Sir Walter STEWART Knight of Dundonald, 6th High Stewart of Scotland 1723
- Born: April 1293, Dundonald, South Ayrshire, Ayrshire, Scotland 1723
- Marriage (1): Marjorie DE BRUCE on 2 March 1315 in Dundonald, South Ayrshire, Ayrshire, Scotland 2071
- Marriage (2): Isabel DE GRAHAM of Abercorn
- Died: 9 April 1327, Bathgate, , West Lothian, Scotland at age 34 1723
- Buried: 1327, Paisley, , Renfrewshire, Scotland 1723
FamilySearch ID: L8MB-CP1
General Notes:
See the attached peerage for Kings of Scotland and Britain's Royal Families, Complete Genealogy.
Walter Stewart (c. 1296 \endash 9 April 1327) was the 6th Hereditary High Steward of Scotland and was the father of King Robert II of Scotland, the first Stewart monarch.
He was born at Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland, the eldest son and heir of James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland (c.1260-1309) by his third wife Giles (Egidia) de Burgh, a daughter of the Irish nobleman Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster.
At the age of 21 Walter fought against the English at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 where according to some sources, together with Douglas he commanded the left wing of the Scots' army, but according to other sources was (due to his youth and inexperience) merely the nominal leader of one of the four (or three) Scottish schiltrons, the effective leader being his cousin James Douglas, Lord of Douglas. For his services at Bannockburn, Walter was appointed Warden of the Western Marches and was rewarded with a grant of the lands of Largs, which had been forfeited by King John Balliol. In 1316 Stewart donated those lands to Paisley Abbey.
Following the liberation of King Robert the Bruce's wife, Elizabeth de Burgh, and daughter Marjorie, from their long captivity in England, Walter the High Steward was sent to receive them at the Anglo-Scottish Border and conduct them back to the Scottish royal court. He later married Marjorie, receiving the Barony of Bathgate in Linlithgowshire as part of his wife's dowry.
During the absence of King Robert the Bruce in Ireland, Walter the High Steward and Sir James Douglas managed government affairs and spent much time defending the Scottish Borders. Upon the capture of Berwick-upon-Tweed from the English in 1318 he took command of the town which subsequently on 24 July 1319 was besieged by King Edward II of England. Several of the siege engines were destroyed by the Scots' garrison whereupon Walter the Steward suddenly rushed in force from the walled town to drive off the enemy. In 1322, with Douglas and Thomas Randolph, he made an attempt to surprise the English king at Byland Abbey, near Malton in Yorkshire, but Edward escaped, pursued towards York by Walter the Steward and 500 horsemen.
In about 1320/26 Walter, Steward of Scotland, granted by charter to John St. Clair, his valet, the lands of Maxton, Roxburghshire, one of the witnesses being Roberto de Lauwedir tunc justiciario Laudonie ("Robert de Lauder, then Justiciar of Lothian").
Walter married twice:
Firstly in 1315, Walter married Princess Marjorie, the only daughter of King Robert I of Scotland by his first wife Isabella of Mar. By Marjorie he had one son:
- King Robert II of Scotland (born 1316-died 1390), the first monarch of the House of Stewart who reigned as King of Scotland from 1371 to his death in 1390.
Secondly Walter married Isabel de Graham, believed to have been a daughter of Sir John Graham of Abercorn, by whom he had three further children:
- John Stewart of Ralston of Ralston, Renfrewshire or Cunninghame.
- Sir Andrew Stewart, knight.
- Egidia Stewart, who married three times: firstly to Sir James Lindsay of Crawford Castle; secondly to Sir Hugh Eglinton; and thirdly to Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith.
Sir Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, died on 9 April 1327 at Bathgate Castle and was buried in the Abbey Church of Paisley, alongside his first wife, Marjorie Bruce, and his five High Steward ancestors. A memorial on the wall of the Abbey is inscribed as follows:
"In everlasting memory of the High Stewards of Scotland. Here rest their bodies where stood the high altar of this Abbey Church of Paisley."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Stewart,_6th_High_Steward_of_Scotland
Noted events in his life were:
1. Clan: House of Stewart,,.
2. He was Catholic. 2071
3. Title of Nobility: Regent of Scotland,,. 2071
4. Title of Nobility: Sir Knight,,. 2071
5. Title of Nobility: 6th Hereditary High Steward of Scotland, in 1309, in , , , Scotland. 2071
6th Hereditary High Steward of Scotland and was the father of King Robert II of Scotland, the first Stewart monarch.
6. He served in the military on 23 June 1314 in Stirling, , Stirlingshire, Scotland: Battle of Bannockburn.
At the age of 21 Walter fought against the English at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 where according to some sources, together with Douglas he commanded the left wing of the Scots' army, but according to other sources was (due to his youth and inexperience) merely the nominal leader of one of the four (or three) Scottish schiltrons, the effective leader being his cousin James Douglas, Lord of Douglas.
7. He owned Warden of the Western Marches after 23 June 1314 in Largs, , Ayrshire, Scotland. 2071
For his services at Bannockburn, Walter was appointed Warden of the Western Marches and was rewarded with a grant of the lands of Largs, which had been forfeited by King John Balliol. In 1316 Stewart donated those lands to Paisley Abbey.
8. He worked as a Governor of Scotland in 1316 in , , , Scotland. 2071
Appointed by Robert the Bruce in his absence.
Walter married Marjorie DE BRUCE, daughter of King Robert THE BRUCE of Scots and Isabella OF MAR, on 2 March 1315 in Dundonald, South Ayrshire, Ayrshire, Scotland.2071 (Marjorie DE BRUCE was born on 12 December 1296 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Argyll and Bute, Scotland,1723 died on 2 March 1316 in Paisley, , Renfrewshire, Scotland 1723 and was buried in March 1316 in Paisley, , Renfrewshire, Scotland 1723.)
Marriage Notes:
Following the liberation of King Robert the Bruce's wife, Elizabeth de Burgh, and daughter, Marjorie, from their long captivity in England in October 1314, Walter the High Steward was sent to receive them at the Anglo-Scottish Border and conduct them back to the Scottish royal court. Soon after, in 1315, he married Marjorie, receiving the Barony of Bathgate in Linlithgowshire as part of his wife's dowry.
Walter next married Isabel DE GRAHAM of Abercorn. (Isabel DE GRAHAM of Abercorn was born in 1289 in Linlithgow, , West Lothian, Scotland,2071 died in 1325 in , , Renfrewshire, Scotland 2071 and was buried in 1337 in , , , Scotland 2071.)
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