John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl
John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl was the second Earl of Atholl. He fought in the Battle of Flodden on 9 September 1513.
Biography
He was born after 1475 to John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl and Eleanor Sinclair. He married Lady Janet Campbell, daughter of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll, by Elizabeth Stewart. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Atholl on 15 September 1512 at the death of his father. He fought in the Battle of Flodden on 9 September 1513. He was living in 1520, and died before 1522. His widow, Janet, died about Candlemas 1545–46.
Children:
- John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Atholl (1507–1542).
- Lady Janet Stewart married (1st) Alexander Gordon, Master of Sutherland; (2nd) Sir Hugh Kennedy, of Girvanmains; (3rd) Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven; and (4th) Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven.[1]
- Lady Helen Stewart, married (1st) John Lindsay, 5th Lord Lindsay of the Byres; (2nd) Thomas Moncur.
- Lady Elizabeth Stewart, stated to have married Kenneth Mackenzie, 10th of Kintail.
- Lady Jean Stewart (died 19 April 1522), married James Arbuthnot, 13th of Arbuthnott.
- Lady Isabel Stewart, married Sir Kenneth MacKenzie 10th, Laird of Kintall.
- Margaret Stewart, who married Colin Campbell, 3rd of Glenorchy, and her son was "Grey Colin", Laird of Glenorchy.
Footnotes
- Accounts of the Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, vol. 10 (1913), l.
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
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| Preceded by John Stewart |
Earl of Atholl 1512–1519 |
Succeeded by John Stewart |
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