Sir Walter Stewart, of Lennox

Sir Walter Stewart, of Lennox

Male 1410 - 1425  (31 years)

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  • Name Sir Walter Stewart 
    Suffix of Lennox 
    Born Between 1394 and 1410 
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 May 1425 
    Person ID I5347  Admin Kevin's Chiefly Lines
    Last Modified 12 Jun 2022 

    Father Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany,   b. 1362,   d. 24 May 1425  (Age 63 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother daughter of Donnchadh Isabella, Earl of Lennox 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F0033  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Janet Erskine 
    Children 
     1. Walter Stewart, Baron of Morphie,   d. Bef 1488  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Jun 2022 
    Family ID F2425  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth Lindsay 
    Married 24 Apr 1421 
    Last Modified 12 Jun 2022 
    Family ID F2422  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Sir Walter Stewart was born between 1394 and 1410. He was the son of Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany and Isabel of Lennox, Countess of Lennox. He and Lady Eupheme Graham were engaged on 5 September 1415 but the marriage did not take place. He married Janet Erskine, daughter of Sir Robert Erskine of that Ilk, 1st Lord Erskine and Elizabeth Lindsay, on 24 April 1421, by Papal dispensation, although it is doubtful that this marraige was ever consummated. He died on 24 May 1425 at Castle Hill, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, beheaded, along with his father. He was buried at Church of the Black Friars, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

      Sir Walter Stewart was invested as a Knight He held the office of Keeper of Dunbarton Castle.