John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl († 1603)

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John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl (* around 1566; † 1603 ) was a Scottish nobleman from the Stewart family .

Life

He was the eldest son of James Stewart, 5th Lord Innermeath from his marriage to Helen Ogilvy, daughter of James Ogilvy, 4th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie .

Already involved in 1579 he took over the administration of the lands of his father, on his death in 1585 he inherited his title as 6th Lord Innermeath .

After the son of his fifth-degree uncle John Stewart, 5th Earl of Atholl, whose Earl title had expired, he obtained the fact that he was given the title of Earl of Atholl on May 6, 1596 and married his widow shortly afterwards.

In November 1597, he and his wife, the Captain of Blair Castle and a group of armed men raided the estate of Walter Leslie of Morcleuch, set it on fire and took Leslie prisoner. This later complained to the Privy Council .

He died between August 26th and October 8th, 1603.

Marriages and offspring

His first marriage was on October 27, 1582, Lady Margaret Lindsay, daughter of David Lindsay, 9th Earl of Crawford . From this marriage he left at least two children:

In his second marriage on March 31, 1596, he married Lady Mary Ruthven, widow of John Stewart, 5th Earl of Atholl, daughter of William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie . The marriage remained childless.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness. Volume 20, Inverness 1894-96, pp. 271 f.

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predecessor Office successor
James Stewart Lord Innermeath
1585-1603 		James Stewart
New title created Earl of Atholl
1596-1603 		James Stewart
personal data
SURNAME Stewart, John, 1st Earl of Atholl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stewart, John, 6th Lord Innermeath
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH around 1566
DATE OF DEATH 1603