] Battle of Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England Title (Nobility) [2] Lord TitleOfNobility Scotland [2] 1st of Pitlurg TitleOfNobility [2] Sir Knight Name John Stewart [2] Occupation [2] Provost of Glasgow _FSFTID LZNF-SRR _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZNF-SRR _UID 16794B25D7F2453C93380C47CCCAE9C7ADAC Death 1521 Scotland [1] Burial 1521 Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland [1] Person ID I594777410 Carney Wehofer July 2025 Last Modified 7 Sep 2024
Father Sir John STEWART, 1st Earl of Atholl, b. 21 Sep 1439, Dufftown District, Banffshire, Scotland d. 15 Sep 1512, Laighwood Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 72 years) Mother Lady Eleanor SINCLAIR, Countess of Atholl, b. 19 Apr 1457, Ravencraig Castle, Kirkaldy, Fife, Scotland d. 21 Mar 1518, Laighwood Castle, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 60 years) Marriage 19 Apr 1475 Dunkeld Cathedral, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland [3] Family ID F536731667 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lady Janet CAMPBELL, Countess of Atholl, b. Abt 1479, Lochowe Castle, Argyllshire, Scotland d. 2 Feb 1546, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 67 years) Marriage 20 Jun 1489 Fife, Scotland [2] Children 1. Catharina STUART, b. 1491, Edinburgh, Saint Helena d. 1555 (Age 64 years)2. Lady Jean STEWART, b. 1492, Scotland, d. 19 Apr 1522, Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland, (Age 30 years)3. Elizabeth STEWART, b. 1497, Europe d. Europe 4. Margaretha STUART, b. 1498, Edinburgh, Saint Helena d. 1552 (Age 54 years)5. Elizabeth Isabel Marion CAMPBELL STEWART, b. 1502, Argyll, Scotland d. 15 May 1548, Argyll, Scotland, (Age 46 years)6. Christian STEWART, b. Abt 1503, Athol, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland d. 20 Aug 1580, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age ~ 77 years)7. Janet STEWART, Countess of Sutherland, b. 17 Jul 1505, Scotland d. 1566, Haddington, Haddingtonshire, Scotland (Age 60 years)8. Lady Helen STEWART, b. 17 Jul 1505, Castle Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d. 26 Jun 1577, Haddington Burgh, East Lothian, Scotland (Age 71 years)9. John STEWART, 3rd Earl of Atholl, b. 6 Oct 1507, Blair Castle, Blair, Perthshire, Scotland d. 1 Nov 1542, Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 35 years)10. Margaret STEWART, b. 1509, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland d. 1555, Grant Castle, Freuchie, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 46 years)11. Christian STEWART, b. Aft 1510, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland d. 14 Apr 1578, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age ~ 67 years)12. Lady Margaret “Majory” Elizabeth STEWART, b. 1513, Kintail, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland d. 23 Jun 1567, Cromarty, Highland, Scotland (Age 54 years)13. Isabel STEWART, b. Abt 1515, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown14. Elizabeth STEWART, b. 1517, Kintail, Ross-shire, Scotland, d. 1587, Scotland, (Age 70 years)Family ID F536731666 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Sep 2024
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Notes - John Stewart succeeded his father and became the 2nd Earl of Atholl
This profile is part of the Stewart Name Study.
John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl, the son and heir of John Stewart, Knt., 1st Earl of Atholl, and his second wife, Eleanor Sinclair,[1][2][3] His date and place of birth are unknown. His parents married before 19 April 1475,[1] so his birthdate is estimated as after 1475.
John succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Atholl in 1512.[2]
John married Janet, third daughter of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll,[2][4] and Elizabeth, first daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox.[2][3] The date and place of their marriage is unknown. They had children:
John, 3rd Earl of Atholl,[4] only son and heir, born 6 October 1507, died 1542, married first to Grizel Rattray and second to Jean Forbes;[2] he had eight children with his first wife.[3]
Janet, married first about 1520, to Alexander Gordon, second to Sir Hugh Kennedy, third to Henry Stewart, and fourth to Patrick, Lord Ruthven.[3][4]
Helen, married first to John, 5th Lord Lindsay of the Byres, second to Thomas Moncur[4] or Morieux; she died ca. 1577.[3]
Elizabeth, married Colin or Kenneth Mackenzie of Kintall.[3][4]
Isabel, married James Herine or Herring of Lethendy.[3][4]
John died in 1521, although it is often said that he died 9 September 1513 in the battle of Flodden.[2][4] His widow died about 2 February 1545/6.[2]
His son became Earl of Atholl on 3 May 1522,[2] but John was dead by 4 Jan 1521/2, when the Chancery issued the precept.[4]
Research Notes
Jean Stewart was originally listed in the biography of this profile as a daughter of John Stewart, 2nd earl of Atholl, and Janet Campbell. She has now been placed instead as a daughter of John Stewart, 1st earl of Atholl, and Eleanor Sinclair. For a further explanation, please see the Research Note here. Stevens-17832 19:57, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
Note re Scottish Nobility Project
As part of the transfer of Scottish profiles from the European Aristocrats Project to the Scottish Nobility project within the Scotland Project, this profile is one of a number which are being used in a trial. Please therefore do NOT change the names on this profile. If you have any questions, please send a private message to Mark Sutherland-Fisher who is leading the new Scottish Nobility project.
Sources
? 1.0 1.1 Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011, vol. III, page 106, STEWART 10 John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl.
? 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Cokayne, George Edward ed. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Vol. I: Ab Adam - Basing, 2nd edition. (London,1910), online at Archive.org, page 313, XXI.
? 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Charles Cawley. Scotland, Mormaers, Earls, Lords: John Stewart. Foundation for Medieval Genealogy at "Medieval Lands, A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families".
? 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Paul, James Balfour (ed.), The Scots Peerage, Vol. 1. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. Digital image, available at Internet Archive, page 443.
- John Stewart succeeded his father and became the 2nd Earl of Atholl
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Sources - [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 7 Sep 2024), entry for Lady Margaret “Majory” Elizabeth Stewart, person ID LTH6-HRG. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 7 Sep 2024), entry for John Stewart, person ID LZNF-SRR. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 7 Sep 2024), entry for John STEWART, person ID LZJ2-RSB. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 7 Sep 2024), entry for Lady Margaret “Majory” Elizabeth Stewart, person ID LTH6-HRG. (Reliability: 3).