Individual Details

Eleanor Stewart

(Abt 1429 - 20 Nov 1480)

== Biography ==Eleanor was the fourth daughter of [[Stewart-419|James I]], king of Scots, and his queen-consort, [[Beaufort-20|Joan Beaufort]].Burnett, George (ed). ''Rotuli Scaccarii Regum Scotorum'' (Exchequer Rolls of Scotland). Edinburgh: General Register House (1882), vol. 5 (1437-1454),[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951d004665126&view=1up&seq=72 vol. 5, preface pp. lxviii-lxx]. '''''[see research notes]'''''
On 8 September 1448, at Beaumont near Chinon, Eleanor married [[Sigismund-1|Sigismund von Tirol]], duke of Austria.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. 600, BRUS 12.vii. Eleanor Stewart. There were no children from this marriage.
Eleanor Stewart, duchess of Austria, died 20 November 1480.
==Research Notes==
::'''Date of Birth:'''*The ''Exchequer Rolls of Scotland'' clearly list Joan as the third and Eleanor as the fourth daughters of James I. James Balfour Paul assigns her birthdate as 26 October 1427.Paul, James Balfour. ''The Scots Peerage.'' Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), [https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun01paul/page/19/mode/1up vol. 1, p. 19]. However, Richardson and Weir (among several other historians) believe that Joan was born sometime in 1428,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. 659 BRUS 12.iii. Joan StewartWeir, Alison. ''Britain's Royal Families.'' London: The Bodley Head (1989), p. 231. which (if correct) would put Eleanor's birthdate sometime in 1429 at the earliest.


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:See Also:* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_of_Scotland Eleanor of Scotland]

Events

BirthAbt 1429Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Death20 Nov 1480Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria
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Families

FatherJames "King of Scotland, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick" Stewart (1394 - 1437)
MotherJoan Beaufort (1404 - 1445)
SiblingAnnabella "Princess of Scotland" Stewart (1432 - 1509)
SiblingAnnabella "Princess of Scotland" Stewart (1435 - 1509)
SiblingJames Stewart (1430 - 1460)
SiblingMary Stewart ( - 1465)
SiblingMargaret Stewart (1424 - 1445)
SiblingIsabella "Elizabeth, Isabel" Stewart (1426 - 1498)
SiblingJoan Stewart (1428 - 1493)
SiblingAlexander Stewart (1430 - )