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Murdoch Stewart
(1362 - 24 May 1425)
[[Category:Dukes in the Peerage of Scotland]]
[[Category:Dukes in the Peerage of the United Kingdom]]
This category is part of [[:Category:Scottish History|Scottish History]] and managed by the [[:Project: Scottish Clans|Scottish Clans Project]].
[[Category:Dukes of Albany]]
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== Biography ==
Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany (Scottish Gaelic: Muireadhach Stiubhart) (1362 – 24 May 1425) was a leading Scottish nobleman, the son of Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany and the grandson of King Robert II of Scotland, who founded the Stewart dynasty.
In 1389, he became Justiciar North of the Forth. In 1402, he was captured at the Battle of Homildon Hill and would spend 12 years in captivity in England.
After his father died in 1420, and while the future King James I of Scotland was himself held captive in England, Stewart served as Governor of Scotland until 1424, when James was finally ransomed and returned to Scotland. However, in 1425, soon after James's coronation, Stewart was arrested, found guilty of treason, and executed, along with two of his sons. His only surviving heir was James (Big James), who escaped to Antrim, Ireland, where he died in 1451.
===Marriage===
* 1. Murdoch married Joan Douglas before 1389.
* 2. He then married Isabella of Lennox daughter of Duncan (8th Earl of Lennox) and Helen Campbell, from 17 February 1391/92 to 8 November 1392.. She survived the destruction of her family, and she would live to see the murder of James I and the restoration of her title and estates.
===Children===
Child of Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany & Joan Douglas;
* 1. unknown Stewart.
Children of Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany and Isabel of Lennox, Countess of Lennox
* 1. Lady Isabella Stewart.
* 2. Robert Stewart, Master of Fife. b. bt 1393 - 1407, d. bt 1416 - 1421.
* 3. Walter Stewart, Master of Fife. b. bt 1394 - 1410, d. 24 May 1425.
* 4. Sir Alexander Stewart. b. bt 1395 - 1410, d. 25 May 1425.
* 5. Sir James Mor Stewart, 1st of Baldorran. b. bt 1395 - 1426, d. 18 May 1451.
== Sources ==
* The Stewarts of Balquhidder. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rykbrown/principal_families.htm#Ancestors and Descendants of James Mhor Stewart
* The Peerage. http://www.thepeerage.com/p10213.htm#i102128
* Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murdoch_Stewart,_Duke_of_Albany
* The Complete Peerage. G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 78.
=== Credits ===
* Dickinson Family Tree.ged
* [[Langlands-3 | Kerry Langlands]]
* [[Stuart-531 | Allan Stuart]]
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== Biography ==
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Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany (Scottish Gaelic: Muireadhach Stiubhart) (1362 – 24 May 1425) was a leading Scottish nobleman, the son of Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany and the grandson of King Robert II of Scotland, who founded the Stewart dynasty.
In 1389, he became Justiciar North of the Forth. In 1402, he was captured at the Battle of Homildon Hill and would spend 12 years in captivity in England.
After his father died in 1420, and while the future King James I of Scotland was himself held captive in England, Stewart served as Governor of Scotland until 1424, when James was finally ransomed and returned to Scotland. However, in 1425, soon after James's coronation, Stewart was arrested, found guilty of treason, and executed, along with two of his sons. His only surviving heir was James (Big James), who escaped to Antrim, Ireland, where he died in 1451.
===Marriage===
* 1. Murdoch married Joan Douglas before 1389.
* 2. He then married Isabella of Lennox daughter of Duncan (8th Earl of Lennox) and Helen Campbell, from 17 February 1391/92 to 8 November 1392.. She survived the destruction of her family, and she would live to see the murder of James I and the restoration of her title and estates.
===Children===
Child of Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany & Joan Douglas;
* 1. unknown Stewart.
Children of Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany and Isabel of Lennox, Countess of Lennox
* 1. Lady Isabella Stewart.
* 2. Robert Stewart, Master of Fife. b. bt 1393 - 1407, d. bt 1416 - 1421.
* 3. Walter Stewart, Master of Fife. b. bt 1394 - 1410, d. 24 May 1425.
* 4. Sir Alexander Stewart. b. bt 1395 - 1410, d. 25 May 1425.
* 5. Sir James Mor Stewart, 1st of Baldorran. b. bt 1395 - 1426, d. 18 May 1451.
== Sources ==
*'''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/160/mode/2up Murdac Stewart, Vol I, pps 149-151]* The Stewarts of Balquhidder. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rykbrown/principal_families.htm#Ancestors and Descendants of James Mhor Stewart
*[http://www.thepeerage.com/p10213.htm#i102128 Peerage]
*[[Wikipedia:Murdoch_Stewart,_Duke_of_Albany|Murdoch, Duke of Albany]]* The Complete Peerage. G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 78.
=== Credits ===
* Dickinson Family Tree.ged
* [[Langlands-3 | Kerry Langlands]]
* [[Stuart-531 | Allan Stuart]]
Events
| Birth | 1362 | Falkland Castle, Scotland | |||
| Death | 24 May 1425 | Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |||
| Marriage | Isabel Lennox | ||||
| Alt name | 2nd Duke of Albany Earl of Fife, Earl of Menteith | ||||
| Alt name | Murdoch "Murdac" Stewart | ||||
| Reference No | 1363248 | ||||
| Reference No | 1386605 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Isabel Lennox (1382 - 1458) |
| Child | Sir Alexander Stewart (1397 - 1425) |
| Father | Robert "1st Duke of Albany" Stewart (1340 - 1420) |
| Mother | Margaret "Countess of Monteith, Duchess of Albany" Graham (1334 - 1380) |
| Sibling | Mary Stewart (1366 - 1420) |
| Sibling | Beatrice Stewart (1370 - ) |
| Sibling | Janet Stewart (1372 - ) |
| Sibling | Johanna Stewart (1375 - 1439) |
| Sibling | Isabel Stewart (1378 - ) |
| Sibling | Margaret Stewart (1410 - 1454) |