Thomas Stewart, 2nd Earl of Angus
Thomas Stewart, 2nd Earl of Angus (* before 1331 ; † 1361 at Dumbarton Castle ), was a Scottish nobleman .
Life
His father was John Stewart, 1st Earl of Angus ; his mother was Margaret, eldest daughter and co-heir of Alexander, Lord of Abernethy. After the death of his father in 1331, he had to take over his inheritance and the title of Earl od Angus as a toddler .
It was first mentioned in a papal dispensation , issued on June 3, 1352 by Pope Innocent VI. , With the "Thome Senescallis comitis Angusie" marrying "Margarete de Sancto Claro" was permitted. The French King John II supported the request for a dispensation, so it is believed that Thomas spent his youth at the French court.
Militarily he was one of the military leaders at the siege and capture of Berwick in 1355 , but in the following year he was listed as a member of the legation that negotiated the release of David II in London . He was then briefly listed as Chamberlain of Scotland , but for alleged complicity in the murder of Catharine Mortimer, a mistress of the king, he was imprisoned in Dumbarton Castle , where he died of the plague in 1361 .
Thomas was married once. Due to the bride's youth, the marriage was only approved after a papal dispensation had been granted (see above). With Margaret, daughter of William St Clair (Sinclair) of Rosslyn (or Roslin), he had two daughters, Margaret , heiress and later Countess of Angus, as well as Elisabeth, who through her marriage to Alexander Hamilton of Innerwick as the ancestress of the Earl of Haddington applies, and a son Thomas , who inherited him as 3rd Earl in 1361, but died in 1377 as a minor.
literature
- James Balfour Paul (Ed.): The Lord Lyon King of Arms: The Scots Peerage . tape 1 . Douglas, Edinburgh 1909, Stewart, Earl of Angus , p. 169 ff . ( online at www.archive.org [accessed August 24, 2014]).
Web links
- Thomas Stewart, 2nd Earl of Angus, on thepeerage.com , accessed September 14, 2016.
- Earl of Angus (Stewart). fmg.ac, accessed on September 7, 2014 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John Stewart |
Earl of Angus 1331-1361 |
Thomas Steward |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thomas Stewart, 2nd Earl of Angus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish nobleman, 2nd Earl of Angus |
| DATE OF BIRTH | uncertain: 14th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1361 |
| Place of death | Dumbarton Castle |