Walter (Stewart) First Earl of Atholl (abt. 1360 - 1437)

Born about 1360 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Barkley) Stewart — married 1378 in Dundanold Castle, Dundanold, Ayrshire, Scotland

Husband of Elizabeth (Graham) Stewart — married 1 Aug 1404 (to 1408) in Scotland

Descendants

Died 26 Mar 1437 at about age 77 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Scotland Project WikiTree [send private message] and Doug Stewart [send private message]

Walter (Stewart) First Earl of Atholl was descended from a signer of the Declaration of Arbroath. Join: Scotland Project Discuss: Scotland

Biography

Walter (Stewart) First Earl of Atholl is Notable.

Walter (Stewart) First Earl of Atholl is a member of Clan Stewart.

This profile is part of the Stewart Name Study.

Walter (Stewart) First Earl of Atholl is a member of the House of Stewart.

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^[1] and The Scots Peerage^[2] list only one wife for Walter Stewart, and she is Margaret Barkley. Douglas Richardson^[3] and Alison Weir^[4] acknowledge that on 1 August 1404 Walter was granted a papal dispensation to marry 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 20:14, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

Research Notes

• The Peerage

Sources

1. ↑ Burnett, George. Rotuli Scaccarii Regum Scotorum (The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland). Edinburgh: H.M. General Register House (1880), vol. 4, appendix to preface, pp. clix-clxi.
2. ↑ Paul, Sir James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D.Douglas (1904), vol. 1, pp. 436-439.
3. ↑ 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, pp. 638-640 BRUS 10.ii. Walter Stewart.
4. ↑ Weir, Alison. Britain's Royal Fammilies. London: The Bodley Head (1989), p. 225

See also:

• Wikipedia: Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl

• Wikidata: Item Q360709, en:Wikipedia

• 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.>Walter Stewart, Vol I, pps 436-9

• Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl. (2015, April 12). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23:13, May 29, 2015, from