John (Stewart) Stewart Second Earl of Atholl (aft. 1475 - abt. 1521)

Born after 1475 in Balveny, Fife, Scotland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Janet (Campbell) Campbell Countess of Atholl — married about 1500 in Scotland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1521 before about age 46 in Scotland [uncertain]

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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 text, below).

Biography

John (Stewart) Stewart Second Earl of Atholl is a member of Clan Stewart.

John (Stewart) Stewart Second Earl of Atholl is Notable.

This profile is part of the Stewart Name Study.

John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl, the son and heir of John Stewart, Knt., 1st Earl of Atholl, and his second wife, Eleanor Sinclair,^[1][2][3] His date and place of birth are unknown. His parents married before 19 April 1475,^[1] so his birthdate is estimated as after 1475.

John succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Atholl in 1512.^[2]

John married Janet, third daughter of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll,^[2][4] and Elizabeth, first daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox.^[2][3] The date and place of their marriage is unknown. They had children:

• John, 3rd Earl of Atholl,^[4] only son and heir, born 6 October 1507, died 1542, married first to Grizel Rattray and second to Jean Forbes;^[2] he had eight children with his first wife.^[3]
• Janet, married first about 1520, to Alexander Gordon, second to Sir Hugh Kennedy, third to Henry Stewart, and fourth to Patrick, Lord Ruthven.^[3][4]
• Helen, married first to John, 5th Lord Lindsay of the Byres, second to Thomas Moncur^[4] or Morieux; she died ca. 1577.^[3]
• Elizabeth, married Colin or Kenneth Mackenzie of Kintall.^[3][4]
• Isabel, married James Herine or Herring of Lethendy.^[3][4]

John died in 1521, although it is often said that he died 9 September 1513 in the battle of Flodden.^[2][4] His widow died about 2 February 1545/6.^[2]

His son became Earl of Atholl on 3 May 1522,^[2] but John was dead by 4 Jan 1521/2, when the Chancery issued the precept.^[4]

Research Notes

Jean Stewart was originally listed in the biography of this profile as a daughter of John Stewart, 2nd earl of Atholl, and Janet Campbell. She has now been placed instead as a daughter of John Stewart, 1st earl of Atholl, and Eleanor Sinclair. For a further explanation, please see the Research Note here. Stevens-17832 19:57, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 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.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} 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, page 313, XXI.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} Charles Cawley. Scotland, Mormaers, Earls, Lords: John Stewart. Foundation for Medieval Genealogy at "Medieval Lands, A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families".
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7} Paul, James Balfour (ed.), The Scots Peerage, Vol. 1. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. Digital image, available at Internet Archive, page 443.

See also:

• 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 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 Royal Ancestry.

• Wikipedia: John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl.

• Marlyn Lewis, John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl in Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins, accessed 31 Jan 2020; citing Richardson and Scots Peerage.

• Wikidata: Item Q1701828