Walter Steward of Dundonald (died 1246) was 3rd hereditary
High Steward of Scotland and
Justiciar of Scotia.
He was the eldest son of
Alan fitz Walter, 2nd High Steward of Scotland
Alan fitz Walter (1140 – 1204) was hereditary High Steward of Scotland and a crusader.
Life
Alan was the son and heir of Walter fitz Alan, by his spouse Eschina, who was possibly a member of a family from the south of Scotland. From 1178, ...
but which wife of Alan's was his mother is not clear. He was the first member of the
House of Stuart to use Stewart as a surname, and was designated "of Dundonald".
He witnessed a charter by
King Alexander II, under the designation of "Walterus filius Alani, Senescallus, Justiciar Scotiae" and it may be that seal which
Nisbet described pertaining to Walter Hereditary High Steward of Scotland. Around the seal it states "Sigill. Walteri filii Allani".
Family
Walter married Bethóc, daughter of
Gille Críst, Earl of Angus by his wife, Marjorie, youngest daughter of
Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon
Henry of Scotland (''Eanric mac Dabíd'', 1114 – 12 June 1152) was heir apparent to the Kingdom of Alba. He was also the 3rd Earl of Northumbria and the 3rd Earl of Huntingdon. He was the son of King David I of Scotland and Queen Maud, 2nd Cou ...
and his wife,
Ada de Warenne.
They were parents of:
*
Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland, sometime
Regent of Scotland.
*Sir Robert, of Tarbolten and Crookston, and Lord of Darnley.
[Clay, John W., FSA., editor, ''The Visitation of Cambridge, 1575 and 1619'' by Henery St.George, Richmond Herald, Harleian Society, London, 1897, pps: 7 - 11.]
*John, killed at
Damietta in 1249,
Egypt during the
Seventh Crusade.
*
Walter Bailloch ("the Freckled"), who married Mary de Menteith and became Earl of Menteith.
*William,
*Beatrix, married
Maol Domhnaich, Earl of Lennox.
*Christian,
*Eupheme, married Adam Wallace,
Laird of Riccarton.
*Margaret, married her cousin
Niall, Earl of Carrick.
*Sybella, married Colin Fitzgerald, 1st Lord of Kintail.
References
Bibliography
* Burke, Sir Bernard,
Ulster King of Arms, ''Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages'', London, 1883, p. 606.
* Clay, John W., FSA., editor, ''The Visitation of Cambridge, 1575 and 1619'' by Henery St.George,
Richmond Herald, Harleian Society, London, 1897, pps: 7 - 11.
* Lauder-Frost, Gregory, F.S.A.Scot., "East Anglian Stewarts" in ''The Scottish Genealogist'', Dec.2004, vol.LI, no.4., pps:151-161. ISSN 0330-337X
* Mackenzie, A. M., MA., D.Litt., ''The Rise of the Stewarts'', London, 1935, pps.10-11.
* Miller, James, ''The History of Dunbar'', Dunbar, 1830, p. 18.
1246 deaths
Walter
Walter may refer to:
People
* Walter (name), both a surname and a given name
* Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968)
* Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...
High Stewards of Scotland
Year of birth unknown
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