Individual Details

James Stewart

( - Bef 10 Feb 1380)

[[Category:Declaration of Arbroath, Stewart Family Worklist]]
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== Biography ==
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James was a natural son of [[Stewart-1001|Robert II]]. Douglas Richardson. ''Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families,'' 5 vols, ed, Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author 2013), vol. 1, p. 643 BRUS 10.iii. James Stewart. In 1375, while a scholar in the diocese of Glasgow, he was granted a papal dispensation (because of his illegitimacy) to receive tonsure, be promoted to all holy orders, and receive any ecclesiastical benefices "whatsoever."Bliss, W.H. (ed). ''Calendar of Entries in the Papal Registers Relating to Great Britain and Ireland: Papal Letters.'' London: Eyre and Spottiswoode for H.M. Stationery Off. (1893), [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033922991&view=1up&seq=243 vol. 4, p. 215]. He subsequently became the Canon of Glasgow.
James Stewart died shortly before 10 February 1380, when his brother Thomas was appointed his successor as Canon of Glasgow.Burns, Charles. ''Calendar of Papal Letters to Scotland of Clement VII of Avignon 1378-1394.'' Scottish Historical Society 4th ser, vol. 12, [https://digital.nls.uk/page-range-pdf/126160629_110_110.pdf p. 41].

== Sources ==

Events

DeathBef 10 Feb 1380Glasgow, Scotland
BirthScotland
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Families

FatherRobert Stewart II (1316 - 1390)
SiblingLiving
SiblingThomas Stewart (1360 - 1430)
SiblingSir John "Lord of Burley, The Red Stewart" Stewart (1390 - 1425)
SiblingKatherine Stewart ( - )
SiblingWalter Stewart (1382 - 1434)