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== Biography ==
Walter's actual birth date is unknown but as he was first married before 1378 it is probable he was born before 1360.
Always a supporter of the king James I, Walter eventually turned against the monarch and plotted his assassination in 1437. He was tried for murder, severely tortured and finally executed on March 26, 1437 in Edinburgh.

===Titles===

Walter Stewart held many titles in his lifetime;

* 1st Earl of Atholl
* Lord of Brechin in 1378.
* 3rd Earl of Caithness
* Baron Cortachy
* Earl Palatine of Strathern
* 2nd Earl of Caithness
He held the office of Great Justicar of Scotland.

On 26 March 1437 his honours and estates were declared forfeit.


=== LDS Endowment ===
: 17 MAR 1927Source: [[#S4]]
: AFN: 9FJ8-14Source: [[#S2351]]

== Sources ==

* http://www.thepeerage.com/p10532.htm#i105315
* Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl. (2015, April 12). In ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.'' Retrieved 23:13, May 29, 2015, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walter_Stewart,_Earl_of_Atholl&oldid=656056864

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== Biography ==
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Walter's actual birth date is unknown but as he was first married before 1378 it is probable he was born before 1360.
Always a supporter of the king James I, Walter eventually turned against the monarch and plotted his assassination in 1437. He was tried for murder, severely tortured and finally executed on March 26, 1437 in Edinburgh.

===Titles===

Walter Stewart held many titles in his lifetime;

* 1st Earl of Atholl
* Lord of Brechin in 1378.
* 3rd Earl of Caithness
* Baron Cortachy
* Earl Palatine of Strathern
* 2nd Earl of Caithness
He held the office of Great Justicar of Scotland.

On 26 March 1437 his honours and estates were declared forfeit.

==Research Notes==
::'''Alleged Marriage to Elizabeth Graham:'''*Both ''The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland''Burnett, George. ''Rotuli Scaccarii Regum Scotorum'' (The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland). Edinburgh: H.M. General Register House (1880), vol. 4, appendix to preface, [https://archive.org/details/rotuliscaccariir04grea/page/n162/mode/1up pp. clix-clxi]. and ''The Scots Peerage''Paul, Sir James Balfour. ''The Scots Peerage.'' Edinburgh: D.Douglas (1904), [https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun01paul/page/436/mode/1up vol. 1, pp. 436-439]. list only one wife for [[Stewart-984|Walter Stewart]], and she is [[Barkley-697|Margaret Barkley]]. Douglas RichardsonDouglas Richardson. ''Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families,'' 5 vols, ed, Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author 2013), vol. 1, pp. 638-640 BRUS 10.ii. Walter Stewart. and Alison WeirWeir, Alison. ''Britain's Royal Fammilies.'' London: The Bodley Head (1989), p. 225 acknowledge that on 1 August 1404 Walter was granted a papal dispensation to marry [[Graham-3642|Elizabeth Graham]], but Weir states there is no evidence the marriage ever took place and Richardson asserts flatly that it never happened. Lacking any evidence to the contrary, Elizabeth Graham will be detached from this profile as a spouse of Walter Stewart. [[Stevens-17832|Stevens-17832]] 20:14, 11 January 2021 (UTC)


== Sources ==

:See Also:*'''The Scots Peerage : Founded On Wood's Ed. Of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage Of Scotland; Containing An Historical And Genealogical Account Of The Nobility Of That Kingdom : Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931''' : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2020. Internet Archive.>[https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun01pauluoft/page/460/mode/2up Walter Stewart, Vol I, pps 436-9]

* http://www.thepeerage.com/p10532.htm#i105315* Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl. (2015, April 12). In ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.'' Retrieved 23:13, May 29, 2015, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walter_Stewart,_Earl_of_Atholl&oldid=656056864

Birth	Abt 1360	Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Marriage	1378	Dundanold Castle, Dundanold, Ayrshire, Scotland - Lady Margaret Barkley
Death	26 Mar 1437	Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
Death	26 Mar 1437	Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Alt name		Earl of Atholl Strathearn and Caithness
Alt name		Walter "Earl of Atholl" Stewart
Alt name		Earl of Strathearn and Caithness
Reference No		880519
Reference No		900997
Reference No		60

Spouse

Lady Margaret Barkley (1362 - 1404)

Father	Robert Stewart II (1316 - 1390)
Mother	Euphemia "Leslie" Ross (1320 - 1387)
Sibling	Egidia Stewart (1355 - 1407)
Sibling	Earl David Stewart (1357 - 1389)
Sibling	Princess Isabell Stewart (1360 - 1410)
Sibling	Egidia Stewart (1360 - )
Sibling	Elizabeth "Jean, Kathrina" Stewart (1362 - 1446)
Sibling	Catherine Stewart (1384 - 1480)