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John "2nd Earl of Atholl" Stewart

(Aft 1475 - Abt 1521)

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----John Stewart is a descendant of Magna Carta surety barons Robert de Vere, the Bigods, the Clares, and Saher de Quincy (see [[#Magna_Carta_Project|text]], below).
== Biography ==
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John Stewart succeeded his father and became the 2nd Earl of Atholl
}'''John Stewart''', 2nd Earl of Atholl, the son and heir of [[Stewart-1555|John Stewart]], Knt., 1st Earl of Atholl, and his second wife, [[Sinclair-143|Eleanor Sinclair]],Douglas Richardson. ''Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families'', 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011, vol. III, page 106, STEWART 10 John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl.Cokayne, George Edward ed. ''Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom'', Vol. I: Ab Adam - Basing, 2nd edition. (London,1910), online at Archive.org, [https://archive.org/stream/completepeerageo01coka#page/313/mode/1up page 313, XXI].Charles Cawley. [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY.htm#John2Atholldied1521B ''Scotland, Mormaers, Earls, Lords]: John Stewart''. Foundation for Medieval Genealogy at "Medieval Lands, A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families". His date and place of birth are unknown. His parents married before 19 April 1475, so his birthdate is estimated as after 1475.

John succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Atholl in 1512.
John married [[Campbell-1501|Janet]], third daughter of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll,Paul, James Balfour (ed.), ''The Scots Peerage'', Vol. 1. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. Digital image, available at Internet Archive, [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun01paul#page/443/mode/1up page 443]. and Elizabeth, first daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox. The date and place of their marriage is unknown. They had children:*[[Stewart-1685|John]], 3rd Earl of Atholl, only son and heir, born 6 October 1507, died 1542, married first to Grizel Rattray and second to Jean Forbes; he had eight children with his first wife.*[[Stewart-3518|Janet]], married first about 1520, to Alexander Gordon, second to Sir Hugh Kennedy, third to Henry Stewart, and fourth to Patrick, Lord Ruthven.*[[Stewart-12484|Helen]], married first to John, 5th Lord Lindsay of the Byres, second to Thomas Moncur or Morieux; she died ca. 1577.*[[Stewart-1627|Jean]], married Janes Arbuthnott Aug 1507 (NOTE: she is likely the daughter of the 1st Earl of Atholl).*[[Stewart-1602|Elizabeth]], married Colin or Kenneth Mackenzie of Kintall.*[[Stewart-9766|Isabel]], married James Herine or Herring of Lethendy.
John died in 1521, although it is often said that he died 9 September 1513 in the battle of Flodden. His widow died about 2 February 1545/6.
His son became Earl of Atholl on 3 May 1522, but John was dead by 4 Jan 1521/2, when the Chancery issued the precept.

==Note re Scottish Nobility Project==As part of the transfer of Scottish profiles from the European Aristocrats Project to the Scottish Nobility project within the Scotland Project, this profile is one of a number which are being used in a trial. Please therefore do NOT change the names on this profile. If you have any questions, please send a private message to [[Sutherland-Fisher-1|Mark Sutherland-Fisher]] who is leading the new Scottish Nobility project.

==Sources==

* Balfour-Paul, The Peerage of Scotland in 9 volumes
*Richardson, Douglas. ''Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families'', 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011). See also WikiTree's source page for [[Space:Magna_Carta_Ancestry|''Magna Carta Ancestry'']].*Richardson, Douglas. ''Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families'', 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013). See also WikiTree's source page for [[Space:Royal_Ancestry|''Royal Ancestry'']].
:See also:*Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stewart,_2nd_Earl_of_Atholl John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl].*Marlyn Lewis, [https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1247.htm#i37453 John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl] in ''Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins'', accessed 31 Jan 2020; citing Richardson and Scots Peerage.

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=== Magna Carta Project ===: As an 18th-century immigrant, [[Rose-6077|Robert Rose]] is not listed in ''Magna Carta Ancestry'' as a [[:Category:Gateway Ancestors|Gateway Ancestor]] (vol. I, pages xxiii-xxix) and is not covered in Richardson's works. However, this profile is in project-approved/badged trails (reviewed August 2015 by a [[Project:Magna Carta|Magna Carta project]] member) between Robert Rose and [[:Category:Surety Barons|Magna Carta Surety Barons]] [[De_Vere-309|Robert de Vere]], [[Quincy-226|Saher de Quincy]], [[Clare-673|Gilbert de Clare]] and [[Clare-651|Richard de Clare]]. This profile also appears in another trail was later badged to surety barons [[Bigod-1|Hugh le Bigod]] and [[Bigod-2|Roger le Bigod]]. These trails all need re-review and can be seen in the [[Rose-6077#Magna Carta Trails|Magna Carta Trails]] section of Robert Rose's profile.
: See [[Space:Magna_Carta_Team_Base_Camp|Base Camp]] for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's [[Space:Magna Carta Project Glossary|glossary]] for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".

    Events

    BirthAft 1475Balveny, Fife, Scotland
    Marriage1500Scotland - Lady Janet Campbell
    DeathAbt 1521Scotland
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    Families

    SpouseLady Janet Campbell (1484 - 1546)
    ChildLady Elizabeth "Isabel" Stewart (1515 - 1567)
    ChildLady Helen Stewart (1502 - 1577)
    ChildJanet Stewart (1505 - 1566)
    ChildJean Stewart (1505 - )
    ChildSir John "3rd Earl of Atholl" Stewart (1507 - 1542)
    ChildIsabel Stewart (1516 - )
    FatherSir John "of Balveny, 1st Earl of Atholl" Stewart (1440 - 1512)
    MotherEleanor 'of Orkney' "Elinor Sinclair" Sinclair Countess of Athol (1457 - 1518)
    SiblingChristian Stewart (1473 - 1538)
    SiblingElspeth Stewart (1474 - 1564)
    SiblingIsabel "Margaret" Stewart (1475 - 1490)
    SiblingElizabeth Stewart (1476 - )
    SiblingJean Stewart (1479 - 1522)
    SiblingElizabeth "Isabel" Stewart (1480 - )
    SiblingJean Stewart (1481 - 1550)
    SiblingAndrew Stewart (1485 - 1542)
    SiblingLady Margaret Stewart (1487 - 1524)
    SiblingMariote "Marjory" Stewart (1490 - 1529)