Robert de Atholia (abt. 1400 - abt. 1460)

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1460 at about age 60 in Scotland

Biography

Robert de Atholia is a member of Clan Donnachaidh.

Robert was the son of Duncan de Atholia.^[1][2][3][4]

Arrested the murderers of King James I of Scotland, for which service he received a Crown Charter dated 1451, erecting all of his lands into a free barony.

His is the primary family of clan Donnachaidh

a very celebrated chief, progenitor of the barons of Strowan, chiefs of the Clan^[5]

Duncan married Margaret Stewart,^[3] daughter of Sir John Stewart of Bute, a natural son of King Robert II.^[1] They had issue:^[3][6]

1. Alexander^[1][3]
2. Duncan^[7]
3. Patrick

Research Notes

I have added a pdf link here, which names him differently and also his spouse, however it does not have a source for her.

Robertson of Struan Research, Donnachaidh.Com. by Gordon MacGregor for Redbook of Scotland Accessed May 6 2020.>Robertson of Struan, pg3

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} MacFarlane, Walter, "Genealogical Collections concerning Families in Scotland made by Walter Macfarlane 1750-1751", Edited by James Toshach Clark, Edinburgh: University Press, 1900, Vol. II, Archive.org, p. 307
2. ↑ Burke, John Bernard, "A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland", London: Henry Colburn Publishers,1863, Ed. 4 Part II, Archive.org, p. 1278
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Burke, John, "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland", London: Henry Colburn Publishers,1838, Vol. IV, Archive.org, p. 420
4. ↑ Robertson, James Alexander, "Comitatus de Atholia: The Earldom of Atholl : Its Boundaries Stated, Also, the Extent Therein of the Possessions of the Family of De Atholia, and Their Descendants, the Robertsons : with Proofs and Map'", Edinburgh: private, 1860, Archive.org, p. 28
5. ↑ Douglas, Family of, "The Genealogy of the Families of Douglas of Mulderg and Roberston of Kindeace with their Descendants", Dingwall: A.M. Ross & co., 1895, Archive, p. 50
6. ↑ Anderson, William, "The Scottish Nation; or. The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland", Edinburgh: A. Fullerton & Co., 1867, Vol. III, Archive.org, p. 346
7. ↑ Douglas, Family of, "The Genealogy of the Families of Douglas of Mulderg and Roberston of Kindeace with their Descendants", Dingwall: A.M. Ross & co., 1895, Archive, p. 50

See also:

• The Peerage: Robert Atholia of Glenerochie, 4th Chief of Clan Donnachaidh