James Stewart of Cardonald (1512-1584) was a Scottish landowner and soldier. His lands were at

Cardonald Cardonald ( sco, Cardonal, gd, Cair Dhòmhnaill
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, near Glasgow, and his principal home, the Place of Cardonald or Cardonald Castle on the banks of the

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has been demolished. There was formerly a stone at the site carved with the initials "J.S. 1565" and a helmet. During the war between Scotland and England now known as the

Rough Wooing The Rough Wooing (December 1543 – March 1551), also known as the Eight Years' War, was part of the Anglo-Scottish Wars of the 16th century. Following its break with the Roman Catholic Church, England attacked Scotland, partly to break the ...

, James Stewart wrote letters to

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and to English commanders including Thomas Wharton. He was a kinsman and supporter of the

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. In October 1543 seven ships arrived at

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and James Stewart of Cardonald was appointed to escort

Jacques de la Brosse Jacques de la Brosse (c. 1485–1562), Cup-bearer, cupbearer to the king, was a sixteenth-century French soldier and diplomat. He is remembered in Scotland for his missions in 1543 and 1560 in support of the Auld Alliance. Mission of 1543 After ...

and the lawyer, Jacques Ménage, seigneur de Caigny. Stewart wrote to

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that these envoys were, "na grett personages" who had brought, "sellvar and artellyery monesyzonis pekes and

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es." During the war of the

he sent news to England, describing the building in April 1547 of new spur fortifications at

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and

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. He was captain of the guard for

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in 1561. On 18 January 1565 he was attacked and injured on the

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of Edinburgh by three members of the Hume family. He died in 1584.

Family connections

His sister Margaret Stewart married

John Stewart of Minto Sir John Stewart of Minto (1525–1583) was a Provost of Glasgow. He was the son of Robert Stewart of Minto, also a Provost of Glasgow, and Janet Murray. Their ancestral lands were at Minto in the Scottish borders. His uncle John Stewart was Lord ...

, and their children included

Walter Stewart, 1st Lord Blantyre Walter Stewart, 1st Lord Blantyre (died 8 March 1617) was a Scottish politician, administrator, and judge. Life He was the son of Sir John Stewart of Minto and Margaret Stewart sister of James Stewart of Cardonald Educated with James VI unde ...

. His brother Matthew Stewart married Jehane Montgomerie, a daughter of Hugh Montgomerie, 2nd Earl of Eglinton and Marion or Mariota Seton, a sister of

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. His brother Alan Stewart was Commendator or

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. Richard Bannatyne wrote that Allan Stewart was a friend to Cardonald.''Memoriales of Transactions in Scotland'' (Edinburgh, 1836) p. 63.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, James Scottish people of the Rough Wooing Scottish soldiers Garde Écossaise officers Military personnel from Glasgow 1512 births 1584 deaths

Cardonald Cardonald ( sco, Cardonal, gd, Cair Dhòmhnaill
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16th-century Scottish military personnel