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MURDOCH Stewart
Duke of Albany
MURDOCH STEWART, DUKE OF ALBANY and Earl of Fife, also Earl of Menteth (S.) in right of his mother Margaret, Countess of Menteith. See MARGARET,Countess of Menteith
The Duke left the following children -
(a) Robert Master of Fife, died without issue. He was contracted to marry his cousin Euphemia,
only child of David Stewart, Earl of Strathearn. However this wedding didn´t happen and he appears to be dead by late 1415.
(b) Walter of Fife,was betrothed, firstly, to his cousin Euphemia, only child of David Stewart, Earl of Strathearn, (after his brother died) although this appears to have not been fulfilled. He was also betrothed to Janet, daughter of Sir Robert Erskine of Erskine, (Dispensation dated 27 May 1421), and this marriage appears to have taken place. He was tried at Stirling on 24 May 1425 and condemned to death. He was executed with his father, his brother Alexander and his grandfather, the Earl of Lennox, 27 May 1425. WALTER, of Fife
He was father of :
2a} ANDREW STEWART, 1ST LORD AVENDALE. He died in 1488.
2b) Arthur Stewart. He died in 1488. He was the father of -
3b} Isabella Stewart, m. at Stirling, on 2 November 1478, to William Charteris
2c) Walter Stewart of Morphie, had a legitimation e.g he was born illegitimate, on 28 August 1472 in which he is styled brother to Andrew, Lord Avendale, and Arthur Stewart. The families of Avendale, Ochiltree, Methven, Moray, Dunern descend from his children.
2d) Sir Murdoch Stewart.
2e)John Stewart of Johnston
2f) Marion Stewart, m. by 4 October 1440, to Sir Colin Campbell, 1st of Glenorchy, he survived her and m. secondly, to Jean, Sir William Borthwick of that Ilk, from whom he was divorced ; thirdly, to Janet, eldest daughter and coheiress of Sir John Stewart, of Innermeath and Lorn, fourthly, Margaret, daughter of Robert Robertson, of Strowan, and
fifthly, to Margaret, daughter of Luke Stirling, of Keir. He d. on 26 September 1475.
c) Alexander Stewart, married Egidia, daughter of Sir William Douglas, of Nithsdale, (Papal Dispensation dated 29 April 1418. She was widow of Sir Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney). He was executed with his father and brother at Stirling, on 27 May 1425 leaving no known issue.
d) Sir James Stewart - his wife is said to have been a daughter of MacDonald of Antrim but there is no evidence for that and his only son James is generally described as an illegitimate son so it seems likely he didn´t marry his mother. James´s descendants are the Stuarts of Annat, Stewart~ of Ardvorlich, Baldoran, Ballachallan, Craigtoun, Duchlash, Gartnafuaroe, Glassingall, Glenbuckie Hyndfield, Ledcreich.
e) Isabella Stewart, m. in around 1420, to Sir Walter Buchannan of that Ilk.
Arms: of Stuart of Annat, same as Ardvorlich, but with black mullet in the centre of the quarters (Burke).
Arms: of Stewart of Ardvorlich, recorded 1802.-1 and 4. Scotland. 2. Gold, a fess chequy blue and silver, in chief a red mullet. 3. Silver an engrailed saltire between four roses red. All within an engrailed bordure compony, blue and silver. CREST: A right hand and arm couped at the elbow brandishing aloft a broad-sword, all proper. MOTTO: "Deo_juvante_vinco"(Lyon Register).
Arms: of Stewart of Baldoran, on Seal, 1524.-1. A lion rampant (Fife). 2. A cinquefoil (Lennox?). 3. A fess chequy. 4. A galley (Lorn) (Laing).
Arms: of Murdoch, Duke of Albany, quarterly, as his father.
