David (Stewart) Stewart Ist of Rosyth (abt. 1388 - 1444)

Born about 1388 in Rossyth, Fife, Scotland

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 10 Apr 1444 at about age 56 in Rosyth, Fife, Scotland

Biography

David (Stewart) Stewart Ist of Rosyth is a member of Clan Stewart.

This profile is part of the Stewart Name Study.

Sir David Stewart, 1st Laird of Rosyth was born about 1388 in Rosyth, Fife, Scotland. He was the the son of Robert Stewart^[1] and his wife Janet MacDougall.^[2]

He married Margaret Dundas (1394 -1433) the daughter of James Canmore Dundas and his wife Christian Stewart, Countess of Dundas about 1412.^{[citation needed]} They had issue:

1. Henry Stewart.^[3] 2nd Laird of Rosyth. b. 1414 - d. after 1458 .
2. William Stewart. b. about 1425.^{[citation needed]}
3. Elizabeth Stewart.^[3] b. 1433.

David died on 10 April 1444^[1][4] in Falkland Palace, Scotland. He was starved to death in prison on the order of his uncle Albany, in Scotland to keep him from being King of Scotland.

Research Notes

• The Peerage. The Peerage: David Stewart

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Rymer, Thomas, "Rosyth. Dumferline: A Romanes & Son, 1917, Archive.org, p. 30
2. ↑ MacGregor, Gordon, The Red Book of Scotland, Scotland, private, 2022, Ed. 3, Vol. IX. p. 648
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Rymer, Thomas, "Rosyth. Dumferline: A Romanes & Son, 1917, Archive.org, p. 31
4. ↑ MacGregor, Gordon, The Red Book of Scotland, Scotland, private, 2022, Ed. 3, Vol. IX. p. 650