Stewart Society

ROBERT Stewart

Earl of Orkney

Father , died:

(25) ROBERT STEWART, son of JAMES V , King of Scotland, and Euphemia, daughter of Alexander, first Lord Elphinstone.

He was Abbot, and in 1559 Commendator, of Holyrood House.
In 1581 he was created EARL OF ORKNEY and Lord Zetland.
He had three sons
(a) Henry, died before his father.
(b) Patrick, second Earl of Orkney. He was beheaded 1614, and his honours and estates forfeited. He died without legitimate issue.
Arms: of Patrick, Earl of Orkney, on Seal, 1592.-I and 4. Scotland. 2 and 3. A dragon boat, sail furled, flag flying. CREST: An inverted anchor. MOTTO: "Sic_fuit_est_et_erit." SUPPORTERS: A unicorn chained and a griffin (Macdonald). Nisbet says he had a ribbon dezter on the I and 4 quarters, and gives the CREST as: A King enthroned, in his right hand a sword and in his left a falcon. SUPPORTERS and MOTTO as above.
(c) John, created Lord Kincleven in 1607, and EARL OF CARRICK (in Orkney) in 1628. He died without male issue in 1652.
Arms: of Earl of Carrick.-1 and 4. Scotland, within bordure compony, blue and silver. 2 and 3. Orkney. CREST, MOTTO and SUPPORTERS as given by Nisbet for No. 25 b (Pont's MS.). Robert, Earl of Orkney, had also several natural sons, of whom-
(d) James of Tullos
From these sons descended the Stewarts of Bigtoun, Brough (see No.259), Eday, Egilshay, Grahamsay, How, and Newark.
Arms: of Stewart of Bigtoun, Zetland, descended from a younger son of Grahamsay, recorded 1672-77 - Gold, a fess chequy blue and silver between two blue mascles. CREST: A green holly leaf slpped MOTTO: "Sic_virescit_ industria" (Lyon Register).
Arms: of Stewart of Newark, recorded 1672-77.-Gold, a fess chequy blue and silver within a red bordure charged with three lions rampant, and as many ships at anchor interchanged gold. CREST: A lion's paw and a palm branch crossed saltire-ways proper. MOTTO: "Christus_inihi_lucrum" (Lyon Register).
Arms: of Robert, Earl of Orkney, on Seal, Is 50.-Scotland, with crozier behind shield (Laing). On Seal, 1572.-Scotland, debruised by a ribbon (Macdonald). As Earl he bore-i and 4. Scotland, debruised by black ribbon sinister. 2 and 3. Blue, a gold shzp with sails furled (Orkney) (Nisbet). [Plate I., fig. 16.] CREST: A king enthroned, holding in r'ght hand a sword and in left a falcon, all proper. MOTTO: "Sic_fuit_est_et_erit."