John Stewart of Innermeath
Sir John Stewart of Innermeath and Lorne (* before 1367 - † April 26, 1421 ) was a Scottish knight .
Life
He was the elder son of Sir Robert Stewart of Innermeath from a branch line of the Stewart clan .
In 1386 he married Isabella Macdougall, daughter of Ewen MacDougall, chief of the Clan MacDougall , 5th Laird of Lorne, 7th Laird of Dunollie . His younger brother, Sir Robert Stewart, married his wife's sister, Janet Macdougall.
When his father died around 1388 he inherited the feudal lordships of Innermeath in Perthshire and Durrisdeer in Dumfriesshire . His father had only acquired the latter in 1374. Thereupon he handed Durrisdeer over to his brother Robert and received from him the rule of Lorne on the Firth of Lorne in Argyll, left to him by their father-in-law . The exchange was approved by King Robert II on April 29, 1388 .
In 1412 he traveled to England as the Scottish ambassador to negotiate the release of his distant relatives King Jacob I and Murdoch Stewart of Albany from English captivity.
progeny
From his marriage to Isabella Macdougall he had four sons and five daughters, including:
- Archibald Stewart († after 1452);
- Christian Stewart, ⚭ James Dundas of Dundas;
- Isabel Stewart, ⚭ (1) Sir William Oliphant of Aberdalgie, ⚭ (2) Sir David Murray of Tullibardine;
- Jean Stewart, ⚭ Sir David Bruce of Clackmannan;
- Sir James Stewart of Lorne († around 1448);
- Robert Stewart , 1st Lord Lorne († 1449);
- NN Stewart, ⚭ Allan Macdonald of Clanranald and Moidart;
- Alexander Stewart;
- NN Stewart, ⚭ John Melville of Raith.
Literature and web links
- George Edward Cokayne , Vicary Gibbs (Eds.): The Complete Peerage . Volume 8, Alan Sutton Publishing, Gloucester 2000, p. 138.
- Sir John Stewart of Innermeath, 3rd of Lorn on thepeerage.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stewart, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stewart of Innermeath, Sir John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1367 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 26, 1421 |